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Alexander L. Rouse, Seattle, WA US
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20120330786 | SERVICE FOR ADDING FUNCTIONALITY TO APPLICATIONS - An application management system modifies developer-submitted applications, such as mobile applications, to add various types of functionality before such applications are made available for purchase. The added functionality may, for example, enable end users to make in-application purchases of content items from an application store. As another example, Digital Rights Management (DRM) functionality may be added for controlling user access to content items, such as content items available in an application store. | 12-27-2012 |
20140006214 | SERVICE FOR ADDING FUNCTIONALITY TO APPLICATIONS | 01-02-2014 |
20140250004 | Coupling Prepaid Debit Cards to Online Stored-Value Accounts - Technologies are described herein for making the value in an online-stored value account accessible through a prepaid debit card. A payment services provider may offer general-purpose reloadable (“GPR”) cards to customers that are co-managed by the payment services provider and a traditional prepaid program manager. An integration is implemented between the payment services provider system hosting the online stored-value account and the program manager system such that the balance of the funds maintained for the online stored-value account may be used for purchases made using the GPR card. | 09-04-2014 |
Alexander Lowell Rouse, Irvine, CA US
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20140236775 | PURCHASE OF PHYSICAL AND VIRTUAL PRODUCTS - A computing device can include a retail application and a virtual environment application. The retail application can display a product purchase interface and receive a request to purchase the product from a user. When the user orders the product, the retail application can provide the virtual environment application with an indication that the product has been purchased. In response to the user's purchase of the product, the virtual environment application can grant the user's virtual environment account with ownership of a virtual version of the product. | 08-21-2014 |
Andrew R. Rouse, Tucson, AZ US
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20120113506 | Novel Multi-Point Scan Architecture - The embodiments of this invention use a multi-point scanning geometry. This design maintains the high frame rate of the slit-scan system and still allows both grayscale and multi-spectral imaging. In a confocal configuration, the multi-point scanning system's confocal performance is close to that of a single point scan system and is expected to yield improved depth imaging when compared to a slit-scan system, faster imaging than a point scan system, and the capability for multi-spectral imaging not readily achievable in a Nipkow disk based confocal system. | 05-10-2012 |
Anne-Marie Rouse, Wellington, FL US
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20130082835 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A security control apparatus, system and method are provided. The security control apparatus includes a wireless communication element that supports a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless communication element is configured to provide wireless communications with a user interface device and at least one premise-based device. A remote communication element is configured to provide remote communications with a monitoring center. A processor is in communication with the local wireless communication element and the remote communication element. The processor is configured to use the wireless communication element to communicate with the user interface device to receive local control and configuration data. The processor is also configured to use the remote communication element to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the monitoring center. | 04-04-2013 |
20140159896 | SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A security control apparatus, system and method are provided. The security control apparatus includes a wireless communication element that supports a plurality of wireless communication protocols. The wireless communication element is configured to provide wireless communications with a user interface device and at least one premise-based device. A remote communication element is configured to provide remote communications with a monitoring center. A processor is in communication with the local wireless communication element and the remote communication element. The processor is configured to use the wireless communication element to communicate with the user interface device to receive local control and configuration data. The processor is also configured to use the remote communication element to communicate data associated with at least one of a life safety feature and life style feature with the monitoring center. | 06-12-2014 |
20140197949 | SECURITY SYSTEM HAVING SEGREGATED OPERATING SOFTWARE - A control apparatus for a premises based system is provided. The control apparatus has an improved memory and processor configuration for separate operation of the life safety and life style code so that the operation of the life style code may be changed without changing the operation of the life safety code, such as through the use of a virtual machine or code running at a single operating system layer. The memory may store life safety code in a first partition and life style code in a second partition. The life style code may be updated while life safety code continues to run. | 07-17-2014 |
20140265781 | PANEL WITH MAGNETIC HINGE - A panel includes a housing. The housing may have a hinge closed magnet and a hinge opened magnet. The panel may include a door magnetically hinged to the housing for positioning the door between a closed position and an open position. The door may have a door hinge magnet. The door hinge magnet is magnetically attracted to the hinge closed magnet to retain the door in the closed position. The door hinge magnet is magnetically attracted to the hinge opened magnet to retain the door in the open position. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266678 | SECURITY SYSTEM HEALTH MONITORING - An apparatus and method for determining at least one operational condition of a premises based system including at least one premises device. The apparatus includes a processor configured to perform a diagnostic procedure. The diagnostic procedure includes determining operational data of the premises based system, the operational data indicating at least one of a premises device and the apparatus is operating outside a failure range and performing predictive analysis based at least in part on the received operational data. The predictive analysis indicates whether the at least one of premises device and apparatus is likely to operate within the failure range within a predefined period of time. The diagnostic procedure includes causing a notification alert to be transmitted to at least one of a user interface device and remote monitoring center based on the predictive analysis. | 09-18-2014 |
