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Allan E. Dyer, Palm Harbor, FL US
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20140316318 | DYNAMIC LOGARITHMIC SPINAL DECOMPRESSION TABLE AND METHOD - A cervical-head harness has a cervical support collar has two pair of attachment points. When the cervical collar is in place on a user, attachment points of a first pair of attachment points of the collar lie on either side of the user's head below the user's mandible and between the user's chin and ear. With the cervical collar in place on the user, attachment points of a second pair of attachment points of the collar extend on either side of the user's head proximate a back of the user's head. A strap extends from each of the attachment points and each strap is attached to a support. In use, the support extends above a head of the user. | 10-23-2014 |
Anthony Ross Dyer, Parkside AU
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20120270207 | ANALYTE DETECTION - The present disclosure provides methods and/or kits for detecting an analyte in a sample. Some embodiments provide a method for detecting a non-nucleic acid analyte in a sample using a solid substrate comprising a bound immobilisation agent and an antibody capture agent and a detectable agent, which can bind to the analyte. The antibody capture agent comprises, at a plurality of sites, a ligand for the immobilisation agent. A complex between the analyte, the antibody capture agent and a detectable agent is formed and immobilised on the solid substrate by binding between the immobilisation agent and the ligand. In some embodiments, the ligand and the immobilisation agent are a binding pair comprising a peptide tag and an anti-peptide tag antibody. | 10-25-2012 |
20160061827 | Analyte Detection - The present disclosure provides methods and/or kits for detecting an analyte in a sample. Some embodiments provide a method for detecting a non-nucleic acid analyte in a sample using a solid substrate comprising a bound immobilisation agent and an antibody capture agent and a detectable agent, which can bind to the analyte. The antibody capture agent comprises, at a plurality of sites, a ligand for the immobilisation agent. A complex between the analyte, the antibody capture agent and a detectable agent is formed and immobilised on the solid substrate by binding between the immobilisation agent and the ligand. In some embodiments, the ligand and the immobilisation agent are a binding pair comprising a peptide tag and an anti-peptide tag antibody. | 03-03-2016 |
Anthony Ross Dyer, South Australia AU
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20140127719 | DETECTION OF ANALYTES - The present disclosure relates to a one-step immunoassay, in which a solid substrate is pre-coated with an immobilisation agent, and whereby the capture agent, the analyte and the detection agent are added to the solid substrate together, followed by a wash step prior to detection. Methods and kits for detecting an analyte in a sample are disclosed. The capture agent can bind the analyte and comprises a ligand for an immobilisation agent. Certain embodiments are directed to antibody capture agents and/or antibody detectable agents. Certain embodiments are directed to a ligand comprising a peptide tag and an immobilisation agent comprising an anti-peptide tag antibody. Certain embodiments are directed to detection of more than one analyte. | 05-08-2014 |
Anthony Ross Dyer, Willunga AU
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20150241421 | Analyte Detection - The present disclosure provides methods and/or kits for detecting an analyte in a sample. Some embodiments provide a method for detecting a non-nucleic acid analyte in a sample using a solid substrate comprising a bound immobilisation agent and an antibody capture agent and a detectable agent, which can bind to the analyte. The antibody capture agent comprises, at a plurality of sites, a ligand for the immobilisation agent. A complex between the analyte, the antibody capture agent and a detectable agent is formed and immobilised on the solid substrate by binding between the immobilisation agent and the ligand. In some embodiments, the ligand and the immobilisation agent are a binding pair comprising a peptide tag and an anti-peptide tag antibody. | 08-27-2015 |
Aubrey Lynn Dyer, Atlanta, GA US
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20130165614 | CATHODICALLY COLORING YELLOW SOLUBLE ELECTROCHROMIC AND LIGHT EMITTING POLYMERS - Embodiments of the invention are directed to yellow-to-transmissive conjugated polymers, a method to prepare the yellow conjugated polymers, the use of the yellow conjugated polymers in an electrochromic and/or electroluminescent device comprising neutral state primary subtractive colored conjugated polymers, and a method to prepare the device comprising the yellow conjugated polymer. The yellow conjugated polymers comprise a sequence of dioxythiophene units alternating with aromatic units, thiophene units, furan units, and/or pyrrole units. The yellow conjugated polymers are prepared by cross-condensation reactions. The yellow conjugated polymers can be soluble and preparation of the device involves deposition of the yellow conjugated polymer from solution onto a surface. | 06-27-2013 |
20140175281 | MULITPLE CONTROLLED ELECTROCHROMIC DEVICES FOR VISIBLE AND IR MODULATION - An electrochromic device (ECD) includes an electrochromic cell and, optionally, one or more additional electrochromic cells where all cells are parallel, and where at least one of the electrodes of one of the cells comprises a single-walled carbon nanotube (SWNT) film The electrochromic cells allow the control of transmittance of two or more different portions of the electro-magnetic spectrum through the ECD. One cell can control the transmittance of visible radiation while the other cell can control the transmittance of IR radiation. The ECD can be employed as a “smart window” to control the heat and light transmission through the window. The ECD can be in the form of a laminate that can be added to an existing window. | 06-26-2014 |
20150138621 | INFRARED-MODULATING ELECTROACTIVE DEVICES WITH VISIBLE REGION TRANSPARENCY - An electrochromic cell includes a minimally color changing polymer (MCCP) and a non-color changing polymer (NCCP), where the neutral state or the oxidized state is highly transmissive in the NIR and the oxidized state or the neutral state, respectively, is significantly less transmissive in the NIR. An electrochromic device (ECD) can include the electrochromic cell, or a combination of electrochromic cells. The ECD can be part of a window or a laminate for a window to permit the control of IR transmittance through the window. | 05-21-2015 |
Ben Dyer, Waco, TX US
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20150267724 | Pull Then Lift Hold Open Rod Lock Mechanism - A hold open rod includes an inner tube assembly coupled to an outer tube assembly, the inner tube assembly movable within the outer tube assembly, a lock body coupled to the outer tube assembly, and an inner collar coupled to the lock body, the inner collar having a lock groove and unlock groove. The hold open rod further includes a locking dog configured to engage the unlock groove when the hold open rod is in an unlocked configuration and the locking dog further configured to engage the lock groove when the hold open rod is in a locked configuration, an unlocked indicator on a first region of the lock body, the unlocked indicator exposed when the hold open rod is in the unlocked configuration, and a first rod end coupled to the outer tube assembly and a second rod end coupled to the inner rod assembly. | 09-24-2015 |
Benjamin Donald Dyer, Melbourne AU
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20100010865 | Method, System and Software Product for Optimizing the Delivery of Content to a Candidate - A computer-implemented method and system for improving recipient response rates to content presented via a data communications network to a plurality of recipients based upon recipient response data, wherein the content comprises a plurality of content factors. Each content factor is selected from one or more corresponding content levels. A data structure is provided for containing recipient response data associated with content comprising combinations of content levels. A plurality of content samples is generated by forming combinations of content levels for a plurality of content factors in accordance with respective combination weightings derived from recipient response data contained within the data structure. The plurality of content samples is presented to a corresponding plurality of recipients via the data communications network. The recipient responses to the content samples are received via the data communications network. The recipient responses are analysed to identify one or more combinations of content levels resulting in high recipient response rates relative to other combinations in accordance with predetermined statistical criteria. The recipient response data associated with combinations of content levels resulting in high recipient response rates is stored within the data structure. | 01-14-2010 |
