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20140000893 | Set-Delayed Cement Compositions Comprising Pumice and Associated Methods | 01-02-2014 |
20140020895 | Foaming of Set-Delayed Cement Compositions Comprising Pumice and Hydrated Lime - A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment a method a cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; foaming the set-delayed cement composition; activating the set-delayed cement composition; introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. Additional methods, foamed set-delayed cement composition, and systems for cementing are also provided. | 01-23-2014 |
20140034314 | Mitigation of Contamination Effects in Set-Delayed Cement Compositions Comprising Pumice and Hydrated Lime - Methods and compositions for cementing are disclosed. Embodiments include a method of cementing comprising: providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, a primary set retarder, a secondary set retarder; activating the set-delayed cement composition to produce an activated cement composition; introducing the activated cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the activated cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. | 02-06-2014 |
20140048267 | Two-Part Set-Delayed Cement Compositions - A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment a method of cementing comprising: providing a pozzolan slurry comprising a pozzolan and water; providing a lime slurry comprising hydrated lime and water; allowing the pozzolan slurry and the lime slurry to remain separate for about one day or longer; mixing the pozzolan slurry and the lime slurry to form a cement composition; and allowing the cement composition to set. | 02-20-2014 |
20140083701 | Cement Set Activators for Set-Delayed Cement Compositions and Associated Methods - Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. In one embodiment, a method of cementing in a subterranean formation is described. The method may comprise providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder; activating the set-delayed cement composition with a liquid additive to produce an activated cement composition, wherein the liquid additive comprises a monovalent salt, a polyphosphate, a dispersant, and water; and allowing the activated cement composition to set. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090843 | Use of Synthetic Smectite in Set-Delayed Cement Compositions - Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. In one embodiment a method of cementing in a subterranean formation is described. The method comprises providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising pumice, hydrated lime, a cement set retarder, a synthetic smectite, and water; introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. | 04-03-2014 |
20140202698 | Set-Delayed Cement Compositions Comprising Pumice and Associated Methods - Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. An embodiment includes a method of cementing in a subterranean formation comprising: providing a cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, a set retarder, and a strength enhancer, wherein the strength enhancer comprises at least one material selected from the group consisting of cement kiln dust, slag, amorphous silica, a pozzolan, and any combination thereof; introducing the cement composition into the subterranean formation; and allowing the cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. | 07-24-2014 |
20140216746 | Plugging and Abandoning a Well Using a Set-Delayed Cement Composition Comprising Pumice - Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. In one embodiment a method of plugging a wellbore is described. The method comprises providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising pumice, hydrated lime, a cement set retarder, and water; activating the set-delayed cement composition to produce an activated set-delayed cement composition; introducing the activated set-delayed cement composition into the wellbore; and allowing the activated set-delayed cement composition to form a plug in the wellbore that has a permeability of less than 0.1 millidarcy. | 08-07-2014 |
20140318785 | Wellbore Servicing Compositions and Methods of Making and Using Same - A method of servicing a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising placing a liquid additive composition comprising (i) a liquid non-aqueous continuous phase; (ii) a discontinuous phase comprising a water-soluble polymeric additive; (iii) emulsion-stabilizing and water-wetting surfactants and (iv) a discontinuous phase release control agent. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid comprising (i) a cementitious material and (ii) a liquid additive composition comprising a fluid loss additive and a discontinuous phase release control agent into the wellbore and/or subterranean formation; and allowing the cement to set. A wellbore servicing composition comprising a cement slurry and a liquid additive composition comprising (i) an acid gelling polymer (ii) an invert emulsion; (iii) a water-wetting surfactant; (iv) an emulsion-stabilizing surfactant; and (v) a discontinuous phase control release agent wherein the acid-gelling polymer is disposed within the invert emulsion. | 10-30-2014 |
20150013988 | Mitigating Annular Pressure Buildup Using Temperature-Activated Polymeric Particulates - A variety of methods and compositions are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method that comprises providing a treatment fluid comprising a carrier fluid and temperature-activated polymeric particulates, wherein a compressible gas is trapped in the polymeric particulates; and introducing the treatment fluid into a well bore annulus. | 01-15-2015 |