20140266679 | SECURITY SYSTEM INSTALLATION - An apparatus, method and system for installation and testing of a system at a premise is provided. The apparatus is configured to communicate with an installer interface device. The apparatus includes a communication subsystem that provides at least one communication protocol. The communication subsystem is configured to receive data from the installer interface device and communicate with a plurality of premise devices. The apparatus includes a processor in communication with the communication subsystem. The processor is configured to automatically configure at least one life safety feature of the system at a premise. The automatic configuration includes at least configuring a plurality of premise devices based at least in part on the received data. The process is configured to test the configuration of at least one of the plurality of premise devices. | 09-18-2014 |
20140282048 | SECURITY SYSTEM ACCESS PROFILES - An apparatus is provided for controlling access to a premises based system through a user interface device. Criteria are used for establishing a set of system functions that are accessible through the user interface device; and this set of system function is provided by determining an access characteristic associated with the user interface device, comparing the access characteristic to the criteria, and determine the set of system functions to provide the user interface based at least in part on the comparison. The criteria may be defined by an access profile containing a predetermined set of system functions. The access characteristic may include physical location of the user interface device, connection type, device type, and a device identifier. The set of functions may be automatically provided to the user interface device upon with a prompt to arm/disarm the system, and/or control other devices, such as through geo-fencing. | 09-18-2014 |
Brandon T. Rouse, Anacortes, WA US
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20140133955 | CARRIER INTERLOCK - A gas turbine engine according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, an engine case, a rotor stage including a plurality of rotor blades, a plurality of carriers for supporting a plurality of blade outer air seals and an interlock formed between circumferential ends of a first adjacent carrier and a second adjacent carrier of the plurality of carriers. | 05-15-2014 |
20140186152 | BLADE OUTER AIR SEAL SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLED TIP CLEARANCE - A blade outer air seal system for a gas turbine engine includes a plurality of ring carriers made of a first material having a first coefficient of thermal expansion. A plurality of seal segments are carried, respectively, on the plurality of ring carriers. A ring member is carried in the plurality of ring carriers. The ring member is made of a second material that is different from the first material in composition. The second material has a second coefficient of thermal expansion such that the first coefficient of thermal expansion is 75-175% of the second coefficient of thermal expansion. | 07-03-2014 |
Cory J. Rouse, Encino, CA US
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20130066608 | ROLE-PLAY SIMULATION ENGINE - A coordination processor receives data from a simulated role-play environment. Further, the coordination processor composes an instruction to a performer to perform an action in the simulated role-play environment. In addition, the instruction is sent to an interface that provides the instruction to the performer. | 03-14-2013 |
20130226588 | Simulated Conversation by Pre-Recorded Audio Navigator - A method is provided for a simulated conversation by a pre-recorded audio navigator, with particular application to informational and entertainment settings. A monitor may utilize a navigation interface to select pre-recorded responses in the voice of a character represented by a performer. The pre-recorded responses may then be queued and sent to a speaker proximate to the performer. By careful organization of an audio database including audio buckets and script-based navigation with shifts for tailoring to specific guest user profiles and environmental contexts, a convincing and dynamic simulated conversation may be carried out while providing the monitor with a user-friendly navigation interface. Thus, highly specialized training is not necessary and flexible scaling to large-scale deployments is readily supported. | 08-29-2013 |
Cory Joseph Rouse, Los Angeles, CA US
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20140358263 | TRIGGERING CONTROL OF AUDIO FOR WALK-AROUND CHARACTERS - A control system for selectively operating a sound system provided in a walk-around character costume. e.g., to play audio files in an order defined by a dialog tree that can be navigated by a performer wearing the costume. The control system includes a trigger mechanism provided in the costume operable by a performer wearing the costume to generate and transmit at least one trigger signal to navigate through a dialog tree. A controller receives the trigger signal and transmits a control signal causing the sound system to playback pre-recorded dialog. The system includes a trigger processing module run by the controller for processing the trigger signal and, in response to such processing, for navigating pre-recorded audio for a show to select the set of pre-recorded dialog. The trigger mechanism includes a first and a second pressure sensor in a thumb and index finger of a glove of the costume. | 12-04-2014 |
Dan Rouse, Apex, NC US
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20090129733 | Fiber optic cable design with improved compression test results - A multi-tight buffer fiber optic cable includes a first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers surrounding the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers. A jacket surrounds the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers, where the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers are helically wound, and where the at least one second layer of tight buffer optical fibers are helically wound in the same direction as the first layer of tight buffer optical fibers and at substantially the same lay length. | 05-21-2009 |
20110293228 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE FOR CORDAGE OR TACTICAL APPLICATIONS - A fiber optic cable is provided having a at least one fiber element, a layer of aramid strength members, and a jacket disposed over said layer of aramid strength members. The layer of aramid strength members is wound at a lay length that is equal to or lesser than a predetermined bend radius. | 12-01-2011 |
20120134634 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE WITH IMPROVED LOW TEMPERATURE AND COMPRESSION RESISTANCE - A fiber optic cable is provided with a plurality of buffer tubes each with one or more optical fibers, a plurality of strength members and a jacket. The fibers within the cable meet maximum attenuation of substantially 0.07 db increase when decreasing from −23° C. to −60° C. | 05-31-2012 |
