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Andrew J. Patterson, Katy, TX US
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20150309515 | DUAL PRESSURE SHUTTLE VALVE - A dual pressure shuttle valve assembly is arranged to operate at two different supply pressures and sequence the flow from the two supplies such that the first lower pressure fluid supply is consumed before the second higher pressure fluid supply is utilized in order to maximize downstream function pressure. The shuttle valve assembly includes a shuttle assembly with opposition portions having different valve seat diameters, and having differently sized apertures. | 10-29-2015 |
Andy Patterson, Katy, TX US
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20150362083 | HARD SWAP SHUTTLE VALVE - In one aspect, a valve is provided. The valve includes a body having a first inlet, a second inlet and an outlet. The valve further includes a shuttle disposed in the body. The shuttle is movable within the body between a first position and a second position, wherein the first inlet is open and the second inlet is closed when the shuttle is in the first position, and wherein the first inlet is closed and the second inlet is open when the shuttle is in the second position. In addition, the valve includes a non-metallic seal assembly disposed adjacent each inlet. The seal assembly having a seal member with a V-shaped configuration. In another aspect, a method of moving a shuttle in a valve is provided. The method includes three stages of dampening which slows the velocity of the shuttle as it moves within a body of the valve toward an inlet. | 12-17-2015 |
20150369002 | STACKED SHUTTLE VALVE - The present invention generally relates to a stacked shuttle valve. More specifically, the present invention relates to a stacked shuttle valve that is; fully reconfigurable in the field, facilitated by adding or removing stages, allowing the total number of stages in an existing shuttle stack to be varied in order to suit the application requirement; fully serviceable in the field, facilitated by the installation of new shuttle and seat components shuttle components, without requiring the full dismantling of the shuttle stack and body replacement; spring biased at each stage within the stack by utilizing a small conical coil shuttle spring; leak tight shuttle without the need to coin the metal to metal adapter seal by utilizing a radius shaped shuttle seat; uses shuttle and seat components that are interchangeable with the single shuttle assembly; and capable of greater flow rates. | 12-24-2015 |
20160060996 | HIGH PERFORMANCE SUBSEA PRESSURE REGULATOR - A subsea pressure regulator includes: a spring housing; a spring disposed therein; a body having a bore formed therethrough and inlet and outlet ports; drive and balance adapters connected to opposite ends of the body; drive and balance plungers; and a supply seal assembly. Each plunger has: a piston shoulder engaged with the respective adapter, a first portion in fluid communication with an outlet chamber, and a second portion in fluid communication with ambient pressure. The supply seal assembly includes a seal carrier connected to the plungers and a seal bore formed therethrough. The spring biases the seal carrier toward an open position. The drive plunger is operable to move the seal carrier to a closed position in response to sufficient pressure in the outlet chamber overcoming the spring bias. | 03-03-2016 |
Bradley C. Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20140166649 | Modular Above-Ground Tank - A modular tank comprises a plurality of panels positioned on the ground or another surface to form sides of a containment wall. Each panel comprises: i) a side wall section having a trapezoidal shape; and ii) a frame assembly connected to the side wall section and configured to support the side wall section such that a first base of the trapezoid shape is disposed proximate a base of the containment wall and a second base of the trapezoid shape is supported in an elevated position to form part of an upper perimeter of the containment wall. The modular tank also includes a liner configured to be disposed on at least one of the containment wall and the ground surface to thereby form a barrier for containing fluid in the modular tank. Depending on whether the first base of a panel is wider or narrower than the second base, panels may be aligned to form straight walls or curved walls, thereby enabling the modular tank to assume different shapes. | 06-19-2014 |
Daniel Patterson, East Tawakoni, TX US
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20160084034 | ONE-TRIP PACKER AND PERFORATING GUN SYSTEM - A completion tool for gravel pack and frac pack operations for installing a sump packer and perforating a casing in one trip of a work string. The completion tool is disposed on the end of a work string and includes a perforating gun and a packer attached to the distal end of the completion tool by a coupling. The coupling is such that once the packer is set, the rest of the completion tool can be detached from the packer. After detachment, the completion tool can be repositioned to fire the perforating gun. Positioning of the packer and perforating gun may be accomplished by correlating off of other equipment or by use of logging-while-drilling or measurement-while-drilling equipment incorporated into the completion tool. | 03-24-2016 |
