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20130297324 | VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY FOR CONDUCTING VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SUGGESTED PROFESSIONALS - Systems and methods for providing a virtual professionals community for conducting virtual consultations with suggested professionals includes receiving, in a server, data associated with a plurality of professionals, including a specialty descriptive of one or more of the plurality of professionals. The server can receive a peer performance rating for one of the plurality of professionals generated by a second of the plurality of professionals. A client can submit, to the server, a search request that includes user-defined search criteria. The server can then search the received data based on the search criteria to select relevant professionals associated with the client's search request. The server can rank the selected relevant professionals based on peer performance ratings and the relevancy of the relevant professional to the search criteria. After ranking the selected professionals, the server can transmit a report of the relevant professionals ordered in the ranking determined by the server. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297351 | VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY FOR CONDUCTING VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SUGGESTED PROFESSIONALS - Systems and methods for providing a virtual professionals community for conducting virtual consultations with suggested professionals includes receiving, at an electronic device, a request for data associated with a professional. A list of professionals can be transmitted to a client in response to the request. The client can select one of the professionals from the list of professionals. At a scheduled time for a virtual consultation, an appointment interface can be established between the client and professional. Prior to the virtual consultation, including immediately before the virtual consultation, a notification can be transmitted to the professional. The notification can include access to the appointment interface, and a selectable option corresponding to a professional insurance coverage for the virtual appointment. The professional insurance coverage can be based at least in part on the request and can have a coverage period corresponding to a duration of the virtual consultation. | 11-07-2013 |
20140180715 | VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY FOR CONDUCTING VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SUGGESTED PROFESSIONALS - Systems and methods for providing a virtual professionals community for conducting virtual consultations with suggested professionals includes receiving, at an electronic device, a request for data associated with a professional. A list of professionals can be transmitted to a client in response to the request. The client can select one of the professionals from the list of professionals. At a scheduled time for a virtual consultation, an appointment interface can be established between the client and professional. Prior to the virtual consultation, including immediately before the virtual consultation, a notification can be transmitted to the professional. The notification can include access to the appointment interface, and a selectable option corresponding to a professional insurance coverage for the virtual appointment. | 06-26-2014 |
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20120166221 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING TELEMEDICINE SESSIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOPOLITICAL ZONES - A system and method designed to overcome or work with the geopolitical restraints on medical practice that presently hampers the process of conducting physician patient telemedicine sessions across different geopolitical zones such as different states or different countries. The method uses at least one Internet server and database, which may optionally reside or have an IP address within in the one or more geopolitical zones where the physician is licensed to practice medicine. The database will often contain lists of physician authorizations to conduct telemedicine in various other geopolitical zones, lists of patient telemedicine waivers, as well as information pertaining to the physician's specialty, rating, fee structure, and availability. The database may additionally contain other features such as lists of translator availability and patient electronic health records. The server may additionally facilitate video conferencing by presenting a unified user interface and/or relaying video teleconferencing data packets between participants. | 06-28-2012 |
