Hou, TX
Deyang Hou, Sugar Land, TX US
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20080245902 | Mixed-Mode Fuel Injector with a Variable Orifice - The invention disclosed a mixed-mode fuel injector with micro-variable-circular-orifice (MVCO), which is a fuel injection device for internal combustion engines, either diesel or gasoline engines. The fuel injector is a high-accuracy couple of components comprising a needle valve ( | 10-09-2008 |
20080314360 | Premix Combustion Methods, Devices and Engines Using the Same - This invention discloses a combustion method, which is for internal combustion engine, which utilizes a variable spray fuel injection wherein it has (i) a variable spray angle with smaller angles for earlier fuel injection and larger angles for later fuel injection, and (ii) variable spray patterns varying from hollow conical shapes for earlier injection to multi-jet shapes for later injection, wherein it has adaptive means to distribute fuel into combustion chamber space based on background pressure and injection timing. A combustion method, which utilizes a combustion chamber which has plural number of annular inner spaces resembling the space inside an automotive tire, which provides means to control propagation paths of combustion reaction radicals and control pressure rise rate, which also provides means to promote stratification of premixed charges. An internal combustion engine utilizing the said combustion methods is also disclosed. | 12-25-2008 |
20130199501 | FUEL INJECTOR WITH A VARIABLE ORIFICE - A variable orifice fuel injector has both an inward opening needle valve and an outward opening needle valve and has means to inject fuel in different hollow conical spray patterns and conventional multiple jet spray patterns selectively and independently. | 08-08-2013 |
20130213358 | FUEL INJECTOR CAPABLE OF DUAL FUEL INJECTION - A variable orifice fuel injector has both an inward opening needle valve and an outward opening needle valve and has means to inject dual fuels in different hollow conical spray patterns and conventional multiple jet spray patterns selectively and independently. | 08-22-2013 |
20140175192 | MIXED-MODE FUEL INJECTOR WITH A VARIABLE ORIFICE - This invention disclosed a mixed-mode fuel injector with a micro-variable-circular-orifice (MVCO), which is a fuel injection device for internal combustion engines, either diesel or gasoline engines. The fuel injector has means of generating variable mixed-mode sprays of conical and multi-jet shapes. | 06-26-2014 |
20140299105 | Methods for Low Temperature Combustion and Engines Using the Same - This invention discloses a method for low temperature combustion using at least two fuels with low and high boiling points being directly injected into engine combustion chamber separately and sequentially with two different spray patterns, wherein the low boiling point fuel can be quickly vaporized to form a low temperature zone for containing fuel jet combustion of high boiling point fuels. An internal combustion engine using the disclosed low temperature combustion method is also provided. | 10-09-2014 |
20140373806 | FUEL INJECTOR FOR MULTI-FUEL INJECTION WITH PRESSURE INTENSIFICATION AND A VARIABLE ORIFICE - A multi-fuel injector has an internal pressure intensifier which has means to intensify fuels with different viscosities, cetane or octane numbers, with high viscosity fuel being used to intensify both itself and low viscosity fuels to high pressure for direct injection into combustion chamber. A combustion method using such a method of fuel injection is also disclosed. A multi-fuel injector with variable orifice nozzle and variable spray patterns is also disclosed. | 12-25-2014 |
Fan-Chi Frank Hou, Mckinney, TX US
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20080217664 | Gate self aligned low noise JFET - The disclosure herein pertains to fashioning a low noise junction field effect transistor (JFET) where transistor gate materials are utilized in forming and electrically isolating active areas of a the JFET. More particularly, active regions are self aligned with patterned gate electrode material and sidewall spacers which facilitate desirably locating the active regions in a semiconductor substrate. This mitigates the need for additional materials in the substrate to isolate the active regions from one another, where such additional materials can introduce noise into the JFET. This also allows a layer of gate dielectric material to remain over the surface of the substrate, where the layer of gate dielectric material provides a substantially uniform interface at the surface of the substrate that facilitates uninhibited current flow between the active regions, and thus promotes desired device operation. | 09-11-2008 |