Ben John Dyer, Austin, TX US
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20140279564 | ANONYMOUS TEXT AND PAYMENT SYSTEM - Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for facilitating anonymous texts and payments between a buyer and a seller. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising (a) receiving input indicating a user selection of an item associated with a seller and a price that a user is interested in buying; (b) receiving a first text message from the user comprising a buy command; (c) providing a prompt to the user to provide a passcode via a second text message; (d) receiving a third text message from the user comprising a passcode; and (e) facilitating payment by the user to the seller of an amount based at least in part on the price associated with the item. | 09-18-2014 |
Chad Douglas Dyer, Yuma, AZ US
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20130203842 | PESTICIDE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING A WIDE VARIETY OF PESTS - A pesticidal composition including at least one substance derived from | 08-08-2013 |
Cheryl A. Dyer, Flagstaff, AZ US
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20150224124 | REDUCING THE REPRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF MAMMALS - Provided are compositions and methods for reducing the reproductive capacity of mammals. The compositions and methods involve the use and administration of (a) a diterpenoid epoxide comprising a triptolide skeleton and which causes ovarian follicle depletion in female mammals and (b) an organic diepoxide which causes ovarian follicle depletion in female mammals. | 08-13-2015 |
Dan Dyer, Minnetonka, MN US
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20140026251 | SOY GENE CLUSTER REGIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods for conveying pathogen resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include introgressing pathogen resistance into a non-resistant soybean using one or more nucleic acid markers for marker-assisted breeding among soybean lines to be used in a soybean breeding program, wherein the markers are linked to and/or associated with pathogen resistance. Also provided are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with resistance to pathogens; soybean plants, seeds, and tissue cultures produced by any of the disclosed methods; seed produced by the disclosed soybean plants; and compositions including amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on soybean nucleic acid templates to generate soybean marker amplicons. | 01-23-2014 |
Daniel Dyer, Minnetonka, MN US
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20160097058 | SOY GENE CLUSTER REGIONS AND METHODS OF USE - Methods for conveying pathogen resistance into non-resistant soybean germplasm are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include introgressing pathogen resistance into a non-resistant soybean using one or more nucleic acid markers for marker-assisted breeding among soybean lines to be used in a soybean breeding program, wherein the markers are linked to and/or associated with pathogen resistance. Also provided are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with resistance to pathogens; soybean plants, seeds, and tissue cultures produced by any of the disclosed methods; seed produced by the disclosed soybean plants; and compositions including amplification primer pairs capable of initiating DNA polymerization by a DNA polymerase on soybean nucleic acid templates to generate soybean marker amplicons. | 04-07-2016 |
Daniel Dyer, Carbondale, IL US
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20150185209 | BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPLEX AND ITS PREPARATION - Silaanthracene compounds and methods of producing silaanthracene compounds, in particular silaanthracene fluoro phores for use as red or near infrared sensors, probes, dyes, and tags are provided. | 07-02-2015 |
Daniel Scott Dyer, Albion, MI US
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20160113297 | FOOD SECURING DEVICE - FOOD SECURING DEVICE consisting of a plastic pick which is secured to a plastic base with an adhesive bottom; allowing a food item to be impaled on to the pick; while the base of the plastic pick remains secured to a surface keeping the pick and food item in place. | 04-28-2016 |
David Dyer, Portland, OR US
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20130340065 | OFFLINE AND ONLINE PLATFORM FOR SOCIAL NETWORKING VIA A PROXY - The present solution may be implemented to provide a connectivity platform where children are provided the power of connectivity they seek in a safe, fun and simple online and offline form that children and parents can both embrace. In one implementation, the disclosure provides children a toy, game, application, and online platform under a single overarching platform. This platform connects online and offline interaction by letting children discover people, places and things in the real world and track them online. The platform provides children with a game for collecting friends, while providing parents a way to monitor the activity of their children. At the same time, the platform provides parents, teachers, and brand partners the ability to incentivize children and teach social responsibility, thereby providing a learning experience that existing social networks do not and cannot provide. | 12-19-2013 |
David A. Dyer, Mason, OH US
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20150068696 | PAPERBOARDS HAVING IMPROVED BENDING STIFFNESS AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME - Paperboards having improved MD and CD bending stiffness by including a paperboard binder coalescing agent to cause starch paperboard binder to coat at least some of the paperboard fibers. Also a method for preparing these improved bending stiffness paperboards by combining with an untreated paperboard fiber stream a treated paperboard fiber stream where at least some/at least a portion of the paperboard fibers are coated with a starch paperboard binder due to the coalescing action of a paperboard binder coalescing agent. | 03-12-2015 |
David F. Dyer, Auburn, AL US
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20140162849 | LOG ROLL - A training and exercise device is provided to aid in proper positioning, technique, and muscle memory for different sports and exercise related activities. The training device includes a cylindrical barrel member. A sled or sleds are connected to the barrel member such that rotation and movement of the barrel member will in turn move the sled or sleds. The sleds are bi-directional such that they are able to move in both forward and rear directions, which will allow the training device to be used in multiple directions without having to reorient the entire device between exercises. The barrel device, sled or sleds may also be configured to adjust the weights thereof to increase or decrease the resistance of the movement of the training device to accommodate for different user's size, abilities, and intended outcome. | 06-12-2014 |
Deborah Lynn Dyer, St. Albert CA
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20130008914 | PORTABLE HAND-HELD LIQUID CONTAINER - The invention is directed to a portable hand-held liquid container including a base, a body, a shoulder, a neck and a finger-engaging element which are configured as one piece to together define a unitary hollow reservoir for receiving liquid, and which are in fluid communication with each other to maximize the volume of the reservoir; and a closure removably attachable to seal the container. | 01-10-2013 |
Denise Deanne Dyer US
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20150185209 | BIOLOGICALLY ACTIVE COMPLEX AND ITS PREPARATION - Silaanthracene compounds and methods of producing silaanthracene compounds, in particular silaanthracene fluoro phores for use as red or near infrared sensors, probes, dyes, and tags are provided. | 07-02-2015 |
Dewey Francis Dyer, Spring, TX US