20130297324 | VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY FOR CONDUCTING VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SUGGESTED PROFESSIONALS - Systems and methods for providing a virtual professionals community for conducting virtual consultations with suggested professionals includes receiving, in a server, data associated with a plurality of professionals, including a specialty descriptive of one or more of the plurality of professionals. The server can receive a peer performance rating for one of the plurality of professionals generated by a second of the plurality of professionals. A client can submit, to the server, a search request that includes user-defined search criteria. The server can then search the received data based on the search criteria to select relevant professionals associated with the client's search request. The server can rank the selected relevant professionals based on peer performance ratings and the relevancy of the relevant professional to the search criteria. After ranking the selected professionals, the server can transmit a report of the relevant professionals ordered in the ranking determined by the server. | 11-07-2013 |
20130297351 | VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY FOR CONDUCTING VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SUGGESTED PROFESSIONALS - Systems and methods for providing a virtual professionals community for conducting virtual consultations with suggested professionals includes receiving, at an electronic device, a request for data associated with a professional. A list of professionals can be transmitted to a client in response to the request. The client can select one of the professionals from the list of professionals. At a scheduled time for a virtual consultation, an appointment interface can be established between the client and professional. Prior to the virtual consultation, including immediately before the virtual consultation, a notification can be transmitted to the professional. The notification can include access to the appointment interface, and a selectable option corresponding to a professional insurance coverage for the virtual appointment. The professional insurance coverage can be based at least in part on the request and can have a coverage period corresponding to a duration of the virtual consultation. | 11-07-2013 |
20140108055 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONDUCTING TELEMEDICINE SESSIONS ACROSS DIFFERENT GEOPOLITICAL ZONES - A system and method designed to overcome or work with the geopolitical restraints on medical practice that presently hampers the process of conducting physician patient telemedicine sessions across different geopolitical zones such as different states or different countries. The method uses at least one Internet server and database, which may optionally reside or have an IP address within in the one or more geopolitical zones where the physician is licensed to practice medicine. The database will often contain lists of physician authorizations to conduct telemedicine in various other geopolitical zones, lists of patient telemedicine waivers, as well as information pertaining to the physician's specialty, rating, fee structure, and availability. The database may additionally contain other features such as lists of translator availability and patient electronic health records. The server may additionally facilitate video conferencing by presenting a unified user interface and/or relaying video teleconferencing data packets between participants. | 04-17-2014 |
20140180715 | VIRTUAL PROFESSIONALS COMMUNITY FOR CONDUCTING VIRTUAL CONSULTATIONS WITH SUGGESTED PROFESSIONALS - Systems and methods for providing a virtual professionals community for conducting virtual consultations with suggested professionals includes receiving, at an electronic device, a request for data associated with a professional. A list of professionals can be transmitted to a client in response to the request. The client can select one of the professionals from the list of professionals. At a scheduled time for a virtual consultation, an appointment interface can be established between the client and professional. Prior to the virtual consultation, including immediately before the virtual consultation, a notification can be transmitted to the professional. The notification can include access to the appointment interface, and a selectable option corresponding to a professional insurance coverage for the virtual appointment. | 06-26-2014 |
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20090044439 | TACTICAL FOREGRIP ASSEMBLY - A tactical foregrip assembly for use with a firearm, the assembly having an independently rotatable grip mount assembly and an independently rotatable light mount assembly. The invention comprises a stationary mount assembly attachable to the receiver of a firearm, a grip mount assembly radially rotatable about and electrically coupled to the stationary mount assembly, and a light mount assembly radially rotatable about and electrically coupled to the stationary mount and engagable with said grip assembly. The present invention allows the operator to provide light to illuminate an area while simultaneously positioning himself in a manner so as to maximally use available cover. | 02-19-2009 |
20090208914 | Door Breach Training System - A door breach training system comprising a first restraint assembly connecting a door to a frame. The door is attached to a lock jamb of the frame with a first restraint assembly that exposes a shear joint to impact from a projectile, such as shotgun round. Another embodiment further comprises attachment of the door to the hinge jamb with at least one second restraint assembly that functionally simulates a typical door hinge and exposes a shear joint to impact from a ballistic round. The preferred embodiment includes replaceable lock panels and hinge panels that are designed to break in a known manner in order to replicate those same failure modes for both door locks and door hinges in typical residential and commercial construction environments. | 08-20-2009 |