20150322328 | COLLOIDAL HIGH ASPECT RATIO NANOSILICA ADDITIVES IN SEALANTS AND METHODS RELATING THERETO - Colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica additives that comprise colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica particles having an average diameter of about 100 nm or less and an average aspect ratio of about 1.5 or greater may be useful in forming sealants in a wellbore, a subterranean formation, or both. For example, a method may include introducing a wellbore fluid into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, the wellbore fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid, an activator, and a colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica additive; placing the wellbore fluid into a portion of the wellbore, a portion of the subterranean formation, or both; and forming a sealant that comprises the colloidal high aspect ratio nanosilica additive therein. | 11-12-2015 |
20160084037 | CEMENT BLENDS INCLUDING INERT MICROPARTICLES - Dry cement blends that include inert microparticles may be used to produce cement slurries with a lower viscosity and a longer aging window. For example, a related method may include providing a cement dry blend comprising a plurality of cement particles and a plurality of inert microparticles, wherein the inert microparticles have an average diameter at least about 3 times smaller than that of the average diameter of the cement particles; mixing water, a set retarding additive, and the cement dry blend to yield a cement slurry; storing the cement slurry; mixing a cement set accelerator into the cement slurry; introducing the cement slurry into a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation; and allowing the cement slurry to set at a location within the wellbore, the subterranean formation, or both. | 03-24-2016 |
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20120179163 | Composite Interference Screws and Drivers - The present disclosure relates to a delivery device and screw combination. The combination includes a delivery device comprising a handle and a shaft coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal end, a distal end, a non-circular cannulation, and markings along a length of the shaft; an interference screw coupled to the delivery device comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the screw including threads extending in an open helical form from the proximal end to the distal end, a suture bridge located at a distal end of the screw and housed within a slot of the delivery device shaft, and a plurality of runners extending longitudinally along an interior of the screw, the runners housed within grooves of the delivery device shaft; and a suture disposed around the suture bridge, ends of the suture extending through the cannulation of the delivery device shaft. | 07-12-2012 |
20150196388 | Composite Interference Screws and Drivers - The present disclosure relates to a delivery device and screw combination. The combination includes a delivery device comprising a handle and a shall coupled to the handle, the shaft including a proximal end, a distal end, a non-circular cannulation, and markings along a length of the shaft; an interference screw coupled to the delivery device comprising a proximal end and a distal end, the screw including threads extending in an open helical form from the proximal end to the distal end, a suture bridge located at a distal end of the screw and housed within a slot of the delivery device shaft, and a plurality of runners extending longitudinally along an interior of the screw, the runners housed within grooves of the delivery device shaft; and a suture disposed around the suture bridge, ends of the suture extending through the emulation of the delivery device shaft. | 07-16-2015 |
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20090073030 | Transfer of position information of mobile terminal - The invention provides a method of combining satellite positioning system signals and position information derived from such signals in a mobile terminal, when these are available at a first location, with cellular communication signals and a method, system and apparatus for determining the approximate position information for the said mobile terminal when SPS signals are not available at a second location. The approximate position is determined in the mobile terminal only using a position difference vector derived from the cellular communication signals using time offsets in a method based on the observed time difference of arrival. The computations of cellular position and position difference information are made within the network infrastructure. The invention provides for the security of the user as only position difference information is communicated over the air interface, or transmission time offset measurements which require non-transmitted information to determine a solution. In a further aspect of the invention, the approximate position information is used to provide position assistance information to an SPS receiver for the purposes of (a) satellite signal acquisition with reduced search time and/or (b) initial position information for the calculation of SPS location which thereby avoids the ‘integer ambiguity’ problem resulting from the repetitive nature of the SPS ranging signals. In a further aspect of the invention, a method is disclosed whereby a plurality of cellular positioning measurements are combined, initially with SPS measurements and then without such measurements, to provide a combined cellular position information with improved accuracy and a dynamic model. | 03-19-2009 |