Daniel Edward Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20110153506 | PROJECT ANALYSIS TOOL - A project analysis tool receives a set of activities of a project, receives user input that specifies an activity attribute, groups the activities into groups according to different attribute values, and displays each group's activities within a line located by their start times. Alternatively, the tool receives user input that specifies a start entity and an end entity, determines paths of the activities of the project between the start entity and the end entity using received predecessor/successor relationships, and displays each path's activities within a line located by their start times. Alternatively, the tool creates time phases, populates them with activities based on start/end times, performs metric analysis on each time phase, and displays each time phase's analysis information. The tool also divides groups/paths into time phases across groups/paths, identifies segments that are the intersection of a time phase and a group/path, analyzes each segment and displays its analysis information. | 06-23-2011 |
Douglas Patterson, Spring, TX US
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20140177389 | Use of Lamb and SH Attenuations to Estimate Cement Vp and Vs in Cased Borehole - A method of determining properties of a bonding material disposed outside of a casing in a borehole includes at least two of the following three pairs of operations: (1) inducing an acoustic wave in the casing, and measuring attenuation of the acoustic wave, by pulse-echo or other cement bond logging measurement; (2) inducing an SH wave in the casing, and measuring attenuation of the SH wave; and (3) inducing a Lamb wave in the casing, and measuring attenuation of the Lamb wave. (2) and/or (3) may be performed by an electromagnetic acoustic transducer. The method further includes determining the shear velocity or shear impedance and the compressional velocity or compressional impedance of the bonding material based on appropriate ones of the measurements. The bonding material may be cement. | 06-26-2014 |
Douglas J. Patterson, Speing, TX US
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20130070560 | Arranging Source-Receiver Orientations to Reduce High-Order Modes in Acoustic Monopole Logging - The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for estimating a parameter of interest of an earth formation. The method may include using an acoustic sensor azimuthally positioned relative to a monopole acoustic source to reduce at least one high-order mode due to the monopole acoustic source. The monopole acoustic source may include one or more acoustic elements. The method may include generating a monopole acoustic pulse. The apparatus may include at least one acoustic source element and at least one acoustic sensor disposed on a housing configured for conveyance in a borehole. The at least one acoustic sensor may be azimuthally positioned relative to the at least one acoustic source to reduce at least one high-order mode. | 03-21-2013 |
Edward Patterson, Humble, TX US
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20130297213 | OILFIELD EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of outputting a signal indicative of the unique identifier. The identification tag is mounted to the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment beyond an external surface perimeter of the piece of oilfield equipment such that the identification tag is isolated from the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment. The reader has an antenna receiving the signal indicative of the unique identifier from the identification tag. | 11-07-2013 |
20140365129 | OILFIELD EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of outputting a signal indicative of the unique identifier. The identification tag is mounted to the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment beyond an external surface perimeter of the piece of oilfield equipment such that the identification tag is isolated from the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment. The reader has an antenna receiving the signal indicative of the unique identifier from the identification tag. | 12-11-2014 |
Edward E. Patterson, Humble, TX US
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20080249747 | Oilfield equipment identification method and apparatus - In combination, an identifier assembly is mounted to a tubular of a drill string to uniquely identify the tubular. The identifier assembly is provided with a radio-frequency-identification tag having a unique identification code stored therein, and means for mounting the radio-frequency-identification tag to the tubular such that the radio-frequency-identification tag is disposed outside of an arcuate external perimeter of the tubular. | 10-09-2008 |
20100019886 | OILFIELD EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system for identifying a piece of oilfield equipment having an exterior surface, the system having an identifier assembly that includes an RFID tag storing a unique identifier, an enclosure receiving and retaining the RFID tag, and a reader. | 01-28-2010 |