20100089205 | Packable Battering Ram - A packable battering ram quickly disassembled for transport by two or more persons. In the preferred embodiment, the invention has first and second body members that are symmetrical, but otherwise identically shaped and sized. When assembled, the first and second body members form a lower surface that has a concave portion that approximates the natural curvature of the back of an adult male. The packable battering may be disassembled to distribute the weight between multiple people, yet quickly assembled for use upon arrival at a emergency response location. | 04-15-2010 |
20120255233 | Explosive Breach Training System - An explosive breach training system comprising a frame having a lock jamb with two opposing ends and an inner surface, two wide members connected to the opposing ends of the lock jamb, and a long member having ends connected to the wide members. The frame defines an interior space. A hinge jamb assembly comprises an elongate member within the interior space, the assembly being slidably attached to the frame and moveable between the lock jamb and the long member. A door member has a hinge side attachable to the assembly and a lock side, and fits in a door space defined by the elongate member, the lock jamb, and the portions of the wide members extending between the assembly and the opposing ends of the lock jamb. A lock bracket is adjacent to the lock jamb, and defines an elongate slot intersecting with a portion of said door space. | 10-11-2012 |
20140141394 | Security Door Breach Training System - A security door breach training system comprising a frame, a door attached to the frame, a latch attached to the door having a latching end, a plurality of first elongate members fixed to the frame, at least one retaining pin adjacent to the frame, a latch-receiving member positioned between the frame member and the stub of the at least one retaining pin, a second elongate member having a first end attached to the third surface of the frame member and a free second end, the second elongate member in contacted with the latch-receiving member; and at least one bar attached between two of the first elongate members. | 05-22-2014 |
20140373456 | Explosive Breach Training System - An explosive breach training system comprising a frame having a lock jamb with two opposing ends and an inner surface, two wide members connected to said opposing ends of said lock jamb, and a long member having ends connected to said wide members opposite of said lock jamb. The frame defines an interior space. A hinge jamb assembly comprises an elongate member within the interior space, with the hinge jamb assembly being slidably attached to the frame and selectively moveable between said lock jamb and said long member. A door member has a hinge side attachable to said hinge jamb assembly and a lock side, and is sized to fit in a door space defined by the elongate member, the lock jamb, and the portions of the wide members extending between the hinge jamb assembly and the opposing ends of the lock jamb. A lock bracket is adjacent to the lock jamb, and defines an elongate slot intersecting with a portion of said door space. | 12-25-2014 |
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20090038597 | Knock resistant split-cycle engine and method - An engine has a rotatable crankshaft. A compression piston is received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. An expansion piston is received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A crossover passage interconnects the compression and expansion cylinders. The crossover passage includes a crossover compression valve and a crossover expansion valve defining a pressure chamber therebetween. A fuel injector is disposed in the pressure chamber of the crossover passage. Fuel injection from the fuel injector into the crossover passage is timed to occur entirely during the compression stroke of the compression piston. | 02-12-2009 |
20090038598 | Split-cycle engine with early crossover compression valve opening - A split-cycle engine includes a crankshaft. A compression piston is received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. An expansion piston is received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A crossover passage interconnects the compression and expansion cylinders. The crossover passage includes a crossover compression (XovrC) valve and a crossover expansion (XovrE) valve defining a pressure chamber therebetween. The crossover compression valve is timed to open when the pressure in the compression cylinder is less than the upstream pressure in the crossover passage at the crossover compression valve. | 02-12-2009 |