20130129290 | FIBER OPTIC CABLE - An arrangement provides for an optical fiber cable having a plurality of fiber optic elements including a glass portion and a UV optical coating portion. A plurality of buffer tubes each contain one or more of the plurality of optical fibers made of a fire retardant polymer. A jacket surrounds the buffer tubes also made of a fire retardant polymer. The fire retardant polymers for the plurality of buffer tubes and for the jacket are selected from PVDF (PolyVinyliDene Fluoride) or FRPVC (Fire Resistance Poly Vinyl Chloride). The ratio of total polymer to UV optical coating of the fiber optic elements, by area, is substantially in the range of 5:1 to 9:1. | 05-23-2013 |
David Rouse, Ithaca, NY US
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20110080607 | System And Method For Print Production Sheet Identification - A system and method is disclosed for print production sheet identification. The method discloses: receiving a set of calibration sheets; collecting an array of pixel samples from at least one of the calibration sheets according to a set of pixel sampling rules to generate at least one reference sample array; capturing an image of a set of physical sheets generated from the set of calibration sheets; collecting an array of pixel samples from at least one of the imaged physical sheets according to the set of pixel sampling rules to generate at least one post-processing sample array; and comparing the post-processing sample array to the reference sample array to determine if the two arrays have less than or equal to a predetermined number of differences. The system discloses: a sampling module, operated by a processor, a scanner, and a comparison module, operated by a processor. | 04-07-2011 |
Elliott Rouse, Evanston, IL US
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20090240111 | Light Source and Lens Cleaner for Laparoscopic Surgery - An intraperitoneal cleaner to allow cleaning of a scope lens used in minimally invasive surgery is presented. Using existing super elastic alloys in combination with a standard spring, a purely mechanical cleaning action is provided, eliminating the reservoirs, vacuum pumps, or extra ports found in other cleaner designs. The scope body is inserted into the device prior to commencement of surgery, and the wiper of the cleaner rests just outside of the field of view of the lens of the scope. When debris or fluid obscures the field of view, a spring in the handle is compressed, allowing the cleaner to flex and provide a cleaning action. | 09-24-2009 |
Elliott J. Rouse, Chicago, IL US
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20150209214 | OPTIMAL DESIGN OF A LOWER LIMB EXOSKELETON OR ORTHOSIS - A link extends between a distal member and a proximal member of a wearable device, such as an exoskeleton, orthosis or prosthesis for a human lower limb. One or other of the distal member and the proximal member includes a crossing member. The link extends from the crossing member of the distal member or the proximal member, to the other of the distal member or the proximal member. Actuation of the link translates to a force at the distal or proximal member that is normal to a major longitudinal axis extending through the distal and proximal members. In one embodiment, a sliding link of a device configured for use with a human joint tracks two degrees of freedom of the joint. | 07-30-2015 |
Eric Wade Rouse, Mount Washington, KY US
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20110163760 | TEST CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM - A test circuit and system for testing one or more electrical properties of an electronic circuit or other device under test (DUT) by applying and monitoring test signals to the DUT is disclosed. The test circuit can utilize a plurality of universal interface channel circuits in a single automated test system to provide a unique and flexible approach for testing electronic circuits or devices that has many advantages. A single data acquisition circuit can coupled to one or more universal interface channel circuits. Each of the universal interface channel circuits can be independently commanded by the data acquisition circuit to provide one of a variety of test signals to a DUT as desired. | 07-07-2011 |
George Rouse, Golden, CO US
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20140261089 | METHODS FOR SOLIDIFICATION AND STABILIZATION OF INDUSTRIAL BYPRODUCTS - An agglomerate is provided that can include an aluminosilicate (ash) base material and one or more of a binding agent or leach reduction agent. Each of the agglomerate and binding agent can include no more than about 25 wt. % cement. | 09-18-2014 |
Gordon Rouse, Dublin, CA US
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20100119144 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING DESIGN DATA IN COMBINATION WITH INSPECTION DATA - Various methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data are provided. One computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer includes comparing portions of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space. The method also includes determining if the design data in the portions is at least similar based on results of the comparing step. In addition, the method includes binning the defects in groups such that the portions of the design data proximate the positions of the defects in each of the groups are at least similar. The method further includes storing results of the binning step in a storage medium. | 05-13-2010 |
20110286656 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UTILIZING DESIGN DATA IN COMBINATION WITH INSPECTION DATA - Various methods and systems for utilizing design data in combination with inspection data are provided. One computer-implemented method for binning defects detected on a wafer includes comparing portions of design data proximate positions of the defects in design data space. The method also includes determining if the design data in the portions is at least similar based on results of the comparing step. In addition, the method includes binning the defects in groups such that the portions of the design data proximate the positions of the defects in each of the groups are at least to similar. The method further includes storing results of the binning step in a storage medium. | 11-24-2011 |
Gregory C. Rouse, Sarasota, FL US
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20130015703 | MICROGRIDAANM Rouse; Gregory C.AACI SarasotaAAST FLAACO USAAGP Rouse; Gregory C. Sarasota FL USAANM Kelly; John F.AACI ElmhurstAAST ILAACO USAAGP Kelly; John F. Elmhurst IL US - A microgrid is a portion of an electric grid configured for separate management and control as compared with the rest of the grid and having attributes that can be tailored to meet specified needs including the needs of electric power consumers served by the microgrid. | 01-17-2013 |
20130238152 | GRID IMPROVEMENT METHOD - A grid performance improvement method including simultaneous use of multiple primary indicia of performance. | 09-12-2013 |
20130274933 | GRID IMPROVEMENT METHODS - A grid performance improvement method including simultaneous use of selected indicia of performance in a performance assessment program. | 10-17-2013 |
20130289787 | CAMPUS ENERGY MANAGER - An energy management system serves an arbitrary collection of loads via interfacing with related field devices and external information sources and responding to events including pricing events, demand response events, and carbon reduction events by managing the loads and local generation. | 10-31-2013 |