20110148603 | OILFIELD EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of outputting a signal indicative of the unique identifier. The identification tag is mounted to the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment beyond an external surface perimeter of the piece of oilfield equipment such that the identification tag is isolated from the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment. The reader has an antenna receiving the signal indicative of the unique identifier from the identification tag. | 06-23-2011 |
20120199659 | OILFIELD EQUIPMENT IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A system comprising a piece of oilfield equipment, an identifier assembly and a reader. The piece of oilfield equipment has an exterior surface. The identifier assembly comprises an identification tag storing a unique identifier. The identification tag is capable of outputting a signal indicative of the unique identifier. The identification tag is mounted to the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment beyond an external surface perimeter of the piece of oilfield equipment such that the identification tag is isolated from the exterior surface of the piece of oilfield equipment. The reader has an antenna receiving the signal indicative of the unique identifier from the identification tag. | 08-09-2012 |
Gerald Alexander Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20150089425 | INFORMATION DENSE USER INTERFACE MECHANICS FOR GEOLOCATION - A graphical user interface is cooperable with geopositioning hardware and software on a user device. The geopositioning hardware and software identify points of interest relative to a current location of the user device according to user-defined search parameters. The graphical user interface includes a geographic summary thumbnail that graphically summarizes distance and direction to a respective one of the points of interest with respect to the current location. | 03-26-2015 |
James Patterson, Katy, TX US
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20160111033 | PORTABLE PERIMETER WARNING INDICATION SYSTEM - A portable perimeter warning indication system configured for denoting the safety status of neighboring areas. The system includes a base member and a telescoping pole. The base member operates between a closed and open position. The telescoping pole is in selective communication with the base member and contains a strap housing. The telescoping pole is configured to extend and locate the strap housing at a particular height. The strap housing includes a retractable strap configured to indicate a perimeter between two or more points. The strap visually indicates the individual safety status of each area on either side of the strap. | 04-21-2016 |
Jan Patterson, College Station, TX US
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20100143436 | SELF-ASSEMBLY OF PROTEIN-BASED BIOMATERIALS WITH MULTIPLE MORPHOLOGIES - The present disclosure relates, in some embodiments, to a composition comprising a biomaterial. A biomaterial may comprise, for example, one or more molecules capable of self-association and/or self-assembly. In some embodiments, a biomaterial may comprise one or more polypeptides and/or proteins. A biomaterial may comprise, for example, two or more self-assembled Ultrabithorax (Ubx) protein molecules. A Ubx protein, in some embodiments, may be any wild type | 06-10-2010 |
Jay Travis Patterson, Arlington, TX US
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20110202366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TELEPHARMACY SERVICES - A system for distributing packaged medical supplies is provided. The system includes a record server configured to generate medical supply data. The medical supply data includes identification of a physical package containing physical medical supplies, identification of the physical medical supplies, and identification of a remote site the physical package is to be physically moved to. The record server is configured to correlate the package data with verification data received from a remote client. The verification data includes identification of a physical package received by the record client, identification of a patient prescription received by the remote client, and identification of the site of the remote client. | 08-18-2011 |
Jean Patterson, San Antonio, TX US
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20150037364 | ADENOVIRUSES AND THEIR USE - Baboon Adenovirus (BaAdV)-2/4 and BaAdV-3 are disclosed herein. BaAdV-2/4 and BaAdV-3 polynucleotide, polypeptides and antibodies that specifically bind BaAdV-2/4 and/or BaAdV-3 are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for detecting BaAdV-2/4 and BaAdV-3. Methods are also disclosed for treating, preventing, and inducing an immune response to BaAdV-2/4 and/or BaAdV-3. Kits are also provided. | 02-05-2015 |
20160068917 | ADENOVIRUSES AND THEIR USE - Baboon Adenovirus (BaAdV)-2/4 and BaAdV-3 are disclosed herein. BaAdV-2/4 and BaAdV-3 polynucleotide, polypeptides and antibodies that specifically bind BaAdV-2/4 and/or BaAdV-3 are disclosed. Methods are disclosed for detecting BaAdV-2/4 and BaAdV-3. Methods are also disclosed for treating, preventing, and inducing an immune response to BaAdV-2/4 and/or BaAdV-3. Kits are also provided. | 03-10-2016 |
John Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20140067150 | AUTOMATED DEMAND RESPONSE GATEWAY - A system and method for reducing an electrical load in a facility or building with an automated demand response server having a hierarchical grouping of demand stages and demand groups with associated timers that control the shedding of load in order to achieve the appropriate level of load reduction and ramping up devices in a controlled manner upon the expiration of a demand response event. | 03-06-2014 |
John B. Patterson, Cypress, TX US
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20120273230 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKE-UP AND BREAK-OUT OF TUBULARS - An automated tubular handling system adapted to make-up or break-out tubulars that includes a rotary drive adapted to operatively grip a tubular to be connected to or disconnected from a tubular string, a controller adapted to receive and process data indicative of a rotation, torque, and minimum time value associated with a make-up or a break-out of the tubular string, and a user interface adapted to convey the received data, the predetermined values, or both, of the tubular make-up or break-out to an operator. The controller compares the rotation, torque, and minimum time values to acceptable predetermined values to determine when the make-up or the break-out is complete. Automated methods are also disclosed. | 11-01-2012 |
20130118760 | WEIGHT-BASED INTERLOCK APPARATUS AND METHODS - A weight-based tubular interlock apparatus adapted to determine whether a tubular is engagingly gripped by a rig-based hoisting device or a secondary gripping device is described. The apparatus includes at least two gripping mechanisms and an interlock system operatively connected that is adapted to measure a tubular load on at least one of the gripping mechanisms and to compare the tubular load to a predetermined load to deter nine whether the at least one gripping mechanism is gripping the tubular. The gripping mechanism is adapted to release the tubular only when the tubular load meets the predetermined load, upon which a release force sufficient to release the tubular from the gripping mechanism is applied to the tubular relative to the gripping mechanism. Methods of using the interlock apparatus are also described. | 05-16-2013 |
20140076548 | AUTOMATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKE-UP AND BREAK-OUT OF TUBULARS - An automated tubular handling system adapted to make-up or break-out tubulars that includes a rotary drive adapted to operatively grip a tubular to be connected to or disconnected from a tubular string, a controller adapted to receive and process data indicative of a rotation, torque, and minimum time value associated with a make-up or a break-out of the tubular string, and a user interface adapted to convey the received data, the predetermined values, or both, of the tubular make-up or break-out to an operator. The controller compares the rotation, torque, and minimum time values to acceptable predetermined values to determine when the make-up or the break-out is complete. Automated methods are also disclosed. | 03-20-2014 |
John C. Patterson, Cypress, TX US
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20100230112 | Multi-Channel, Combination Coiled Tubing Strings for Hydraulically Driven Downhole Pump - This invention relates to a downhole hydraulic pump for hydrocarbon wells that is installed and operated using coiled tubing. The downhole hydraulic pump is driven by a hydraulic power system positioned at the surface and connected through a closed loop system using multiple channels of the coiled tubing. The coiled tubing is formed of a combination of channels including strength component such as steel and having one channel that is at least lined with a non-metallic corrosion resistant surface where clean hydraulic fluid is carried from the hydraulic power system to the downhole hydraulic pump through the non-metallic corrosion resistant channel so to be less likely to pick up manufacturing and environmental particulates and corrosion by-products within the channel carrying the hydraulic fluid to the downhole hydraulic pump. The non-metallic corrosion resistant lined channel may comprise plastic pipe. | 09-16-2010 |
20110061873 | Hydraulically Driven Downhole Pump Using Multi-Channel Coiled Tubing - This invention relates to a coiled tubing installed and operated hydraulically driven downhole pump for hydrocarbon wells and especially hydrocarbon gas wells that are prone to produce fluids that choke gas production. The hydraulically driven downhole pump is driven by a closed loop surface positioned hydraulic power system. Should the hydraulically driven downhole pump become inoperative, it may be quickly retrieved and immediately replaced using a coiled tubing unit as compared to a workover rig. A coiled tubing unit is able to pull the coiled tubing string and re-install the string quite rapidly because the coiled tubing does not have joints that need to be disassembled or reconnected. The manpower needs and costs for replacement are considerably less and lost production of the well is substantially reduced. | 03-17-2011 |
John C. Patterson, Commerce, TX US