20120012089 | KNOCK RESISTANT SPLIT-CYCLE ENGINE AND METHOD - An engine has a rotatable crankshaft. A compression piston is received within a compression cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the compression piston reciprocates through an intake stroke and a compression stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. An expansion piston is received within an expansion cylinder and operatively connected to the crankshaft such that the expansion piston reciprocates through an expansion stroke and an exhaust stroke during a single rotation of the crankshaft. A crossover passage interconnects the compression and expansion cylinders. The crossover passage includes a crossover compression valve and a crossover expansion valve defining a pressure chamber therebetween. A fuel injector is disposed in the pressure chamber of the crossover passage. Fuel injection from the fuel injector into the crossover passage is timed to occur entirely during the compression stroke of the compression piston. | 01-19-2012 |
20120255296 | AIR MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AIR HYBRID ENGINE - Systems and related methods are disclosed that generally involve adjusting the temperature of an air mass to improve the efficiency of an air hybrid engine. In one embodiment, an air management system is provided that includes a heat exchanger, a recuperator, and associated control valves that connect between the air hybrid engine, its exhaust system, and its air tank. The air management system improves the efficiency of the energy transfer to the air tank by compressed air during AC and FC modes and improves the efficiency of the energy transfer from the air tank by compressed air during AE and AEF modes. The improvement in efficiency from the system results in reduced engine and vehicle fuel consumption during driving cycles comprising accelerations, decelerations, and steady-state cruising. | 10-11-2012 |
20130298889 | OUTWARDLY-OPENING VALVE WITH CAST-IN DIFFUSER - Disclosed is an engine valve port including a valve opening, a first portion, and a separate second portion. The first portion and the second portion are separately connected to the valve opening, and the first portion and the second portion merge together at a location spaced from the valve opening. The valve port has a bifurcated, porpoise-like shape. The first portion and the second portion are generally arcuate in shape, and the first portion and the second portion have a generally semicircular cross-section. Also disclosed is an engine including such a valve port. A valve associated with the valve port may be an outwardly-opening valve. | 11-14-2013 |
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20100252010 | Crescent-Shaped Recess in Piston of a Split-Cycle Engine - The present invention generally relates to a recess in the top of a piston. More particularly, the present invention relates to a crescent-shaped recess in the top of an expansion piston of a split-cycle engine. | 10-07-2010 |
20120073552 | CROSSOVER PASSAGE SIZING FOR SPLIT-CYCLE ENGINE - In split-cycle engines and air hybrid split-cycle engines, the sizing of the crossover passage is critical to engine efficiency. Efficiency can be improved by sizing the crossover passage volume to be small relative to the volume of the cylinders, and in particular relative to the volume of the compression cylinder. This allows for a higher pressure in the crossover passage, which extends the duration of sonic flow from the crossover passage into the expansion cylinder and increases combustion pressure. The methods, systems, and devices disclosed herein generally involve sizing the crossover passages, cylinders, or other components of a split-cycle engine or air hybrid split-cycle engine to improve efficiency. | 03-29-2012 |
20120073553 | EXHAUST VALVE TIMING FOR SPLIT-CYCLE ENGINE - The engines, engine components, and related methods disclosed herein generally involve closing an exhaust valve through which exhaust gasses and other combustion products are evacuated from the expansion cylinder of a split-cycle engine before opening a crossover expansion valve through which a fresh charge of air and/or fuel is supplied to the expansion cylinder. The exhaust valve is preferably closed as late as possible after a combustion event, but with sufficient margin before opening of the crossover expansion valve and, in the case of an inwardly-opening exhaust valve, before valve-to-piston contact occurs. Preferably, the exhaust valve is closed about 0 CA degrees to about 15 CA degrees before the crossover expansion valve is opened. | 03-29-2012 |
20120080017 | SPLIT-CYCLE AIR HYBRID V-ENGINE - A split-cycle air hybrid engine with improved efficiency is disclosed in which the centerline of a compression cylinder is positioned at a non-zero angle with respect to the centerline of an expansion cylinder such that the engine has a V-shaped configuration. In one embodiment, the centerlines of the respective cylinders intersect an axis parallel to, but offset from, the axis of rotation of the crankshaft. Modular crossover passages, crossover passage manifolds, and associated air reservoir valve assemblies and thermal regulation systems are also disclosed. | 04-05-2012 |
20140261325 | SPLIT-CYCLE ENGINES WITH DIRECT INJECTION - In some embodiments, split-cycle engines are disclosed that are capable of operating in a normal firing mode in which a firing stroke is performed in the expansion cylinder only on every other rotation of the crankshaft. Fuel can be injected directly into the expansion cylinder during the non-firing rotation of the crankshaft over a period of time greater than what is possible with traditional split-cycle engines. A number of other advantages are associated with such engines. In some embodiments, two expansion cylinders can be provided such that a firing stroke is performed on every rotation of the crankshaft, even though each individual expansion cylinder only performs a firing stroke on every other rotation of the crankshaft. Air hybridized and/or Millerized variations of these engines, as well as various cylinder arrangements, are also disclosed herein. | 09-18-2014 |