20100264466 | GATE SELF-ALIGNED LOW NOISE JFET - The disclosure herein pertains to fashioning a low noise junction field effect transistor (JFET) where transistor gate materials are utilized in forming and electrically isolating active areas of a the JFET. More particularly, active regions are self aligned with patterned gate electrode material and sidewall spacers which facilitate desirably locating the active regions in a semiconductor substrate. This mitigates the need for additional materials in the substrate to isolate the active regions from one another, where such additional materials can introduce noise into the JFET. This also allows a layer of gate dielectric material to remain over the surface of the substrate, where the layer of gate dielectric material provides a substantially uniform interface at the surface of the substrate that facilitates uninhibited current flow between the active regions, and thus promotes desired device operation. | 10-21-2010 |
20110050275 | SEMICONDUCTOR WAFER HAVING TEST MODULES INCLUDING PIN MATRIX SELECTABLE TEST DEVICES - A semiconductor wafer includes a plurality of die areas including circuit elements, and at least one test module (TM) on the wafer outside the die areas. The TMs include a test circuit including plurality of test transistors arranged in a plurality of rows and columns. The plurality of test transistors include at least three terminals (G, S, D and B). The TMs each include a plurality of pads. The pads include a first plurality of locally shared first pads each coupled to respective ones of a first of the three terminals, a second plurality of locally shared second pads each coupled to respective ones of a second of the three terminals, and at least one of the plurality of pads coupled to a third of the three terminals. The TM provides at least 2 pin transistor selection for uniquely selecting from the plurality of test transistors for testing. | 03-03-2011 |
Fu J. Hou, Missouri City, TX US
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20140145433 | TUBULAR CONNECTION WITH HELICALLY EXTENDING TORQUE SHOULDER - A tubular connection includes a pin member and a box member. The pin member has a first thread structure and a helical torque shoulder spaced axially along the pin member from the first thread structure. The box member has a second thread structure and a second helical torque shoulder spaced axially along the box member from the second thread structure. The first thread structure and the second thread structure are sized and located to control a stab position of the tubular connection, and in the stab position the first helical torque shoulder does not engage or axially overlap with the second helical torque shoulder. A method of joining tubular members utilizing a helical torque shoulder is also provided. | 05-29-2014 |
Fu Joseph Hou, Missouri City, TX US
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20100089593 | RADIALLY EXPANDING A TUBULAR ELEMENT - The invention relates to a method of radially expanding a tubular element. The method comprises inducing the wall of the tubular element to bend radially outward and in axially reverse direction so as to form an expanded tubular section extending around an unexpanded section of the tubular element, said wall having a resistance to radially outward bending and a resistance to stretching in circumferential direction. Said wall is provided with at least one of primary means for increasing the resistance to radially outward bending of the wall, and secondary means for reducing the resistance to stretching in circumferential direction of the wall. | 04-15-2010 |
20110266007 | METHOD OF RADIALLY EXPANDING A TUBULAR ELEMENT - A method is provided of radially expanding a tubular element extending into a wellbore formed in an earth formation, the method comprising inducing the wall of the tubular element to bend radially outward and in axially reverse direction so as to form an expanded tubular section extending around a remaining tubular section of the tubular element, wherein said bending occurs in a bending zone of the tubular element, and increasing the length of the expanded tubular section by inducing the bending zone to move in axial direction relative to the remaining tubular section. One of the tubular element and the wellbore wall is provided with at least one seal member arranged to induce sealing of the expanded tubular section relative to the wellbore wall. | 11-03-2011 |
Hao Hou, Mckinney, TX US
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20110032927 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR INTELLIGENT OPTIMIZATION OF DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSOR (DSP) RESOURCE UTILIZATION IN A MEDIA GATEWAY - The subject matter described herein includes methods, systems, and computer readable media for intelligent optimization of digital signal processor (DSP) resource utilization in a media gateway. In one method, it is determined in a media gateway whether predetermined conditions exist for DSP-less IP-IP switching for a call. In response to determining that the predetermined conditions exist, DSP-less IP-IP switching is implemented for the call in the media gateway. After implementing the DSP-less IP-IP switching for the call, it is determined whether a predetermined event occurs that requires insertion of DSP resources during the call. In response to determining that the predetermined event occurs, the DSP resources are inserted into the call during the call. | 02-10-2011 |