20090111482 | Method and Apparatus for Determining Whether a Mobile Terminal Has Moved Outside a Given Locale - A method and apparatus are described for determining whether a mobile terminal | 04-30-2009 |
20090160703 | Assistance to a mobile sps receiver - A method is described, for use with an SPS mobile terminal receiver | 06-25-2009 |
20090281729 | Integrated Mobile Terminal Navigation - A navigation system is described which includes a mobile terminal | 11-12-2009 |
20100234048 | DETERMINING THE CHANGE IN TIME AT A MOBILE TERMINAL - In a terminal | 09-16-2010 |
20100295727 | PROCESSING RECEIVED SATELLITE RADIO SIGNALS - A method of processing received satellite radio signals is disclosed in which signals are received the signals from plural satellites through a common antenna. The received signals are digitised to produce a time-series of digitised signal samples and a plurality of replicas representing the signals of each of the plurality of satellites are obtained. At least one sample is selected from each of the replicas and the elements of a register are set equal to the selected replica samples. Thereafter, in turn, for each one of said digitised signal samples, the value of the digitised signal sample is combined with each of the values of the elements of the register to produce corresponding modified values; and the modified values corresponding to each of said register elements are accumulated. | 11-25-2010 |
20110043406 | FINDING THE POSITION OF A MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus are disclosed for determining the position, or change in the position, of a mobile terminal. The terminal has a receiver for receiving the signals from one or more transmission sources at unknown positions and an independent positioning device able to find, when operative, the position of the mobile terminal. The method uses the independent positioning device to measure the position of the mobile terminal at one or more first locations. A respective first set of time or phase offset values of signals received from the transmission sources relative to each other or to a reference in the mobile terminal is measured in the mobile terminal, at each first location. A second set of time or phase offset values are measured in the mobile terminal at a second terminal location where the independent positioning device is not operative and a second set of time or phase offset values of the signals received from the transmission sources, relative to each other or to a reference in the mobile terminal is measured. The values and said first measured terminal position or positions are combined, to thereby calculate the position of the mobile terminal at the second location, or the change in position of the mobile terminal between a first location and the second location. | 02-24-2011 |
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20120046927 | INTEGRATED AUTOMATION SYSTEM WITH PICTURE COMPILATION SYSTEM - Methods and systems are described for generating a data representation of a geographical region as an adjunct to conducting autonomous operations within the region. The method comprises receiving information specifying a plurality of localised caused zones having operation-defined geographical boundaries within the region; receiving heterogeneous data descriptive of the region; associating the received data with respective localised zones; fusing the received data associated with the localised zones into data representations of the localised zones; and integrating the data representations of the localised zones into a common data representation of the geographical region. | 02-23-2012 |
20120323495 | ROCK PROPERTY MEASUREMENTS WHILE DRILLING - Described herein is a method and system for characterizing in-ground rock types from measurement-while-drilling data in a mining environment. The method includes the steps of drilling holes at a plurality of selected locations within a region of interest; collecting measurements while drilling to obtain an array of data samples ( | 12-20-2012 |
20150193691 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING GEOPHYSICAL DATA - Described herein is a computer implemented method for generating a probabilistic model usable to identify instances of a target feature in geophysical data sets stored on a memory device. The computer implemented method using a computer processing unit to generate a probabilistic model from a training library for use in identifying instances of the target feature in the geophysical data sets, applying, using the computer processing unit, the probabilistic model to one or more of the geophysical data sets to generate a plurality of results, processing, using the computer processing unit, the set of results according to an acceptability criteria in order to identify a plurality of candidate results, receiving a selection of one or more of the candidate results and for the or each selected candidate result displaying on a display the result and its associated geophysical data set to assist a user in making an assessment as to whether or not the probabilistic model is an acceptable model for the processing of the geophysical data sets, receiving from a user an assessment as to whether or not the probabilistic model is an acceptable model; and if the assessment received indicates the probabilistic model is an acceptable model for processing the geophysical data, outputting the probabilistic model and/or the training library. | 07-09-2015 |