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20110078486 | DYNAMIC SELECTION OF EXECUTION STAGE - Methods and apparatus relating to dynamic selection of execution stage are described. In some embodiments, logic may determine whether to execute an instruction at one of a plurality of stages in a processor. In some embodiments, the plurality of stages are to at least correspond to an address generation stage or an execution stage of the instruction. Other embodiments are also described and claimed. | 03-31-2011 |
20120079488 | Execute at commit state update instructions, apparatus, methods, and systems - An apparatus including an execution logic that includes circuitry to execute instructions, and an instruction execution scheduler logic coupled with the execution logic. The instruction execution scheduler logic is to receive an execute at commit state update instruction. The instruction execution scheduler logic includes at commit state update logic that is to wait to schedule the execute at commit state update instruction for execution until the execute at commit state update instruction is a next instruction to commit. Other apparatus, methods, and systems are also disclosed. | 03-29-2012 |
20140068230 | MICRO-ARCHITECTURE FOR ELIMINATING MOV OPERATIONS - A computer system and processor for elimination of move operations include circuits that obtain a computer instruction and bypass execution units in response to determining that the instruction includes a move operation that involves a transfer of data from a logical source register to a logical destination register. Instead of executing the move operation, the transfer of the data is performed by tracking changes in data dependencies of the source and the destination registers, and assigning a physical register associated with the source register to the destination register based on the dependencies. | 03-06-2014 |
20140380018 | Power Logic For Memory Address Conversion - In an embodiment, a processor includes a plurality of cores. Each core includes conversion power logic to receive an instruction including an untranslated memory address, determine whether a code segment (CS) base address is equal to zero, and in response to a determination that the CS base address is equal to zero, execute the instruction using the untranslated memory address. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 12-25-2014 |
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20130075108 | BARRIER VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CLOSING SAME BY WITHDRAWING UPPER COMPLETION - A completion system, including a barrier valve transitionable between an open position and a closed position. An upper completion is operatively coupled with the barrier valve for mechanically transitioning the barrier valve to the closed position when the upper completion is withdrawn. A method of operating a completion system is also included. | 03-28-2013 |
20130075109 | BARRIER VALVE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME WITH TUBING PRESSURE - A completion system including a barrier valve operatively arranged in a tubing string to selectively impede fluid flow through a lower completion. At least one control line is included for supplying a control line pressure for controlling operation of the barrier valve. The at least one control line is operatively arranged with the tubing string for enabling tubing pressure in the tubing string to determine the control line pressure. A method of operating a barrier valve is also included. | 03-28-2013 |
20130255947 | INTERMEDIATE COMPLETION ASSEMBLY FOR ISOLATING LOWER COMPLETION - A completion system, including a lower completion installed in a borehole proximate to a downhole formation. An intermediate completion assembly is included directly engaged with the lower completion. The intermediate completion assembly includes a barrier valve and packer device. The barrier valve is operatively arranged to selectively impede fluid flow through the lower completion and the packer device operatively arranged for isolating the formation. An upper completion string is included that is selectably engagable with the intermediate completion assembly. The barrier valve is operatively arranged to be transitionable to an open position when engaged with the upper completion string and transitions to a closed position via the upper completion string when the upper completion string is pulled out of the borehole. A method of completing a borehole is also included. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255958 | RETROFIT BARRIER VALVE SYSTEM - A retrofit assembly for functionally replacing a fluid isolation valve disposed in a borehole above a lower completion, including a barrier valve operatively arranged to selectively isolate the lower completion when the fluid isolation valve is open. The barrier valve is transitionable between an open position and a closed position due to engagement with an upper completion string. A packer device is included and operatively arranged to isolate a formation in which the borehole is formed. A method of retrofitting a completion system is also included. | 10-03-2013 |