Hong Li Hou, Cypress, TX US
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20150083518 | ACOUSTIC SOURCE APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to rotate a rotatable driving member having at least one driving lobe, and to periodically contact at least one cam on a unitary driven member with the at least one driving lobe during rotation of the rotatable driving member, to set the driven member in motion. This motion can be used to launch an acoustic wave along an axis substantially orthogonal to the axis of rotation of the driving member, where the driving member disposed completely within the driven member. The signature of the acoustic wave can be at least partially determined by the profile of the cam and the rotation rate of the driving member. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 03-26-2015 |
Junsheng Hou, Kingwood, TX US
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20150032376 | APPARATUS AND METHODS OF SKIN EFFECT CORRECTION - Various embodiments include apparatus and methods to provide a skin-effect correction. The skin-effect correction can be based on a pre-calculated correction coefficient library. In various embodiments, a skin-effect correction procedure can be applied that only uses a single-frequency R-signal measurement. In addition, an embodiment of a skin-effect correction procedure using a single-frequency R-signal measurement can be applied whenever the quality of the data from one of the multiple frequencies normally used in a multi-frequency method is reliable. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 01-29-2015 |
20150039231 | MEASUREMENT CORRECTION APPARATUS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - In some embodiments, an apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, may operate to calculate a map that transforms fast modeled measurement results into accurate modeled measurement results within a modeled data space, to make actual measurements using a tool disposed in a borehole, to transform a plurality of modeling parameter vectors into the fast modeled measurement results via modeling, to transform the fast modeled measurement results into the accurate modeled measurement results using the map, to locate a matching modeling parameter vector as one of the plurality of modeling parameter vectors that matches the accurate modeled measurement results to the actual measurement, and to display at least a portion of the matching modeling parameter vector to represent at least one property of a geological formation. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described. | 02-05-2015 |
Junsheng Hou, Houston, TX US
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20130073206 | Multi-Step Borehole Correction Scheme for Multi-Component Induction Tools - Various resistivity logging tools, systems, and methods are disclosed. At least some system embodiments include a logging tool and at least one processor. The logging tool provides transmitter-receiver coupling measurements that include at least direct coupling along the longitudinal tool axis (Czz), direct coupling along the perpendicular axis (Cxx or Cyy), and cross coupling along the longitudinal and perpendicular axes (Cxz, Cyz, Czx, or Czy). The processor performs a multi-step inversion of said transmitter-receiver coupling measurements to obtain values for model parameters. Based at least in part on the model parameters, the processor determines borehole corrections for the transmitter-receiver coupling measurements and may further provide one or more logs derived from the borehole corrected transmitter-receiver coupling measurements. In at least some embodiments the logging tool assembly further collects borehole size measurements and measurements of borehole fluid resistivity for use in performing the inversion and determining the borehole corrections. | 03-21-2013 |
Junsheng Hou, Humble, TX US
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20140324353 | MULTI-COMPONENT INDUCTION LOGGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING REAL-TIME OBM BOREHOLE CORRECTION - Various resistivity logging tools, systems, and methods are disclosed. At least some system embodiments include a logging tool and at least one processor. The logging tool provides transmitter-receiver coupling measurements that include at least direct coupling along the longitudinal tool axis (Czz), direct coupling along the perpendicular axis (Cxx or Cyy), and cross coupling along the longitudinal and perpendicular axes (Cxz, Cyz, Czx, or Czy). The processor combines a plurality of the coupling measurements to obtain inversion parameters. Based at least in part on the inversion parameter, the processor performs an inversion process to determine a vertical conductivity and, based in part on the vertical conductivity, determines borehole corrected values for said transmitter-receiver coupling measurements. One or more of the borehole corrected values can be provided as a function of borehole position. | 10-30-2014 |