20140156095 | CAMPUS ENERGY MANAGERS - An energy management system serves an arbitrary collection of loads via interfacing with related field devices and external information sources and some embodiments respond to events including one or more of pricing events, demand response events, and carbon reduction events by managing the loads and local generation. | 06-05-2014 |
20140214222 | CAMPUS ENERGY MANAGEMENT - An energy management system serves an arbitrary collection of loads via interfacing with related field devices and external information sources and some embodiments respond to events including one or more of pricing events, demand response events, and carbon reduction events by managing the loads and local generation. | 07-31-2014 |
20140222225 | ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An energy management system utilizing a home automation aggregation controller provides a retail energy supplier with means to manage electric energy supply characteristics. | 08-07-2014 |
Jack Joseph Rouse, Cary, NC US
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20140297997 | AUTOMATED COOPERATIVE CONCURRENCY WITH MINIMAL SYNTAX - Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques for reducing syntax requirements in application code to cause concurrent execution of multiple iterations of at least a portion of a loop thereof to reduce overall execution time in solving a large scale problem. At least one non-transitory machine-readable storage medium includes instructions that when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to parse an application code to identify a loop instruction indicative of an instruction block that includes instructions that define a loop of which multiple iterations are capable of concurrent execution, the instructions including at least one call instruction to an executable routine capable of concurrent execution; and insert at least one coordinating instruction into an instruction sub-block of the instruction block to cause sequential execution of instructions of the instruction sub-block across the multiple iterations based on identification of the loop instruction. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 10-02-2014 |
Jason Rouse, Londonderry, NH US
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20090285806 | Methods and compositions for improving recombinant protein production - Nucleic acid molecules modified to enhance recombinant protein expression, e.g., that of Aβ peptide binding antibodies, and/or to reduce or eliminate mis-spliced and/or intron read-through (IRT) by-products are disclosed. The invention also provides methods for producing Aβ peptide binding antibodies devoid of mis-spliced and/or intron read-through by-products by expression of such nucleic acid molecules under cell culture conditions suitable for recombinant Aβ peptide binding antibody expression. | 11-19-2009 |
20110038863 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING RECOMBINANT PROTEIN PRODUCTION - Nucleic acid molecules modified to enhance recombinant protein, e.g., antibody, expression and/or reduce or eliminate mis-spliced and/or intron read-through (IRT) by-products are disclosed. The invention also provides methods for producing proteins devoid of mis-spliced and/or intron read-through by-products by the use of such vectors in host cells under cell culture conditions suitable for recombinant protein expression. | 02-17-2011 |
Jason C. Rouse, Londonderry, NH US
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20150182604 | COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING HETEROGENEOUS POPULATIONS OF RECOMBINANT HUMAN CLOTTING FACTOR XA PROTEINS - Compositions are provided comprising recombinant variants of the human clotting Factor Xa. Such compositions include a wide variety of isoforms and post-translational modifications of FXa and are useful for treating subjects in need of hemostasis. | 07-02-2015 |
Jason Craig Rouse, Londonderry, NH US
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20090035807 | ANALYSIS OF POLYPEPTIDE PRODUCTION - The present invention is directed to methods of evaluating a process to produce a polypeptide preparation or evaluating an element of a process to produce a polypeptide preparation. The methods comprise providing a sample comprising the polypeptide, wherein the sample has not been subjected to affinity chromatography, and subjecting the sample to liquid chromatography. The sample may be a process bioreactor sample. The methods of the invention may be used to determine a value of a characteristic of the sample. The methods of the invention provide a real time or near real-time information regarding the process to produce a polypeptide. | 02-05-2009 |
Jason H. Rouse, Martinsville, NJ US
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20110204281 | CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSIONS - The efficient dispersion of carbon nanotubes in various media and methods of using the same in such applications as inks, coatings, and composites and in various electrical and electronic articles are disclosed. A dispersant is used which has the formula P-(U-Y)s where P is a metal or metal-free phthalocyanine, Y is a compatibilizing moiety with a molecular weight between 500 and 5000 g/mol, U is a linking moiety covalently bonding Y to P, and s is an integer between 1 and 4. | 08-25-2011 |
20120171499 | SILVER RIBBONS, METHODS OF THEIR MAKING AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - A method of making silver ribbons is disclosed. A silver salt solution and a reducing agent solution are added to an aqueous dispersing polymer solution to precipitate silver ribbons. | 07-05-2012 |
Jason Hayden Rouse, Jersey City, NJ US
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20110155812 | HIGH CONDUCTIVE WATER-BASED SILVER INK - Disclosed is a conductive composition which can be used to form an aqueous conductive ink with increased conductivity. A film of the dry ink having a thickness of 5 microns or less has a surface roughness of less than 1.5 times the surface roughness of a cellulosic-based substrate which it coats. The aqueous conductive composition contains conductive particles, preferably silver, an anionic wetting agent and a styrene-acrylic copolymer. The composition is highly conductive and requires reduced drying energy. In addition, it may be applied to low cost substrates by high speed printing processes. | 06-30-2011 |
Jeremy Rouse, Raleigh, NC US
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20100041086 | Enzyme Assays for a Droplet Actuator - The invention relates to a microfluidic platform and methods of using the platform for conducting enzyme assays using a droplet actuator. The enzyme assays of the invention are useful for, among other things, identifying and/or characterizing disorders resulting from conditions in which enzymes are defective or are produced in inappropriate amounts. Enzyme assays of the invention may, for example, be used to detect altered activity of a particular enzyme in a sample, which may serve as an indicator of a particular disease. Altered activity may, for example, be caused by conditions which result in the increased or reduced production of a certain enzyme or its substrate and/or conditions which result in defective enzymes and/or substrates exhibiting increased or decreased effectiveness relative to corresponding normal enzymes and/or substrates. | 02-18-2010 |