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20140286805 | Fluid End Assembly with Modified Suction Block - A suction block for use in a fluid end assembly of a high pressure reciprocal pump includes a first suction bore extending from a first face of the suction block and into the interior thereof; and a second suction bore extending from a second face of the suction block and into the interior thereof to intersect the first suction bore. The second suction bore is adapted to receive a valve assembly for alternatively fluidly connecting and disconnecting the first and second suction bores. The first suction bore has a first suction bore section with a first geometry and a second suction bore section with a second geometry different from the first geometry to thereby reduce stress in the suction block during use. | 09-25-2014 |
Don Dyer, Austin, TX US
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20160125348 | Motion Tracking Wearable Element and System - In certain embodiments, a system may include a wearable element having a rechargeable battery, at least one sensor circuit configured to capture movement data, and a transceiver configured to communicate the movement data. The system may further include a base unit including a docking component configured to recharge the rechargeable battery and configured to communicate with the transceiver to receive at least one of the movement data and an action determined from the movement data. | 05-05-2016 |
Dwight E. Dyer, Kingston, OH US
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20130101362 | Method of Joining Two Components to Ensure Axial and Angular Alignment Therebetween - A method for bonding together components, such as a tip and a shaft which include mutually facing carbide end surfaces. The tip includes circumferentially spaced flutes formed in its cylindrical outer periphery. The shaft has a cylindrical outer periphery and a plurality of coolant holes extending through the shaft. Bonding of the tip to the shaft is performed by inserting gauge wires into the coolant holes and associated flutes, and positioning brazing material between the first and second end surfaces. A water-soluble bond-blocking material is applied to the gauge wires for preventing brazing of the gauge wires to the brazing material. The brazing material is heated to braze the first and second end surfaces together while the flutes and their associated coolant holes are maintained in alignment by the gauge wires. Then, the gauge wires are removed, and residual bond-blocking material is dissolved in water. | 04-25-2013 |
20130192902 | Drill Bit - A drill bit features a head portion and a connecting portion for attachment to a drilling device. The head portion includes at least two insert pockets, which can contain inserts, with cutting edges that extend from an inner position offset radially from the rotational axis of the bit to an outer cutting edge. The cutting edge is formed by the intersection of a top surface and a wear surface of the insert pocket or insert. The top surface is linear, but may be planar or non-planar. | 08-01-2013 |
Ellery Dyer, Topsfield, MA US
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20150087446 | Sports Swing Mechanics Training Device - A base unit of a sports swing mechanics training device receives from a swing detector a swing detection message indicating a swing motion by a player, and in response, displays a visual symbol for a predetermined period of time. When the device receives a user selection of a visual symbol from the player, it is compared with the displayed visual symbol. If they match, the device indicates a symbol match. Otherwise, the device indicates a symbol mismatch. The base unit is placed at a location where the displayed visual symbol would be visible to the player immediately following contact with a ball when the player's eyes are in a desired position during the swing motion. The device trains players to keep their heads and eyes correctly directed at the point of collision with the ball during and immediately following the ball collision. | 03-26-2015 |
Frank R. Dyer, Duluth, GA US
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20130257590 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN AUTHENTICATING LOCK WITH BAR CODE - Exemplary embodiments provide systems and methods for opening electronic locks employing an image, such as the image of a bar code, (e.g., a QR code), and using the hardware and software resources commonly found on a mobile device such as a cell phone or tablet computer. An application on the mobile device obtains information identifying a lock, such as a series of numbers displayed by the lock or encoded in a bar code on the lock, and inputs it along with information identifying a particular user to an algorithm that generates a key code for the lock. The application on the mobile device displays the key code (e.g., as a numeric code or embedded in a bar code image) and the lock receives the displayed key code and opens. In various embodiments, the key code may be entered into a control interface on the lock, or captured by a camera connected to the lock. | 10-03-2013 |
Geffrey Philip Dyer, Balmain AU
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20090051726 | DIGITAL COLOUR PHOTOGRAPH PRINTER - The present invention relates to a printer for printing digital colour photographs. The printer includes a printhead cartridge housing an ink ejection printhead and an ink supply configured to supply ink to the printhead. A cradle unit defines a support bay in which the printhead cartridge can be fitted in a removable manner. The cradle unit houses a media transport mechanism which transports print media past the printhead. A media supply cartridge is configured to supply the media to the transport mechanism. | 02-26-2009 |
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, Philip AU
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20090244171 | PRINTER HAVING ECCENTRICALLY CODED CAPPING MECHANISM - An inkjet printer has a body mounting first and second gear assemblies. The first assembly cooperating with a motor gear and having a code feature. The second assembly rotatably cooperating with the first assembly and a capper for capping a printhead. The code feature cooperates with a holding feature of a mounting arrangement used to mount the second assembly so that the cooperation maintains the first assembly at a predetermined position during the mounting of the second assembly. The first assembly has first and second gears connected by a common shaft. The first gear meshes with the motor gear and the second gear meshes with the second assembly. The second assembly has a third gear mounted to the body by a pin which meshes with the second gear. The third gear is an eccentric gear. | 10-01-2009 |
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, North Ryde Nsw AU
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20140028755 | REPLACABLE PRINTHEAD CARTRIDGE FOR INKJET PRINTER - A replaceable printhead cartridge includes: an elongate cartridge body having an elongate structure with a plurality of longitudinally extending channels; a pagewidth printhead mounted on the elongate structure; a first fluid coupling positioned towards one end of the elongate structure; and a second fluid coupling positioned towards an opposite end of the elongate structure. The first and second fluid couplings each has an interface plate supporting a plurality of spouts positioned for sealed engagement with corresponding apertures in a complementary socket of a printer. The spouts are in fluid communication with the respective ends of corresponding longitudinally extending channels. The spouts extend from respective interface plates in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the cartridge body and parallel with a media feed direction. | 01-30-2014 |
Geoffrey Philip Dyer, North Ryde AU
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20140198159 | COMPACT PINCH VALVE - An improved pinch valve includes a camshaft and associated cam(s) controlling the position of a pivotally-mounted first pinch arm and an opposed, pivotally-mounted second pinch arm. The respective pinch arms are provided symmetrically about a central plane which contains an axis of the camshaft. A spring extends across the central plane and interconnects the respective pinch arms so as to urge both pinch arms towards the central plane. A mechanical advantage lever is provided such that the pinching force is greater than the spring force. | 07-17-2014 |
Geoffrey Phillip Dyer, Balmain AU