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20100233043 | CARTRIDGE FOR THE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN - The present invention provides a cartridge for the generation of hydrogen. The cartridge includes a case, an igniter, and a structural component. The case defines an interior cavity and the igniter is positioned within the cavity. The structural component is also positioned within the cavity and is formed of a particulate embedded in a matrix and the particulate includes a metallic material. An oxidizing agent is positioned within the cavity. The structural component is configured such that the metallic material and the oxidizing agent react together to generate hydrogen after the igniter generates sufficient heat to remove the matrix from the structural component and to initiate the reaction between the metallic material and the oxidizing agent. | 09-16-2010 |
20120159963 | CARTRIDGE FOR THE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN FOR PROVIDING MECHANICAL POWER - The present invention provides a motor powered by an expandable, combustible gas. The motor includes a cartridge for the generation of hydrogen. The cartridge is configured to generate high pressure and high temperature hydrogen. The motor is configured such that hydrogen generated by the cartridge is directed into a series of expandable chambers defined by at least one flywheel. The flywheel is connected to a shaft such that power generated by the hydrogen can be transmitted out of the motor. The motor is configured such that power can be generated by expansion of the hydrogen and subsequent combustion of the hydrogen. | 06-28-2012 |
20120186543 | CARTRIDGE FOR THE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN FOR PROVIDING MECHANICAL POWER - The present invention provides an auxiliary power system to provide supplemental power by compressed hydrogen. The system includes a motor configured to be driven by the compressed hydrogen. The motor includes a cartridge for the generation of hydrogen. The cartridge is configured to generate high pressure and high temperature hydrogen. The motor is configured such that hydrogen generated by the cartridge is directed through a manifold and moves pistons in a cylinder block such that the cylinder block rotates. A clutch assembly is provided to transmit power from the motor. | 07-26-2012 |
20120223124 | CARTRIDGE FOR THE GENERATION OF HYDROGEN FOR BONDING MATERIALS - The present invention provides assembly for use with a cartridge for the generation of hydrogen and a method for bonding metals with the cartridge. The cartridge includes a case, an igniter, and a structural component. The case defines an interior cavity and the igniter is positioned within the cavity. The structural component is also positioned within the cavity and is formed of a particulate embedded in a matrix and the particulate includes a metallic material. An oxidizing agent is positioned within the cavity. The structural component is configured such that the metallic material and the oxidizing agent react together to generate hydrogen after the igniter generates sufficient heat to remove the matrix from the structural component and to initiate the reaction between the metallic material and the oxidizing agent. The cartridge is positioned within the assembly relative to a metal flyer such that when the cartridge is discharged, the flyer is bonded to a metal anvil. | 09-06-2012 |
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20100289313 | FOLDING SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING AUTOMATIC SEAT CUSHION TIP-UP - A seat assembly for a motor vehicle which provides easy access to a third row of passenger seating and folds to provide additional cargo space. The seat assembly includes a base frame operatively attached to the floor of the vehicle. A seat back is pivotally coupled to the base frame about a first pivot axis for movement between a seated position, a stowed position, and a folded position. A proximate end of a sub frame is pivotally coupled to the seat back about a second pivot axis for movement between a seated position and a folded position. A seat cushion is pivotally coupled to the sub frame at a third pivot axis for movement between a seated position, a stowed position, and a folded position. A first end of a link member is pivotally coupled to the base frame and a second opposite end of the link member is pivotally coupled to a distal end of the sub frame. | 11-18-2010 |
20120193960 | REINFORCEMENT ASSEMBLY FOR REINFORCING A SEAT BELT APPARATUS OF A SEAT ASSEMBLY - A reinforcement assembly for reinforcing a seat belt apparatus for use with a seat assembly is provided. The seat assembly includes a seat back frame having a pair of downwardly directed side frame members affixed to the vehicle floor. A top frame member traverses the pair of side frame members. A seat cushion frame is pivotally supported on the seat back frame. The reinforcement assembly includes a floor bracket and an elongated vertically aligned reinforcement member. The floor bracket includes a first side which faces the vehicle floor and an opposite second side. The reinforcement member is positioned between the pair of side frame members and includes a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is affixed to the top frame member of the seat back frame. The second end includes a mounting surface which contacts the second side of the floor bracket and in which the mounting surface is affixed to both the floor bracket and the vehicle floor. | 08-02-2012 |