20110104725 | Method of Effecting Coagulation in a Droplet - The invention provides techniques for coagulating blood on a droplet actuator. The invention also provides methods of manipulating the coagulated blood including a variety of droplet operations that may be conducted using the coagulated blood. Further, the invention provides a variety of assays that make use of the coagulated blood or various blood samples as input. | 05-05-2011 |
20130203606 | Method of Preparing a Nucleic Acid Library - A method of preparing a nucleic acid library in droplets in contact with oil, including: (a) blunt-ending nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield blunt-ended nucleic acid fragments; (b) phosphorylating the blunt-ended nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield phosphorylated nucleic acid fragments; coupling A-tails to the phosphorylated nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield A-tailed nucleic acid fragments; and (d) coupling nucleic acid adapters to the A-tailed nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield the nucleic acid library comprising adapter-ligated nucleic acid fragments. | 08-08-2013 |
20130225450 | Method of Ligating a Nucleic Acid - A method of preparing a nucleic acid library in droplets in contact with oil, including: (a) blunt-ending nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield blunt-ended nucleic acid fragments; | 08-29-2013 |
20130225452 | Method of Preparing a Nucleic Acid Library - A method of preparing a nucleic acid library in droplets in contact with oil, including: (a) blunt-ending nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield blunt-ended nucleic acid fragments; | 08-29-2013 |
20130230875 | Enzymatic Assays for a Droplet Actuator - A method is provided for conducting a droplet-based enzymatic assay, e.g., for diagnostic purposes. On a droplet actuator, a droplet comprising an enzyme of interest is provided along with a droplet comprising a substrate which is potentially modified in the presence of the enzyme. Droplet operations are executed to combine the enzyme and substrate droplets on the droplet actuator, thereby yielding an assay droplet on the droplet actuator. Detecting modification of the substrate by the enzyme in the assay droplet occurs on the droplet actuator. Modified substrate preparations for conducting such enzymatic assays are also provided. | 09-05-2013 |
20150038344 | Method of Preparing a Nucleic Acid Library - A method of preparing a nucleic acid library in droplets in contact with oil, including: (a) blunt-ending nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield blunt-ended nucleic acid fragments; (b) phosphorylating the blunt-ended nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield phosphorylated nucleic acid fragments; coupling A-tails to the phosphorylated nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield A-tailed nucleic acid fragments; and (d) coupling nucleic acid adapters to the A-tailed nucleic acid fragments in a droplet in the oil to yield the nucleic acid library comprising adapter-ligated nucleic acid fragments. | 02-05-2015 |
Jimmy V. Rouse, Golden, CO US
John D. Rouse, Oscoda, MI US
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20100193118 | HEAT WELDING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method is provided for heat welding plastic material. A welding tip is provided and is configured to slidably receive a welding rod and to direct a flow of hot air toward such a welding rod from a hot air source to melt a leading end of the rod as the welding rod is advanced therethrough. Plastic sheets are positioned edgewise adjacent one another to form a seam therebetween. A v-shaped groove is cut into and along the seam, and the sheets are then welded together along the seam by feeding a welding rod through the welding tip while positioning and moving the welding tip adjacent and along the seam as the welding tip directs hot air to heat the welding rod and the sheets along the groove such that the welding rod flows into the groove and welds to respective sheet surfaces defining the groove. Also provided is an insert for making the v-shaped groove. | 08-05-2010 |
Johnnie Rouse, Angleton, TX US
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20150012114 | ARTIFICIAL ARM PROSTHESIS TERMINAL DEVICE - A terminal device is described which is attachable to the end of a prosthesis on an arm and there serves as an attachment site for a variety of tools or implements designed to mate with the terminal device. A locking ring mechanism is also described herein, The terminal device comprises a first main part in operable and pivotal combination with a second main part, the combined main parts providing on one end a device for attaching to the end of an a prosthesis, and on the other a device for attaching a variety of implements, the said device for implement attachment providing articulation capabilities that allow positioning of the implements in a variety of positions relative to the position of the arm prosthesis. Among the implements which can be attached are for example: cutting tools (such as saws, files, knives, scrapers, and awls); various wrenches (such as open end wrenches, closed end wrenches, ratchet wrenches, adjustable wrenches, Allen wrenches, and pipe wrenches); and a variety of other implements such as spoons, scoops, spatulas, planes, brushes, sports equipment (e.g., fishing rods), and stirring devices, | 01-08-2015 |
John P. Rouse, Hillsborough, NJ US
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20090320225 | Oral Care Implement With Mechanical Energy Harvesting - A mechanical energy harvesting toothbrush may employ circuits and devices to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Such conversion can be done using piezoelectric devices to convert stresses and strains from bending of the toothbrush head and/or bristles during use, and can be done using electromagnetic generators involving passing a magnet through a coil to induce current. The resulting electric energy may be rectified, and stored in a storage device, such as a capacitor or rechargeable battery. A switching circuit may be configured to detect the level of energy stored in the storage device, and to close an electrical connection when a predetermined level of energy (e.g., a charge) has been reached. The predetermined level may correspond to a desired amount of brushing (e.g., taking into account stroke length and force, and the number of strokes), and the closing of the electrical connection may be used to power output devices when that desired amount of brushing has been reached. | 12-31-2009 |
20100269564 | PAYOUT-GLIDE-FLAKEOFF APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING DEODORANT AND ANTIPERSPIRANT STICKS - An apparatus and system for characterizing and quantifying certain attributes of antiperspirants and deodorants is provided, such as payout, friction, and flakeoff. The apparatus is capable of reproducibly applying antiperspirants and deodorant to a substrate. | 10-28-2010 |