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20090122101 | PRINTHEAD CAPPING ARRANGEMENT WITH PIVOTABLE SHAFT MOUNTS - An inkjet printer comprises an elongate shaft adapted to rotate so as to move a capper for capping a pagewidth printhead out of and into capping position; a motor for driving the elongate shaft; a support frame; and first and second fixing plates mounted to the support frame. The first and second fixing plates each include first and second bearings for supporting the shaft at first and second longitudinal ends of the shaft so as to allow rotation of the shaft. The first and second bearings are configured to allow pivotal movement of the elongate shaft about first and second longitudinal ends thereof. The second fixing plate includes a seat for receiving the motor therein. | 05-14-2009 |
20090278300 | Sheet Feed Mechanism - A sheet feed mechanism includes a chassis for supporting a stack of sheets; a top sheet engaging member for engaging a top most sheet of the stack; a stack engaging structure for engaging the stack and biasing the top most sheet against the top sheet engaging member, the stack engaging structure hingedly connected to the chassis at a hinge axis; a friction surface extending from the stack engaging structure, the friction surface extending in a curvature parallel to a locus of the stack engaging structure about the hinge axis; a lock mechanism having a lock arm hingedly connected to the chassis at the hinge axis, the lock mechanism further having a biased contact foot for engaging the friction surface to retard a movement of the stack engaging structure about the hinge axis; and an actuator for engaging and disengaging the contact foot from the friction surface. The friction surface is arranged to extend beneath the biased contact foot, and the actuator is adapted to pivotally actuate the biased contact foot upwards and downwards to respectively disengage and engage the biased contact foot with the friction surface. | 11-12-2009 |
20110228017 | SHUT OFF VALVE FOR DISCONNECTING A PRINTHEAD FROM AN INK SUPPLY - A shut off valve is disclosed for connecting and disconnecting an ink supply to a printhead of an inkjet printer. The shut off valve has an ink inlet for connection to the ink supply and an ink outlet for connection to the printhead. A valve seat and a diaphragm biased into sealing engagement with the valve seat to disconnecting the ink supply to the printhead are also provided. The ink outlet and the ink inlet are both in fluid communication with one side of the diaphragm. Unsealing the diaphragm draws the diaphragm away from the valve seat to lower the fluid pressure in the ink inlet and the ink outlet. | 09-22-2011 |
Gerald P. Dyer, Suffield, CT US
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20160138873 | ROUND HEAT EXCHANGER - A heat exchanger includes a first fluid laminate defining a first fluid cavity that is in fluid communication with and downstream from a first inlet such that at least some of the first fluid flows into the first fluid cavity. The heat exchanger includes a second fluid laminate positioned adjacent to and in contact with the first fluid laminate. The first fluid laminate and the second fluid laminate define a portion of a cylinder. The second fluid laminate defines a second fluid cavity that is in fluid communication with and downstream from a second inlet such that at least some of the second fluid flows into the second fluid cavity, such that heat may transfer between the first fluid and the second fluid via the first fluid laminate and the second fluid laminate. | 05-19-2016 |
Gregory Conrad Dyer, Albuquerque, NM US
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20160109215 | Two-path Plasmonic Interferometer with Integrated Detector - An electrically tunable terahertz two-path plasmonic interferometer with an integrated detection element can down convert a terahertz field to a rectified DC signal. The integrated detector utilizes a resonant plasmonic homodyne mixing mechanism that measures the component of the plasma waves in-phase with an excitation field that functions as the local oscillator in the mixer. The plasmonic interferometer comprises two independently tuned electrical paths. The plasmonic interferometer enables a spectrometer-on-a-chip where the tuning of electrical path length plays an analogous role to that of physical path length in macroscopic Fourier transform interferometers. | 04-21-2016 |
Jesse Benjamin Dyer, Atlanta, GA US
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20140279564 | ANONYMOUS TEXT AND PAYMENT SYSTEM - Methods, systems, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for facilitating anonymous texts and payments between a buyer and a seller. In one embodiment, a method is provided comprising (a) receiving input indicating a user selection of an item associated with a seller and a price that a user is interested in buying; (b) receiving a first text message from the user comprising a buy command; (c) providing a prompt to the user to provide a passcode via a second text message; (d) receiving a third text message from the user comprising a passcode; and (e) facilitating payment by the user to the seller of an amount based at least in part on the price associated with the item. | 09-18-2014 |
John Dyer, Flagstaff, AZ US
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20150048712 | SEGMENTED STATOR WITH CONTROLLED EDDY CURRENT - An electrical machine includes a rotor with a rotational axis, a coil arranged circumferentially with respect to and fully encircling the rotational axis, and a stator assembly. The stator assembly includes first and second lamination stacks comprising associated pluralities of laminae, the stacks being arranged circumferentially with respect to the rotational axis on opposing sides of the coil for conducting magnetic flux. The stacks are configured with gaps generally radially through the laminae thereof, defining separate circumferential segments in each laminae, to prevent creating a continuous electrical circuit around the rotational axis in the segments. Each laminae has a connecting ring spaced radially from the segments, and beams connecting the segments to the ring as a unitary piece. Back return elements extend axially between the stacks to provide a flux path therebetween, and are positioned circumferentially between adjacent parts of the beams and radially between the segments and the ring. | 02-19-2015 |
20150369252 | HIGH EFFICIENCY TRANSVERSE FLUX MOTOR FAN - A high efficiency transverse flux motor fan utilizes a transverse flux motor that can provide torque to drive fan blades at a reduced weight over conventional induction and brushless DC motors. A fan incorporating a transverse flux motor may be a residential ceiling fan or high volume low speed fan. Transverse flux motors are ideal for these applications as they have a higher efficiency at low revolutions per minute. A transverse flux motor may have a stator utilizing a ring shaped lamina that has extending members that form a coil channel. A lamina may be a unitary piece of material that is formed from a sheet of metal, thereby providing a very lightweight stator assembly. An exemplary fan may provide an airflow efficiency of more than about 236 L/s*W, (500 CFM/watt), an essential airflow density of more than about 2.36 L/s*g, (5 CFM/gram) and a power density of about 150 W/kg or more. | 12-24-2015 |
John Raymond Dyer, South Australia AU
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20090114579 | Trash Screen For Side Entry Pit - A protection device for a side entry pit, device having a frame to clamp to the exposed edge of the cover of the pit, and a screen of chains attached to the frame and extending beneath the opening of the pit to prevent trash from entering the pit. The protection device also includes a screen to prevent debris such as dirt and gravel entering the pit, the device including a wire mesh supporting a material such as filter foam to prevent the debris entering the pit, while permitting the passage of water therethrough. | 05-07-2009 |
Joshua M. Dyer, Silvis, IL US
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20140069771 | DUO SPIRAL ESCALATOR WITH DIRECT RETURN - This invention describes the design of a carrier system for people or goods permitting the continuous path of travel of a duo spiral escalator ascending and descending around a tower with a fixed diameter from the top to the bottom. At the bottom level and at the top level of the duo spiral escalator the invention consists of discontinuous upper and lower tracks for reversing the tread direction. Escalator chains connected to the tread support rods insure a smooth transfer of the treads between sets of tracks. This invention permits continuous transportation of the riders ascending and descending to a plurality of floors of varying ceiling heights. Current straight and spiral escalators have half of the treads carrying riders while the other half are empty as they travel back underneath. With this invention, as the treads move between floors, all of them may have riders aboard. This design saves horizontal space and requires fewer treads and materials than current escalators. | 03-13-2014 |