20120193967 | TETHER BRACKET ASSEMBLY AND SEAT ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A tether bracket assembly for securing a connector of a child seat is used in conjunction with a seat assembly having an U-shaped seat back frame. The U-shaped seat back frame includes a top horizontal cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly includes a mounting bracket having a concave surface which includes a curvature complementary to the cylindrical bar of the seat back frame, the concave surface being affixed to an underside of the cylindrical bar. The tether bracket assembly further includes an elongated tether bracket having a first end and an opposite second end. The first end is operatively attached to the mounting bracket. The second end is adapted to engage with a connector of a child seat to secure the child seat to the seat assembly. The elongated tether bracket projects generally upward beyond the top horizontal cylindrical bar of the seat back frame. | 08-02-2012 |
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20110250632 | METHODS FOR CONDUCTING CELLULAR ASSAYS - The present invention relates to cryopreserved cell cultures, methods for cryopreserving cells and methods for conducting cellular assays on such cells. A cryopreserved cell culture of the invention comprises a container having at least a surface which is coated with poly-lysine and frozen cells supported on the surface. | 10-13-2011 |
20120101005 | METHODS FOR PREDICTING THE TOXICITY OF A CHEMICAL - The invention relates to methods and kits for predicting the effect of a chemical on a developmental pathway. In particular, the invention relates to methods and kits for predicting the toxicity of a chemical on human developmental pathways. The methods and kits of the invention can be used for predicting changes in a cellular biomap or a developmental pathway during human foetal development. | 04-26-2012 |
20120202222 | ENZYME FRAGMENT COMPLEMENTATION ASSAYS FOR MONITORING THE ACTIVATION OF THE VOLTAGE-GATED POTASSIUM ION CHANNEL HERG - The present invention provides methods and cell based assays for testing for the binding of a ligand to a human Ether-a-go-go-related (hERG) voltage-gated potassium ion channel protein in an enzyme complementation assay. The invention is of particular use in toxicological and drug screening, particularly for high throughput screening. | 08-09-2012 |
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20130045484 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETERMINING THE TOXICITY OF AN AGENT - The invention relates to methods and kits for determining the toxicity of an agent on a population of eukaryotic cells, particularly human cells. The cells may comprise a nucleic acid construct comprising a DNA damage induced response element operably linked to a sequence encoding a reporter gene. The multiplex methods and kits provide means for distinguishing between genotoxic and cytotoxic agents. | 02-21-2013 |
20130323723 | SOLID SUPPORT AND METHOD OF RECOVERING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL THEREFROM - The present invention relates to solid supports that are used for the storage and further processing of biological materials. The invention is particularly concerned with solid supports which have at least one surface coated with a chemical mixture that enhances the recovery of the biological material from the support. Methods of preparing and using the solid supports are also described. | 12-05-2013 |
20130323778 | PAPER SUPPORT AND METHOD OF RECOVERING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL THEREFROM - The present invention relates to paper supports for neonatal screening that are used for the storage and further processing of biological materials. The invention is particularly concerned with paper supports which have at least one surface coated with a chemical that enhances the recovery of the biological material from the support. Methods of preparing and using the paper supports are also described. | 12-05-2013 |
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20130136347 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE COLOR OF AN OBJECT IN A PHOTO - A method for interpreting a color in a photographic digital image is disclosed. The method includes receiving a photographic digital image comprising a color portion proximate to a color scale. Different spatial positions on the color scale correspond to different known outcome values. The position of the color portion in the digital image is located and a digital color value for the color portion is determined. Digital scale color values at different positions on the color scale are determined. The digital color value is compared to one or more digital scale color values to determine a digital reference color value that approximates the digital color value of the color portion. A position of the digital reference color value on the color scale is determined. An outcome value is then determined based on the position of the digital reference color value. | 05-30-2013 |
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20140096451 | LOADING DOCK DOOR - A system for allowing a loading dock door to release from a track upon being struck by a fork lift or other sufficiently strong force. The system employs a unique track profile with one or more sidewalls that have an angled sidewall profile to allow the wheel assembly to move up the sidewall and out of the tracks, and a tensioned or spring loaded wheel assembly that allows the assembly to flex enough to ride up the sidewall and out of the tracks when the door is impacted. | 04-10-2014 |
20140135641 | DEVICE FOR EVACUATING AND/OR MONITORING GAS LEAKING FROM A PATIENT DURING SURGERY OR ANESTHETIZATION - A system is described herein for evacuating gas as it is leaking from a patient's airway. The system comprises a gas evacuation flowpath configured for collecting a gas flow escaping from the patient when inserted into the patient's airway. A vacuum source is connected to the gas evacuation flowpath. Devices that may be employed as part of the system and a method for evacuating gas from a patient are also described. | 05-15-2014 |
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