20130255961 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RUNNING BARRIER VALVE ON PRODUCTION STRING - A completion system, including a lower completion initially fluidly open. A production string is included having a removable plug configured to impede fluid flow through the production string. The removable plug is run in with the production string. An intermediate completion assembly is included that couples the lower completion to the production string. The intermediate completion assembly has a packer device and a barrier valve. The packer device is operatively arranged to be set by pressurizing fluid in the production string against the removable plug. The barrier valve is operatively arranged for selectively impeding fluid flow between the production string and the lower completion after the removable plug is removed. A method of completing a borehole is also included. | 10-03-2013 |
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20100048753 | ALDEHYDE AND ALCOHOL COMPOSITIONS DERIVED FROM SEED OILS - An aldehyde composition containing a mixture of mono-formyl-, diformyl-, and triformyl-substituted fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters having a di-aldehyde/tri-aldehyde weight ratio of less than 5/1 and an average functionality number from greater than 0.96 to less than 1.26. A monomer alcohol composition containing a mixture of mono-hydroxymethyl-, dihydroxymethyl-, and trihydroxymethyl-substituted fatty acids and/or fatty acid esters having a diol/triol weight ratio of less than 5/1 and an average functionality number from greater than 0.90 to less than 1.20. The monomer alcohol can be converted into an oligomeric polyol for use in the manufacture of polyurethane flexible foams. | 02-25-2010 |
20100087350 | CAPPED POLYESTER POLYOL LUBRICANT COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to polyester polyol lubricant compositions, some of which are capped, that include two or more chemically linked ester moieties, at least one of which derives from a seed or vegetable oil, and their preparation. The compositions have a pour point temperature of −10° centigrade or less without a pour point depressant and a viscosity at 25° centigrade within a range of 40 centipoises (0.04 pascal second) to 2000 centipoises (2 pascal seconds) when they either lack an initiator moiety or include an initiator moiety other than a dendritic initiator moiety, and a pour point temperature of −5° centigrade or less without a pour point depressant and a viscosity at 25° centigrade within a range of 40 centipoises (0.04 pascal second) to 8000 centipoises (8 pascal seconds) when they include a dendritic initiator moiety. The present invention also relates to a process for removing at least a portion of saturates from said compositions. | 04-08-2010 |
20100298610 | ALDEHYDE COMPOSITIONS DERIVED FROM SEED OILS - An aldehyde composition derived by hydroformylation of a transesterified seed oil and containing a mixture of formyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters having the following composition by weight: greater than about 10 to less than about 95 percent monoformyl, greater than about 1 to less than about 65 percent diformyl, and greater than about 0.1 to less than about 10 percent triformyl-substituted fatty acids or fatty acid esters, and having a diformyl to triformyl weight ratio of greater than about 5/1; preferably, greater than about 3 to less than about 20 percent saturates; and preferably, greater than about 1 to less than about 20 percent unsaturates. | 11-25-2010 |
20110031102 | PURIFICATION OF HYDROFORMYLATED AND HYDROGENATED FATTY ALKYL ESTER COMPOSITIONS - Effect separation of a composition of matter that includes at least two seed or plant oil derivatives into at least one desired product stream using at least two separation operations, which are independently selected from among several potential separation operations, in conjunction with at least one recycle stream from a separation operation. | 02-10-2011 |
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20110186306 | OILFIELD ISOLATION ELEMENT AND METHOD - An isolation element includes a body having at least one sealing surface, an internal cavity within the body, and a chemical agent disposed within the internal cavity. The chemical agent is configured to substantially increase a rate of degradation of the body. | 08-04-2011 |
20130103208 | CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUBSEA ACTIVITIES - A control system is for completion installation, intervention and testing activities at a subsea location. The control system has a first control circuit at a surface location; a subsea test tree located in a blowout preventer at the subsea location, the second control circuit located within a riser extending from the blowout preventer towards the surface location; and a plurality of sensors monitoring characteristics of the subsea location. The second control circuit communicates with the first control circuit and receives the characteristics of the subsea location. The second control circuit also controls electrically powered subsea valves based upon commands from the first control circuit and based upon the characteristics of the subsea location to complete a completion installation, intervention, and/or testing activity. | 04-25-2013 |