Rong Hou, Richardson, TX US
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20100158467 | System for Intelligent Patching of Telecommunication Cables with a Communication Network - A datacommunications patching system includes: a mounting frame; a first module mounted in the mounting frame and including a plurality of connector ports on one side thereof and first and second connectors on another side thereof; and a backplane that is mounted in the mounting frame. The backplane electrically connects to the first module via the first connector when the first module is mounted in the mounting, frame in a first orientation. and wherein the backplane electrically connects to the first module via the second connector when the first module is mounted in the mounting frame in a second orientation that is inverted from the first orientation. | 06-24-2010 |
Yaping Hou, College Station, TX US
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20100056894 | Self-Cleaning Membrane for Implantable Biosensors - The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to compositions, devices, systems, and methods including and/or for preparing and/or using a thermoresponsive nanocomposite hydrogel. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to methods of preparing a hydrogel including, for example, photochemically curing an aqueous solution of NIPAAm and copoly(dimethylsiloxane/methylvinylsiloxane) colloidal nanoparticles (˜219 nm). At temperatures above a volume phase transition temperature (VPTT) of ˜33-34° C., a hydrogel may deswell and become hydrophobic, while lowering the temperature below a VPTT may cause the hydrogel to swell and become hydrophilic. | 03-04-2010 |
Yucheng Hou, Katy, TX US
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20140262316 | RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF PROVIDING RISER ASSEMBLY - A riser assembly and method of producing a riser assembly for transporting fluids from a sub-sea location is disclosed. The assembly includes a riser comprising at least one segment of flexible pipe, the riser having a first end for connection to a floating facility and a further end;at least one buoyancy element for enabling a portion of the riser to form a hog bend configuration and an adjacent portion of the riser to form a sag bend configuration; and a weight element provided between the first end of the riser and the at least one buoyancy element, such that in an initial deployment position, the weight element is provided at least partially in the sag bend portion of the riser. | 09-18-2014 |
20140326461 | BUOYANCY COMPENSATING ELEMENT AND METHOD - A buoyancy compensating element for connection to a flexible pipe and method of producing a buoyancy compensating element are disclosed. The buoyancy compensating element includes a first body portion and a further body portion, wherein the first and further body portion are configured to be connectable to each other and in use to encompass a portion of flexible pipe. | 11-06-2014 |
20140356073 | PIPE COMPONENTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A connector assembly, riser assembly and method of producing a connector assembly are disclosed. The connector assembly includes a body portion for locating over a flexible pipe and arranged to be connectable to or formed integrally with one or more buoyancy compensating element, and one or more protrusion extending from the body portion and arranged to reduce or interrupt vortex induced vibrations in water surrounding the flexible pipe in use. | 12-04-2014 |
Yucheng Hou, Houston, TX US
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20130216317 | RISER SUPPORT - Apparatus and method for supporting a riser are disclosed. The apparatus includes an anchoring element ( | 08-22-2013 |
20140186124 | RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A riser assembly and method of producing a riser assembly are disclosed. The riser assembly includes a riser having a plurality of buoyancy elements provided at predetermined intervals along the length of the riser for supporting the riser, and at least one further buoyancy element arranged to support the riser in a configuration for accommodating tension changes in the riser due to vessel movement. | 07-03-2014 |
20150060079 | RISER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A riser assembly and method of supporting a flexible pipe are disclosed. The assembly includes a riser; at least one buoyancy compensating element attached to the riser for providing positive, negative or neutral buoyancy to the riser; and a tethering element connecting a first point of the riser with a further point of the riser so as to form a hog bend or a sag bend in the riser. | 03-05-2015 |