20100326167 | PAYOUT-GLIDE-FLAKEOFF APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING DEODORANT AND ANTIPERSPIRANT STICKS - An apparatus and system for characterizing and quantifying certain attributes of antiperspirants and deodorants is provided, such as payout, friction, and flakeoff. The apparatus is capable of reproducibly applying antiperspirants and deodorant to a substrate. | 12-30-2010 |
20110005299 | PAYOUT-GLIDE-FLAKEOFF APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING DEODORANT AND ANTIPERSPIRANT STICKS - An apparatus and system for characterizing and quantifying certain attributes of antiperspirants and deodorants is provided, such as payout, friction, and flakeoff. The apparatus is capable of reproducibly applying antiperspirants and deodorant to a substrate. | 01-13-2011 |
20110056268 | PAYOUT-GLIDE-FLAKEOFF APPARATUS FOR CHARACTERIZING DEODORANT AND ANTIPERSPIRANT STICKS - An apparatus and system for characterizing and quantifying certain attributes of antiperspirants and deodorants is provided, such as payout, friction, and flakeoff. The apparatus is capable of reproducibly applying antiperspirants and deodorant to a substrate. | 03-10-2011 |
20110076090 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT WITH LIQUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - An oral care implement ( | 03-31-2011 |
20120291213 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT WITH MECHANICAL ENERGY HARVESTING - A mechanical energy harvesting toothbrush may employ circuits and devices to convert mechanical energy into electrical energy. Such conversion can be done using piezoelectric devices to convert stresses and strains from bending of the toothbrush head and/or bristles during use, and can be done using electromagnetic generators involving passing a magnet through a coil to induce current. The resulting electric energy may be rectified, and stored in a storage device, such as a capacitor or rechargeable battery. A switching circuit may be configured to detect the level of energy stored in the storage device, and to close an electrical connection when a predetermined level of energy (e.g., a charge) has been reached. The predetermined level may correspond to a desired amount of brushing. The closing of the electrical connection may be used to power output devices when that desired amount of brushing has been reached. | 11-22-2012 |
20130192010 | ORAL CARE IMPLEMENT WITH LIQUID DELIVERY SYSTEM - An oral care implement ( | 08-01-2013 |
Jon Matthews Rouse, Madrid, IA US
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20110272190 | DAMAGE RESISTANT POWER TRANSMISSION STRUCTURES - An overhead transmission line support structure includes a base segment and a main segment extending upwardly from the base segment. The overhead transmission line structure further includes a hinge operatively connecting the base segment with the main segment such that the hinge provides deflection capacity parallel to overhead transmission lines supported by the overhead transmission line support structure and such that with sufficient longitudinal loading on the overhead transmission line support structure, the main segment rotates about the hinge. The overhead transmission line support structure may include a post-tensioning system extending along the main segment and/or at least one fuse plate operatively connected between the base segment and the main segment and configured to deform upon the sufficient longitudinal loading on the overhead transmission line support structure. | 11-10-2011 |
J. Paul Rouse, Forney, TX US
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20090294141 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A fire extinguishing system for suppressing fires on cook stoves, fryers or other heating or heated devices with fire suppressant dispensed through nozzles is powered by batteries which provide current for both a detection circuit including a pair of heat sensors and control circuitry and current for a gas or electric house current shut-off. The appliance shut-off device is operated by the standard hardwired interconnect cable that provides a signal between the control board and shutoff device or by an optional sonic receiver assembly that is acoustically tuned to detect an audible alarm emitted by a signal from the main control board. Preferably, the heat sensors are diodes, but in alternative embodiments may be thermistors or active temperature sensors. Mounting of heat sensors and nozzles are facilitated by tees and 90 degree elbows. While the standard interconnect cable is usually used between the control circuitry and shutoff device, a wireless link, such as the sonic receiver assembly, may also be used with the shutoff device. | 12-03-2009 |
20130341053 | FIRE EXTINGUISHING SYSTEM AND DIAGNOSTIC METHODS - A fire extinguishing system prevents fires or other emergency conditions on a heating device, such as a stove. The system uses sensors to detect the emergency and alert an operator. The system dumps fire suppressant material onto the heating device. The system also may shut-off power to the heating device. An alarm circuit and associated functionality assures the system is in working order by using diagnostic tests and other checks. | 12-26-2013 |
Justin Rouse, San Francisco, CA US
Justin Rouse US
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20120302337 | ONLINE GAME FOR MATCHING TEXT WITH IMAGES - An online game mechanic matches requests and responses of different data types that include text, image and audio. Request values corresponding to a first data type are sent to users in a distribution list, and those users send response values corresponding to a second data type. Winning response values are selected and announced. In an example embodiment, the request values include a text description that includes at least one word, and the response values include an image file or a reference to an image file. | 11-29-2012 |
20120302354 | ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS GAME WITH PLAYER-MATCHING MECHANIC BASED ON GAMEPLAY CHARACTERISTICS - A player-matching mechanic selects users for an online asynchronous game where players specify moves at different times. Values from instances of the game are used to determine characteristics of the users including at least one of gameplay characteristics or chat characteristics. Users can be chosen for instances of the game by comparing values corresponding to these characteristics. | 11-29-2012 |
Justin Rouse, Dallas, TX US
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20120252557 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252559 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252573 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252574 | MATCHING ADVERTISING TO GAME PLAY CONTENT - An advertisement is associated with a particular user move in a gaming environment where playing of the user move by a user results in the advertisement being displayed at the user's gaming device. With multiple users, each play of a unique user move results in a corresponding uniquely targeted advertisement being displayed at the respective gaming device of each user. User moves and associated advertisements are bound to one another based on a frequency of use of the user move in game play and the desirability of the advertiser to associate the advertisement with the user move. | 10-04-2012 |