Karl Bachman Dyer, Haddonfield, NJ US
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20130000919 | OIL WELL CONTROL SYSTEM - A system including a combined plug and valve device that may be precisely delivered to and inserted into an uncontrolled undersea oil well. Once positioned in the well, the device is operated in graduated fashion to anchor the plug to the well and gradually stanch the flow of oil from the well. | 01-03-2013 |
Kelly Dyer, Toronto, On CA
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20160070436 | PLANNING, NAVIGATION AND SIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE THERAPY - Disclosed herein are planning, navigation and simulation systems and methods for minimally invasive therapy in which the planning method and system uses patient specific pre-operative images. The planning system allows for multiple paths to be developed from the pre-operative images, and scores the paths depending on desired surgical outcome of the surgery and the navigation systems allow for minimally invasive port based surgical procedures, as well as craniotomies in the particular case of brain surgery. | 03-10-2016 |
Kelly Dyer, Atlantic Beach, FL US
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20150288822 | Private Social Voice Messaging System - Systems, methods and computer program products for facilitating private, social voice messaging between intimate contacts, especially when the message content is meaningful, but the immediacy is not, are disclosed. In an aspect, a dedicated hardware device for the reception and playback of messages is provided along with a message creation mobile application. The application allows a remote sender to create a rich voice message on their mobile device that can be sent to a receiving party in close proximity to the dedicated reception hardware device. Once the hardware device receives the message it provides a visual and/or audio cue to the receiving party. Then, the receiving party may simply tap the device, when ready, and the rich voice message plays. Thus, the disclosed systems, methods and computer program products restore social etiquette in communications by allowing the receiving party to the time and place they receive voice communications. | 10-08-2015 |
Kelly E. Dyer, Silver Spring, MD US
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20140366383 | BLOWER FOR CIRCULAR SAW - A saw may include a housing, a motor assembly, a fan and a baffle. The motor assembly may be disposed within the housing and may include a driveshaft that is rotatable relative to the housing. The fan may be attached to a first end portion of the driveshaft for rotation with the driveshaft. The baffle may be disposed within the housing and may include a recess and a chute in communication with the recess. The fan may be disposed within the recess and may force air through the recess and into the chute. The chute may extend tangentially from a body of the baffle and may include a shape that curves around a rotational axis of the fan as the chute curves away from a plane in which the fan rotates. | 12-18-2014 |
20160082583 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL POWER TOOL SYSTEM - A benchtop tool system having a broad variety of interchangeable heads and types of tools. Each interchangeable head can be a tool having a common attachment interface. The interchangeable tools can be engaged to and driven by a base unit which can be supported by a support arm. The support arm can be movable to configure the orientation of a tool to a desired position. The benchtop tool system can have a detachable stand which allows the benchtop tool system to be used in a variety of operating environments. | 03-24-2016 |
20160113209 | SHEARING TOOL - A method for operating a shearing tool that includes: operating a first switch to control a drive unit to drive a blade of a blade set; and operating a second switch to cause the drive unit to operate in an anti-binding mode in which a direction of an input to the drive unit is alternated at least twice. A shearing tool is also provided. | 04-28-2016 |
Kelly N. Dyer, Toronto CA
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20140058742 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL GUIDELINES - Methods and systems for interactive implementation of medical guidelines. | 02-27-2014 |
Kelly Noel Dyer, Toronto CA
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20160038253 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A SURGICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM - A method, system and apparatus for controlling a surgical navigation system are provided. The method | 02-11-2016 |
Kevin Dyer, Macomb Township, MI US
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20140168933 | DISPLAYING GRAPHICS ON A INSTRUMENT MASK - Systems, vehicles, and methods include an instrument mask that is configured to shield at least one instrument from external light and a graphic displayed on a surface of the instrument mask. | 06-19-2014 |
Kevin M. Dyer, Macomb Township, MI US
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20160082876 | INCREASING POINTER BRIGHTNESS TO INDICATE WARNING LEVEL - Vehicle instrument gauges and an instrument cluster with warning telltales each having a gauge surface area with two or more indicia on a viewing surface area. At least one of the indicia is a warning indicia with an illuminated marker positionable between the indicia. The illuminated marker has a nominal luminescence mode when positioned in an area of the viewing surface area to indicate optimal vehicle operating conditions, a range of increased luminescence mode when indicating changing vehicle operating conditions and the illuminated marker will begin to brighten as the position of the illuminated marker moves toward the warning indicia, a maximum luminescence mode when in a caution zone area and used to indicate that the vehicle operating conditions need attention soon, and flashing mode indicating that the vehicle operating conditions need immediate attention. | 03-24-2016 |
Lawrence A. Dyer, Palm Harbor, FL US
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20140316318 | DYNAMIC LOGARITHMIC SPINAL DECOMPRESSION TABLE AND METHOD - A cervical-head harness has a cervical support collar has two pair of attachment points. When the cervical collar is in place on a user, attachment points of a first pair of attachment points of the collar lie on either side of the user's head below the user's mandible and between the user's chin and ear. With the cervical collar in place on the user, attachment points of a second pair of attachment points of the collar extend on either side of the user's head proximate a back of the user's head. A strap extends from each of the attachment points and each strap is attached to a support. In use, the support extends above a head of the user. | 10-23-2014 |
Lioudmila L. Dyer, Davenport, FL US
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20150324012 | SOFTWARE CURSOR POSITIONING SYSTEM - A method of positioning a cursor has the steps of registering the session on database tables, the user making a choice with an input device regarding cursor positioning, registering the choice within the tables, and repositioning the cursor to the most frequent cursor position in the tables. The choice of cursor position may be determined by a GetCursorPos function in a Windows-based computer, and the cursor may be repositioned by a SetCursorPos function. | 11-12-2015 |
Lioudmila Lunkevich Dyer, Davenport, FL US
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20150312316 | Method of establishing a connection transmitting messages and controlling users behavior in an information system including the Internet using the web interface - Method, apparatus and computer software product are intended for the field of computer technology, specifically interaction between individual users and businesses. | 10-29-2015 |
Maria Jesus Dyer US
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20150366164 | Fly Catching Animal Mask Device - A fly catching animal mask device prevents flies and other insects from bothering an animal's eyes. The device includes a mask having at least one eye hole configured to fit on a head of an animal such that the eye hole is positioned around an eye of the animal. A strip of material is coupled to the mask. The strip of material has an exposed outer face extending around the eye hole. An adhesive is coupled to and extends over the exposed outer face of the strip of material wherein the outer face is configured for catching and holding flies contacting the adhesive. | 12-24-2015 |