20130112435 | Completion Method for Stimulation of Multiple Intervals - A technique provides for stimulating or otherwise treating multiple intervals/zones of a well by controlling flow of treatment fluid via a plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are provided with internal profiles and flow through passages. Mechanical darts are designed for engagement with the internal profiles of specific flow control devices, and each mechanical dart may be moved downhole for engagement with and activation of the specific flow control device associated with that mechanical dart. | 05-09-2013 |
20130112436 | Completion Method for Stimulation of Multiple Intervals - A technique provides for stimulating or otherwise treating multiple intervals/zones of a well by controlling flow of treatment fluid via a plurality of flow control devices. The flow control devices are provided with internal profiles and flow through passages. Hydraulic darts are designed for selective engagement with the internal profiles of specific flow control devices, and each hydraulic dart may be moved downhole for engagement with and activation of a specific flow control device. | 05-09-2013 |
20130113213 | POWER GENERATION AT A SUBSEA LOCATION - A technique facilitates powering of devices at a subsea location without requiring routing of hydraulic pressure and/or electric signals through an umbilical from a surface location. A fluid flow, such as an injection chemical fluid flow, is at least partially routed through a flow converter disposed at a subsea location. The flow converter converts energy from the fluid flow to energy used to operate a power generation device. The power generation device may be designed to generate electrical, hydraulic, or other suitable power which is utilized at the subsea location. | 05-09-2013 |
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20100118051 | POLYGON DISSECTION IN A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM - In general, the invention relates to a method for performing polygon dissections in a geographic information system. The method includes receiving a notification of a spatial update for a number of polygons, where each of the number of polygons overlaps at least one of a number of previously dissected polygons, determining that a dissection is required based on the spatial update, and obtaining an updated polygon, associated with the spatial update, and related polygons of the number of polygons, where each of the related polygons overlaps the updated polygon. The method further includes dissecting the updated polygon and the related polygons to obtain a number of dissected polygons and replacing at least one of the number of previously dissected polygons with the number of dissected polygons, where the at least one of the number of previously dissected polygons is invalid based on the spatial update. | 05-13-2010 |
20120320090 | POLYGON DISSECTION IN A GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM - In general, the invention relates to a method for performing polygon dissections in a geographic information system. The method includes receiving a notification of a spatial update for a number of polygons, where each of the number of polygons overlaps at least one of a number of previously dissected polygons, determining that a dissection is required based on the spatial update, and obtaining an updated polygon, associated with the spatial update, and related polygons of the number of polygons, where each of the related polygons overlaps the updated polygon. The method further includes dissecting the updated polygon and the related polygons to obtain a number of dissected polygons and replacing at least one of the number of previously dissected polygons with the number of dissected polygons, where the at least one of the number of previously dissected polygons is invalid based on the spatial update. | 12-20-2012 |
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20120269040 | Seismic Vibrator Having Composite Baseplate - A seismic vibrator has a baseplate composed at least partially of a composite material. The baseplate has a body composed of the composite material and has top and bottom plates composed of a metallic material. The top plate supports isolators for isolating the vibrator's mass and frame from the baseplate. Internally, the composite body has a central structure to which couple stilts for supporting the mass and a piston for the vibrator's actuator. A lattice structure surrounds the central structure. This lattice structure has radial ribs extending from the central structure and has radial ribs interconnecting the radial ribs. | 10-25-2012 |
20120271551 | Seismic Data Filtering Based on Vibrator-Coupled Ground Model - A vibrator-coupled ground filter improves seismic data recorded during a seismic operation. This filter is based on a ground model that takes into consideration the vibrator system, the coupling system between the baseplate and captured ground, and the coupled ground system. Using acceleration data from the baseplate and the reaction mass, the ground model can be used to derive particular variables for the ground model to help characterize the system. Using the derived variables in a ground filter, the recorded seismic data can be corrected to remove errors in the trace data produced by typical assumptions. | 10-25-2012 |