20120302355 | ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUS GAME WITH PLAYER-MATCHING MECHANIC BASED ON CHAT CHARACTERISTICS - A player-matching mechanic selects users for an online asynchronous game where players specify moves at different times. Values from instances of the game are used to determine characteristics of the users including at least one of gameplay characteristics or chat characteristics. Users can be chosen for instances of the game by comparing values corresponding to these characteristics. | 11-29-2012 |
20130053149 | NOTIFYING USERS OF OPTIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN META GAMES - In a method of notifying a user of an option to participate in a meta game, a presence of a player of a computer-implemented game at a location is detected. An association between a computer-implemented meta-game and the location is identified. The player of the computer-implemented game is presented with an option to participate in the computer-implemented meta-game. An indication of an acceptance of the option to participate in the computer-implemented meta game is received from the player of the computer-implemented game. A performance of an action within the computer-implemented game by the player of the computer-implemented game is reflected within the computer-implemented meta game. | 02-28-2013 |
Leonore R. Rouse, Humble, TX US
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20120085095 | UTILIZATION OF PROCESS HEAT BY-PRODUCT - Heat recovery systems and methods for producing electrical and/or mechanical power from a process heat by-product are provided. Sources of process heat by-product include hot flue gas streams, high temperature reactors, steam generators, gas turbines, diesel generators, and process columns. Heat recovery systems and methods include a process heat by-product stream for indirectly heating a working fluid of an organic Rankine cycle. The organic Rankine cycle includes a heat exchanger, a turbine-generator system for producing power, a condenser heat exchanger, and a pump for recirculating the working fluid to the heat exchanger. | 04-12-2012 |
20120085096 | CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE OF PROCESS COLUMNS BY OVERHEAD HEAT RECOVERY INTO AN ORGANIC RANKINE CYCLE FOR POWER GENERATION - Heat recovery systems and methods for producing electrical and/or mechanical power from heat by-product of an overhead stream from a process column are provided. Heat recovery systems and methods include a process heat by-product stream for directly or indirectly heating a working fluid of an organic Rankine cycle. The organic Rankine cycle includes a heat exchanger, a turbine-generator system for producing electrical or mechanical power, a condenser heat exchanger, and a pump for recirculating the working fluid to the heat exchanger. | 04-12-2012 |
20120085097 | UTILIZATION OF PROCESS HEAT BY-PRODUCT - Heat recovery systems and methods for producing electrical and/or mechanical power from a process heat by-product are provided. Sources of process heat by-product include hot flue gas streams, high temperature reactors, steam generators, gas turbines, diesel generators, and process columns. Heat recovery systems and methods include a process heat by-product stream for directly heating a working fluid of an organic Rankine cycle. The organic Rankine cycle includes a heat exchanger, a turbine-generator system for producing power, a condenser heat exchanger, and a pump for recirculating the working fluid to the heat exchanger. | 04-12-2012 |
Lynn Rouse, Humble, TX US
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20100192573 | USING HEAT FROM PRODUCED FLUIDS OF OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS TO PRODUCE ENERGY - The instant invention pertains to new processes and apparatuses which can effectively and efficiently convert heat contained in wellhead fluids comprising hydrocarbons to a useful energy source like electricity. The process generally comprises first producing a heat containing fluid comprising one or more hydrocarbons from a wellhead and then passing said heat containing fluid to one or more heat exchangers. The one or more exchanger exchange at least a portion of the heat contained in said heat containing fluid to a working fluid thereby producing a heated working fluid capable of converting energy. | 08-05-2010 |
Mark W. Rouse, Snohomish, WA US
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20130082719 | Sensor Patterns With Reduced Noise Coupling - A capacitive sense array configured to improve noise immunity in detecting a presence of a conductive object is described. In one embodiment, a capacitive sense array includes at least a first set of sense elements disposed in straight parallel lines along a first axis of the capacitive sense array. A second set of sense elements is disposed in crooked paths about a second axis of the capacitive sense array. The first and second sets form a capacitive sense array that includes crooked sense paths in at least one of the axes of the sense array. | 04-04-2013 |
Meagan Rouse, Collegeville, PA US
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20110196009 | INHIBITORS OF Akt ACTIVITY - Invented are novel heterocyclic carboxamide compounds, the use of such compounds as inhibitors of protein kinase B activity and in the treatment of cancer and arthritis. | 08-11-2011 |
Mike Rouse, San Diego, CA US
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20080216351 | Shoe with lacing system - A shoe has a quick-tighten lacing system with a shoelace partially wound around lacing control elements in a pair of rows between an ankle opening and a toe. The lacing system has one or two locking elements for enabling a quick tightening of the shoelace. | 09-11-2008 |
Patrick T. Rouse, Ames, IA US
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20090208287 | ZERO VELOCITY BEAD DISPENSER - A zero velocity bead dispenser is provided for a paint striping vehicle. The dispenser includes an electric motor which rotates a pair of rollers. A bead gun directs reflective particles into the nip point between the rollers, which discharge the particles or beads with a rearward velocity substantially matching the forward velocity of the vehicle. Therefore, the beads are discharged into the wet paint on the road with a net zero velocity so as to minimize or eliminate rolling of the beads in the paint, thereby maximizing the reflective properties of the beads. A speed sensor continuously monitors the vehicle speed and automatically adjusts the motor speed, and thus the roller speed, so as to maintain the relative zero velocity of the discharged beads. | 08-20-2009 |
Richard P. Rouse, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20100275170 | Porting Analog Circuit Designs - A computer-based method of converting an analog integrated circuit design from a source technology to a target technology, by providing a computer readable source schematic file and a computer readable source layout file for the analog integrated circuit design in the source technology, providing a computer readable technology transfer file that includes conversion tables between properties of the source technology and properties of the target technology, converting the source schematic file in the source technology to a target schematic file in the target technology with the computer using the technology transfer file, and converting the source layout file in the source technology to a target layout file in the target technology with the computer using the technology transfer file. | 10-28-2010 |