Mark Dyer, Ooltewah, TN US
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20150284219 | VEHICLE WRECKER WITH IMPROVED CONTROLS - A wrecker-type recovery vehicle for recovering other, disabled vehicles, and a method for doing so, which may use a CAN Bus, and which may employ wrecker controls located a distance from a side surface of the vehicle exterior, Traveler rollers may be used to facilitate longitudinal movement of a travel base assembly supporting the boom, relative to the vehicle frame. | 10-08-2015 |
Michael J. Dyer, Miami, FL US
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20150188944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE-BASED TRUST CONTROL MANAGEMENT - A trust control management method for security, operable on a computer system generates a unique Trust ID value by combining user-defined values with hardware-specific values associated with the user's computer system and storing the Trust ID value in a memory register physically associated with the hardware of the computer system. A Trust Control Suite (TCS) operable with a server OS/hypervisor maintains a database of user-defined values and hardware-specific values for computer systems clustered in a trusted computing pool. An attestation procedure is performed by the trust control server combining the user-defined values with the hardware-specific values from its database and comparing it to the user-stored Trust ID value stored in the memory register associated with a user's computer system. Depending on whether it is a match or mismatch, the TCS can determine if it is a trusted computer or not, and can take appropriate alerts and policy actions. | 07-02-2015 |
20160119336 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HARDWARE-BASED TRUST CONTROL MANAGEMENT - A trust control management method for security, operable on a computer system generates a unique Trust ID value by combining user-defined values with hardware-specific values associated with the user's computer system and storing the Trust ID value in a memory register physically associated with the hardware of the computer system. A Trust Control Suite (TCS) operable with a server OS/hypervisor maintains a database of user-defined values and hardware-specific values for computer systems clustered in a trusted computing pool. An attestation procedure is performed by the trust control server combining the user-defined values with the hardware-specific values from its database and comparing it to the user-stored Trust ID value stored in the memory register associated with a user's computer system. Depending on whether it is a match or mismatch, the TCS can determine if it is a trusted computer or not, and can take appropriate alerts and policy actions. | 04-28-2016 |
Nikita S. Dyer, Shanghai CN
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20110029622 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUP COMMUNICATIONS - Systems, apparatus, methods, and articles of manufacture for group communications. | 02-03-2011 |
Rebecca R. Dyer, Hebron, KY US
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20150297938 | Exercise Device - An exercise apparatus comprises a wearable article and a plurality of straps. The wearable article may comprise pants, footwear, headwear, jackets, gloves, socks, shorts, shirts, vests, sleeves, unitards, and/or leotards. The straps may be positioned at various locations about the wearable article. The straps include a plurality of tabs exposed through corresponding openings in the wearable article. Each tab includes an attachment member that is capable of being selectively coupled with one or more exercise accessories. The tabs may be positioned equidistantly about each strap. The exercise accessories may comprise straps, static or flexible bands, rods, levels, poles, chains, resistance bands, weights, sandbags, weighted sleds, training parachutes, medical rehabilitation tools (such as stretch bands), or the like. The wearable article or straps may further include a plurality of snaps such that the tabs are selectively securable to the snaps. | 10-22-2015 |
Robert H. Dyer, Bartlett, TN US
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20140343558 | Methods of Designing Molds for Machining Cost Reduction - An orthopaedic knee cutting block prepared by a process comprising the steps of: creating a mold with a first core detail and a second core detail, each of the core details corresponding to a volume; filling the mold with a mixture of a binder and a metal; releasing a green part from the mold, the green part having a first void corresponding to the first core detail and a second void corresponding to the second core detail; removing the binder from the green part; heating the green part to create a sintered part; and machining the part by sawing a cutting slot such that the cutting slot overlaps with the first void and the second void. Alternatively, the orthopaedic knee cutting instrument may be made by a simple metal casting method. | 11-20-2014 |
20150366677 | IMPACT RESISTANT MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, IMPLANTS AND METHODS - Embodiments of the invention include surgical instruments, implants, and methods. Surgical instruments or implants may be manufactured from a mixture of a polymer and a filler material. In some embodiments, the polymer is a medical grade polymer and the filler is a reinforcing material that increases the rigidity of the mixture when cured. The polymer may include one or both of a USP Class VI approved base resin and an ISO 10993-1 approved base resin in some embodiments. | 12-24-2015 |
Robert J. Dyer, Concord, MA US
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20160101233 | FLUID TRANSFER MECHANISM FOR NEEDLE-FREE INJECTION DEVICE - A needle free injection device for use with a cartridge containing an injectate includes a housing. The housing includes an end wall at its distal end and an inner wall. The inner wall extends in a direction from the proximal end of the housing to the distal end of the housing and separates a first chamber from a second chamber in the housing. The housing includes a first opening disposed in the end wall and is in fluid communication with the first chamber. The housing includes a second opening is in fluid communication with the second chamber. A coupler is disposed in the first chamber for coupling to the cartridge. The first opening and the second opening are in fluid communication via a channel for transfer of fluid between the first chamber and the second chamber. | 04-14-2016 |
Robert Joseph Dyer, Concord, MA US
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20150173993 | SOFT EXOSUIT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HUMAN MOTION - In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals. | 06-25-2015 |
20150321339 | SOFT EXOSUIT FOR ASSISTANCE WITH HUMAN MOTION - In at least one aspect, there is provided a system for generating force about one or more joints including a soft exosuit having a plurality of anchor elements and at least one connection element disposed between the plurality of anchor elements. The system also includes at least one sensor to determine a force the at least one connection element or at least one of the plurality of anchor elements and to output signals relating to the force, at least one actuator configured to change a tension in the soft exosuit and at least one controller configured to receive the signals output from the at least one sensor and actuate the at least one actuator responsive to the received signals. | 11-12-2015 |
Sarah Dyer, Cary, NC US
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20130006444 | Folding Forklift - A forklift apparatus includes a base that moves in a generally horizontal direction. The base carries a mast that includes a lower section and an upper section. The upper section pivots relative to the lower section between a first storage orientation and a second operating orientation. In the second operating orientation, the upper section forms an upward continuation of the lower section. The mast carries a lifting structure that can selectively engage an object. A drive structure moves the lifting structure in a generally vertical direction when the upper section is in the second operating orientation. | 01-03-2013 |
Sheryl Dyer, Springfield, IL US