20130201788 | METHOD OF SEISMIC SOURCE INDEPENDENT OPERATION - A method of controlling seismic data acquisition may include sending a first message to place a plurality of energy sources into an operating mode; sending a second message to place at least one of plurality of energy sources into a non-operating mode; and sending a third message from at least one energy source to a controller. | 08-08-2013 |
20130201789 | METHOD OF SEISMIC VIBRATORY LIMITS CONTROL AT LOW FREQUENCIES - A method of performing a seismic sweep determining a user-defined force at a frequency using user defined inputs; determining a maximum force at the frequency using sweep parameters; and using the maximum force to drive a seismic source if the user-defined force is greater than the maximum force. | 08-08-2013 |
20130208563 | METHOD OF SEISMIC SOURCE SYNCHRONIZATION - A method of controlling seismic data acquisition includes synchronizing a sampling rate of at least one node configured to acquire seismic data with a GPS timing signal from a first GPS seismic device; and delaying sending a start signal to one or more seismic sources, the delay being with reference to a GPS timing signal from a second GPS device. | 08-15-2013 |
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20090120690 | BOREHOLE SURVEY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method includes obtaining a first set of survey data at a first point along a wellbore, estimating a present wellbore position based on at least the first set of survey data, determining a related ellipse of uncertainty at the present wellbore position, comparing the related ellipse of uncertainty of the present wellbore position to a threshold, and selecting a methodology for a subsequent survey based on a comparison of the related ellipse of uncertainty to the threshold. | 05-14-2009 |
20100271232 | ANTI-COLLISION METHOD FOR DRILLING WELLS - Methods for drilling a new well in a field having a plurality of existing cased wells using magnetic ranging while drilling are provided. In accordance with one embodiment, a method of drilling a new well in a field having an existing cased well includes drilling the new well using a bottom hole assembly (BHA) having a drill collar having by an insulated gap, generating a current on the BHA while drilling the new well, such that some of the current passes through a surrounding formation and travels along a casing of the existing cased well, measuring from the BHA a magnetic field caused by the current traveling along the casing of the existing cased well, and adjusting a trajectory of the BHA to avoid a collision between the new well and the existing cased well based on measurements of the magnetic field. | 10-28-2010 |
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20120211206 | PARTICULATE COOLER - Methods, systems, and apparatus for cooling particulates are provided. The apparatus can include one or more coils at least partially disposed within a cylindrical housing. The one or more coils can include a plurality of tubulars connected by return bends disposed at one or more ends thereof. The apparatus can further include a support grid at least partially disposed within the housing and secured to one or more inner surfaces of one or more sidewalls thereof. The support grid can include a plurality of cross members formed of a series of concentric cylinders connected together by a plurality of radially disposed gussets. An outermost concentric cylinder can be disposed proximate the one or more inner surfaces of the one or more sidewalls, and at least one of the one or more coils can be secured to at least one of the cross members, at least one of the gussets, or both. The support grid can also include one or more beams having a first end and a second end fastened to different points on the one or more inner surfaces of the one or more sidewalls. The cross members can be disposed on at least one of the one or more beams. | 08-23-2012 |
20130312946 | Methods and Systems for Cooling Hot Particulates - Methods, systems, and apparatus for cooling particulates are provided. The method can include introducing particulates to a heat exchanger containing a tube bundle having a plurality of tubulars, introducing a coolant to the plurality of tubulars through a coolant inlet, flowing the particulates through the shell side of the heat exchanger, and contacting at least a portion of the particulates with the tube bundle. The method can also include recovering a heated coolant from the coolant outlet and recovering cooled particulates from the particulate outlet. The heat exchanger can include a vessel having an elongated shell having a first end, a second end, one or more sidewalls, a shell side particulate inlet disposed in the one or more sidewalls for receiving particulates, a shell side particulate outlet disposed adjacent the second end for discharging cooled particulates, and a tube bundle including a plurality of tubulars disposed within the vessel. | 11-28-2013 |