Rolly Rouse, Newton Center, MA US
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20130325870 | USING CONTENT - Among other things, the ability of people and entities to produce, distribute, and use text, images, video, and other items of digital content is enhanced by providing software tools that enable them to (a) clip items of the digital content on any platform that is capable of presenting the digital content, (b) store copies of the clipped items along with copies of items clipped by other people or entities, in a common storage place controlled by a host, (c) form and store meshes of tags to represent their mindsets about items of content. The tags include primary tags that express their direct observations about the content and secondary tags that express their observations about the primary tags and the secondary tags. Meshes of the tags are made available to the people who formed them and, if permitted by them, to other people and entities for use in understanding their mindsets and in producing, delivering, and using digital content. | 12-05-2013 |
20140278986 | TAGGING AND RANKING CONTENT - Among other things, information is received that represents tags and tag relationships associated by users of content with items of content, and rankings of items of content are derived based on the tags and tag relationships. | 09-18-2014 |
Shawn D. Rouse, Marion, IA US
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20140114507 | System, Apparatus, and Method for Automatically Controlling a Locomotive - A system, method, and apparatus for automatically controlling a locomotive include a control interface unit configured to receive input from at least one manual control, receive input from an automatic control system, and transmit commands to a locomotive control system, wherein the commands are based at least partially on the input received from the automatic control system. A bypass relay may also be provided to enable and disable communication between the at least one manual control and the locomotive control system. | 04-24-2014 |
Teryl Kent Rouse, Kansas City, MO US
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20130065740 | PERSONAL EXERCISE DEVICE - A personal exercise device comprising a first arm pivotally coupled to a second arm wherein each arm includes a handle removably nesting in a sleeve. The personal exercise device further includes two tension members wherein one end each tension member is operably coupled to a handle of each arm and the other end of each tension member is coupled to the sleeve opposing the handle. A resistance element is operably connected to both the first arm and the second arm and configured to provide resistance between the relative rotational motion of the first arm and the second arm. The resistance element may be configured to be operably connected to other resistance elements to allow a user to customize, increase or decrease the resistance. The configuration of the personal exercise device provides a user the ability to seamlessly encounter resistance when applying force in at least two opposing directions. | 03-14-2013 |
Waine Rouse, Canton, MI US
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20100148531 | AUTOMOTIVE GLOVE BOX HINGE MECHANISM - A glove box hinge mechanism may include a plurality of linkages pivotally attaching a glove box to a vehicle dashboard structure. The linkages may be configured to pivot and translate the glove box upwards and outwards, limiting downward travel of the glove box. At least one torque tube may extend between the plurality of linkages to coordinate movement of the linkages. The torque tube may rotate with the plurality of linkages. A striker may be affixed to the torque tube so that the striker rotates towards a latch when the glove box is closed and so that the striker rotates to provide unobstructed access to the glove box in the open position. | 06-17-2010 |
William Rouse, Hurst, TX US
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20140137073 | END TO END MODULAR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing an information technology build service for building a platform in response to a service request. The invention receives a service request for the platform build from a requester, receives a plurality of platform parameters from the requester, determines whether the service request requires one or more physical machines or one or more virtual machines, and if the service request requires one or more virtual machines, initiates build of the one or more virtual machines. The invention also provisions physical and virtual storage based on received parameters, provisions physical and virtual processing power based on received parameters, and manages power of resources during the build, the managing comprising managing power ups, power downs, standbys, idles and reboots of one or more physical components being used for the build. | 05-15-2014 |
20140137110 | CAPACITY RECLAMATION AND RESOURCE ADJUSTMENT - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a system, method, or computer program product for providing capacity reclamation of resources allocated to one or more virtual machines. The invention monitors resource usage of the one or more virtual machines over a predetermined period of time, compares resource usage to resource allocation; and, based on the comparison of the resource usage to the resource allocation, adjusts resource allocation based on the monitored resource usage. Comparing the resource usage may include comparing resource usage to a target upper threshold percentage of allocated resources, and if the resource usage exceeds the target upper threshold, increasing the allocated resources by a predetermined amount and comparing resource usage to a target lower threshold percentage of allocated resources, and if the resource usage is less than the target lower threshold, decreasing the allocated resources by a predetermined amount. | 05-15-2014 |
William Thomas Rouse, Montgomery, TX US
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20080236843 | INFLOW CONTROL DEVICE - The present invention generally relates to the control of fluid flow in a wellbore. In one aspect, a flow control device for use in a wellbore is provided. The flow control device includes an inner member having at least one aperture formed therein. The flow control device also includes an outer member disposed around the inner member such that a flow path is defined between the inner member and the outer member. Additionally, the flow control device includes an elastomer member disposed within the outer member adjacent a portion of the flow path, wherein the elastomer member is capable of swelling upon contact with an actuating agent. In another aspect, a method of controlling fluid flow in a wellbore is provided. In yet a further aspect, an apparatus for controlling the flow of fluid in a wellbore is provided. | 10-02-2008 |