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20160059191 | CARBONATOR SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed is a water dispensing machine and a carbonated beverage dispensing system which facilitates a combination of carbon dioxide with water in a configuration which provides a smaller footprint and reduces or eliminates dependency on remotely located carbon dioxide tanks and flavoring systems. The system may be configured to produce only carbonated water or to allow the user to select carbonated water or chilled water, and, alternatively, ambient, unchilled water. A carbonator of the system introduces carbon dioxide to a chilled water stream using an injector with slots. This inline, on demand carbonation system provides benefits over carbonator tank systems which carbonate large volumes of carbonated water in bulk. | 03-03-2016 |
Simon Dyer, Christchurch NZ
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20110242799 | LIGHTING APPARATUS - The invention describes a hat or cap comprising a light or a plurality of lights within a visor portion of the hat or cap so as to improve the quality of light offered by such devices while maintaining the aesthetics and comfort of a standard hat or cap. In some embodiments, the hat or cap comprises an activation switch that adjusts the light in a number of different settings and may also include a solar panel located within the visor portion. | 10-06-2011 |
Stephen Dyer, Al Khobar SA
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20090211755 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INJECTION INTO A WELL ZONE - A technique facilitates a water flood, e.g. dump flood, operation. A standard electric submersible pumping system is deployed in a wellbore to draw water from an aquifer or water source zone along the wellbore. A shroud and a crossover port are used in combination with the submersible pumping system to redirect pumped water downwardly along an isolated flow path. The downward flow of pumped water is directed along the wellbore and injected into a desired, injection zone to facilitate recovery of oil or to perform other types of water flood operations. | 08-27-2009 |
20110239754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING INCURSION OF WATER IN A WELL - A technique facilitates detection of water incursion in a hydrocarbon well. Well equipment is positioned in a wellbore with one or more downhole components or regions comprising a tracer material. The tracer material is released in the presence of water to indicate incursion of water at a specific location along the wellbore. A sensor system is employed to detect the released tracer material. | 10-06-2011 |
20120175135 | PACKER DEPLOYED FORMATION SENSOR - A packer deployed well wall monitoring or transceiver assembly. The assembly may be particularly suited for use with swellable packers wherein the sensor or transceiver is delivered in a manner that substantially avoids damage thereto. Furthermore, the pre-deployment configuration of the assembly may enhance the deployment and reliability of the sensor in terms of formation monitoring over time. The deployment of the packer provides the energy required for the sensor or transceiver to contact the well wall. The packer elastomeric material provides or can be enhanced to provide isolation of the sensor or transceivers from extraneous borehole disturbances improving their signal to noise characteristics. | 07-12-2012 |
20130020088 | CHEMICALLY TARGETED CONTROL OF DOWNHOLE FLOW CONTROL DEVICES - Systems and methods using enhanced flow control devices are described. The flow control devices can be selectively closed completely or have its effective flow area reduced to restrict production (or injection) by use of a chemical trigger mechanism. In addition, some of the systems described herein deploy specific targeted chemical tracers, dissolvable in the unwanted production fluid (e.g. water or gas). These chemical tracers once dissolved will enter the production stream and be identified at the surface. The identification will determine which segment of the completion is producing the unwanted fluid. According to some embodiments, an appropriate chemical trigger is placed, for example, by pumping down through the tubing and utilizing intelligent completion valve to place the chemical, or by spotting with coiled tubing and bullhead to the formation, or by other methods of chemical placement. The chemical trigger will only trigger the active chemical in the appropriate flow control device. This chemical will then change state—dissolve, create thermal reaction, create a pressure swell or expand—which in turn allows a mechanical device to shift position such that a valve in the flow control device closes, or reduces its flow by restricting the flow area by swelling/expansion of the active chemical. | 01-24-2013 |
20130081807 | Providing Equipment In Lateral Branches Of A Well - First equipment is provided in a first lateral branch of a well, and second equipment in a second lateral branch of the well. Cross-lateral logging is performed using the first and second equipment in the corresponding first and second lateral branches. | 04-04-2013 |
20130192851 | PROVIDING COUPLER PORTIONS ALONG A STRUCTURE - A system or method includes providing coupler portions along a structure. The coupler portions are communicatively engageable with equipment in the structure. | 08-01-2013 |
20130333882 | FLOWPATH IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION - Systems and methods are described for analyzing produced fluids in a mature water flood (or EOR scheme) and determining whether the introduction of an EOR agent, such as a chemical or a gas additive, or some other alteration in treatment, is enhancing the recovery of hydrocarbon from parts of the reservoir otherwise untouched by injected fluids. The monitoring can be used to identify subtle changes in the produced fluid caused by their flow through different pore structures. In a carbonate formation for example, ions and salts from the rock fabric are dissolved into the reservoir fluids, whether they are water or oil. These can be detected by various fluid analysis and particularly water analysis methods. The changes in reservoir fluid paths associated with the injection of an EOR agent are detected in the observation well. | 12-19-2013 |
20150075272 | EVALUATION OF FLUID-PARTICLE MIXTURES BASED ON DIELECTRIC MEASUREMENTS - A system is described for evaluating coagulation of particles in a downhole fluid-particle mixture based on dielectric measurements. An example downhole treatment is one in which flocs are used to plug a high-permeability subterranean formation zone as part of a stimulation procedure. An injection tube is positioned within the wellbore to the high-permeability zone. An instrumented section of tubing includes one or more dielectric probes that are positioned and configured to make dielectric measurements of the particle-fluid mixture flowing in the tubing or in the annulus. The downhole dielectric measurements are used to indicate whether or not the particle-fluid mixture has the desired structural properties. An operator on the surface can make adjustments in real-time according to the received dielectric measurements. | 03-19-2015 |
Stephen Dyer, Rosharon, TX US
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20150308224 | CHEMICALLY TARGETED CONTROL OF DOWNHOLE FLOW CONTROL DEVICES - Systems and methods using enhanced flow control devices are described. The flow control devices can be selectively closed completely or have its effective flow area reduced to restrict production (or injection) by use of a chemical trigger mechanism. In addition, some of the systems described herein deploy specific targeted chemical tracers, dissolvable in the unwanted production fluid (e.g. water or gas). These chemical tracers once dissolved will enter the production stream and be identified at the surface. The identification will determine which segment of the completion is producing the unwanted fluid. According to some embodiments, an appropriate chemical trigger is placed, for example, by pumping down through the tubing and utilizing intelligent completion valve to place the chemical, or by spotting with coiled tubing and bullhead to the formation, or by other methods of chemical placement. The chemical trigger will only trigger the active chemical in the appropriate flow control device. This chemical will then change state—dissolve, create thermal reaction, create a pressure swell or expand—which in turn allows a mechanical device to shift position such that a valve in the flow control device closes, or reduces its flow by restricting the flow area by swelling/expansion of the active chemical. | 10-29-2015 |
20150322760 | MECHANICALLY ASSISTED FRACTURE INITIATION - Systems and methods are described for controlling the location where a fracture initiates and the fracture direction at the initiation point. A mechanical device is positioned in a main wellbore or partially or fully in a side hole off of the main wellbore. The mechanical device is actuated so as to contact the formation walls and induce stress in the formation. According to some embodiments, fractures are also initiated using the mechanical device. A hydraulic fracturing process is then carried out to fracture and/or propagate fractures in locations and/or directions according to the actuation of the mechanical device. | 11-12-2015 |
20150361787 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND TELEMETRY FOR COMPLETIONS - Wireless communication and electromagnetic telemetry between various surface or downhole devices may be provided using two or more dipole antennas. The dipole antennas may be formed, for example, by electrically isolating, for each electric dipole antenna, two electrically conductive portions. The two electrically conductive portions are part of a downhole casing, a downhole liner, a completion, a production tube, or a downhole tool. The two or more electric dipole antennas are disposed in different sections of a completed well, in one or more lateral wells, in different completed wells, or in any combination of those. An electromagnetic signal is transmitting from at least one of the two or more dipole antennas and received at any other of the two or more dipole antennas, thereby providing telemetry or wireless communication between the dipole antennas of the petrophysical devices. | 12-17-2015 |
Stephen John Remane Dyer, Katy, TX US
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20160024914 | MONITORING MATRIX ACIDIZING OPERATIONS - A logging tool is disposed in a wellbore during an acidizing operation. The logging tool may be an acoustic tool, a resistivity tool, or a neutron tool. Measurements are made using the logging tool on a region of a formation penetrated by the wellbore and being subjected to the acidizing operation. A formation property is inferred at one or more depths of investigation within the region using the measurements, and acidizing operation management decisions are made based on the determined inferred property. The inferred property may also be simulated. A minimized difference between the inferred formation property and the corresponding simulated formation property is determined, and acidizing operation management decisions are made based on the determined difference. The inferred property may be acoustic velocity, conductivity peak observation time, near-to-far detector count ratio, or porosity. An acidizing operation management decision may be to maintain, increase, or decrease an acid injection rate. | 01-28-2016 |
20160108697 | Mixing and Injecting Fiber-based Stimulation Fluids - An emulsion is mixed with fibers while the emulsion is moving through a surface tubing using a venturi. The fiber/emulsion mixture is injected into a pressurized tank and the pressurized fiber/emulsion mixture is injected from the pressurized tank into a desired location in a wellbore. Pumps and pressure boosters may be used to move the fluid. Alternatively, an emulsion and a fiber suspension is provided and a first downhole tubing disposed in a wellbore conveys the emulsion downhole while a second downhole tubing disposed in the wellbore and circumferentially enclosing all or part of the first downhole tubing conveys the fiber suspension downhole. The first downhole tubing has nozzles through which the emulsion passes into the second downhole tubing and the emulsion and the fiber suspension mix. The mixture exits the second downhole tubing through ports at a desired location in the wellbore. | 04-21-2016 |
Stephen John Remane Dyer, Al-Khobar SA
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20150293255 | RESISTIVITY OF CHEMICALLY STIMULATED RESERVOIRS - A chemical stimulation system and a resistivity tool are disposed in a wellbore. Chemical stimulation operations are performed in the wellbore using the chemical stimulation system. Resistivity measurements are made with the resistivity tool before, during, and/or after the chemical stimulation operations. The resistivity measurements may be used to determine the porosity of a formation penetrated by the wellbore. A wormhole distribution and/or penetration in the formation is determined based on the resistivity measurements. Decisions regarding stimulation operations are made based on the determined wormhole distribution and/or penetration. The resistivity tool may be modular and have various arrays allowing various depths of investigation. The depths of penetration of the wormholes into the formation may be determined using the measurements from the multiple depths of investigation. The volume of the formation that is dissolved by the chemical stimulation operations may also be estimated. | 10-15-2015 |
Steve Dyer, Al-Khobar SA
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20140212006 | METHOD FOR QUANTITATIVE PREDICTION OF MATRIX ACIDIZING TREATMENT OUTCOMES - In one embodiment, the current application discloses a method comprising: performing a computed tomography (CT) porosity scan on a core sample, the core sample comprising a portion of a formation of interest; in response to the CT porosity scan, interpreting a porosity profile of the core sample; and in response to the porosity profile, modeling a response of a formation of interest to a predetermined treatment to determine a reacted formation configuration, wherein the predetermined treatment comprises an acid fluid treatment schedule, and wherein the modeling further comprises modeling acid fluid flow through the formation of interest having the porosity profile, and wherein the modeling further comprises accounting for acid reaction products during the predetermined treatment and shut-in period. | 07-31-2014 |
Stuart C. Dyer, Davenport, FL US
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20150324012 | SOFTWARE CURSOR POSITIONING SYSTEM - A method of positioning a cursor has the steps of registering the session on database tables, the user making a choice with an input device regarding cursor positioning, registering the choice within the tables, and repositioning the cursor to the most frequent cursor position in the tables. The choice of cursor position may be determined by a GetCursorPos function in a Windows-based computer, and the cursor may be repositioned by a SetCursorPos function. | 11-12-2015 |
Travis Dyer, Austin, TX US
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20160125348 | Motion Tracking Wearable Element and System - In certain embodiments, a system may include a wearable element having a rechargeable battery, at least one sensor circuit configured to capture movement data, and a transceiver configured to communicate the movement data. The system may further include a base unit including a docking component configured to recharge the rechargeable battery and configured to communicate with the transceiver to receive at least one of the movement data and an action determined from the movement data. | 05-05-2016 |
W. Richard Dyer, Boynton Beach, FL US
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20140361011 | Container and Lid Assembly - A container and lid assembly are provided. The lid assembly has a base configured to engage an opening of the container. A hole in the base allows access to an interior chamber of the container. A surface extends upwardly and outwardly from the hole to act as a funnel to direct material towards the hole. A cover is rotatably coupled to the base to allow selective access to the hole. | 12-11-2014 |
Zachary D. Dyer, Orlando, FL US
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20140363281 | PROCESS FOR REPLACING A BOLTED-ON NOZZLE BLOCK COUPLED TO A NOZZLE CHAMBER IN A STEAM TURBINE - A process is provided for replacing a first nozzle block coupled to a nozzle chamber with a second nozzle block. The process may comprise removing the first nozzle block from the nozzle chamber. The nozzle chamber may comprise a main body having at least one inlet, at least one passage and at least one exit. The process may further comprise coupling inner and outer retaining rings to the nozzle chamber main body; engaging a second nozzle block with the inner and outer retaining rings; forming a bore so as to extend partly in one of the inner and outer retaining rings and the second nozzle block; and locating an anti-rotation pin in the bore. | 12-11-2014 |