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20150020763 | METHOD FOR REMOVING TRACE LEVELS OF OXYGEN FROM DIRECT COMBUSTION DEVICE COMBUSTION PRODUCTS - A method for removing trace levels of oxygen from combustions products. | 01-22-2015 |
Joshua Richard Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20140131231 | COMPARTMENTALIZED REPAIR KIT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES - Embodiments disclosed herein are directed towards a compartmentalized housing configured to house components of an electronic device. The compartmentalized housing may include a pictorial parts map disposed on an inner surface of a cover of the compartmentalized housing, the pictorial parts map including an image associated with each type of component of the electronic device. Each image on the pictorial parts map is positioned at a location corresponding to where the type of component should be placed. | 05-15-2014 |
Kyle Patterson, Arlington, TX US
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20090130865 | METHOD OF PATTERNING A LAYER USING A PELLICLE - A method for patterning a layer on a semiconductor substrate includes forming a layer of a semiconductor substrate and exposing the layer to light. The light travels through a second pellicle that is manufactured by a method that includes determining a first transmission of a first light through a first pellicle, wherein the first light is normal to the first pellicle, determining a second transmission of a second light through the first pellicle, wherein the second light is not normal to the first pellicle, and modifying the first pellicle to form a second pellicle using the first and second transmission. | 05-21-2009 |
Latrina Taylor Patterson, Waxahachie, TX US
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20140349822 | WalkBuddy - The WalkBuddy is the world's answer to a total fitness work out. Simple simultaneous movement while holding the WalkBuddy and walking, running, sitting or standing you can achieve an improvement in posture, muscle tone, reduce inches from your body and increase heart rate causing fat burning results. Shaped like a handle bar from your favorite bike, the WalkBuddy comes in four different sizes (Mini, Small, Medium, Large). Bar tubing is made from Poly Ethylene and covered with Neoprene Mesh. The WalkBuddy is cored with Water/Sand weight used to enhance your work out. Each devise contain a high-density non slip surface enhancing the users grip making it easier to grasp. Anyone can do it from young to elderly you can achieve great results. | 11-27-2014 |
Laura Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20120191550 | Computer Readable Medium, File Server, and Method for Providing Outcome-Based Mapping - A computer readable medium, a file server, and a method for outcome-based. mapping provide a marketing blueprint for aligning marketing activities to quantifiable business outcomes. In one form, the computer readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to generate a graphical user interface including text, a plurality of user-selectable options, and text input fields. The graphical user interface prompts a user through a process of defining a business outcome-based marketing program. The instructions, when executed, also cause the processor to receive user input corresponding to the graphical user interface defining quantifiable business outcomes and associated marketing tasks, and to map the associated marketing tasks to the quantifiable business outcomes to produce a marketing blueprint. | 07-26-2012 |
20120203595 | Computer Readable Medium, File Server System, and Method for Market Segment Analysis, Selection, and Investment - In an embodiment, computer readable medium, file server system, and method include a marketing tool suite with a competitive advantage tool, a target tool, and an opportunity calculator tool. The marketing tool suites includes a plurality of instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to provide a graphical user interface including text, a plurality of user-selectable options, and text input fields to prompt a user through the plurality of marketing tools and receive user input based on a selected case to generate a marketing report. | 08-09-2012 |
20120203598 | File Server System and Method of Providing a Marketing Performance and Accountability Audit - A computer-readable medium includes instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to selectively acquire first data corresponding to multiple categories of interest with respect to a marketing organization as a whole. When executed, the instructions further cause the processor to selectively acquire second data corresponding to multiple workflow categories with respect to individuals and organizations within the marketing organization and to generate at least one audit report based on at least one of the first data and the second data. | 08-09-2012 |
Mark Patterson, Houston, TX US
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20120118263 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT RADICAL INJECTION SYSTEM - A system, comprising, a combustion chamber, and a free-radical ignition system configured to inject free radicals into the combustion chamber at an ignition timing to trigger combustion of a fuel-air mixture. | 05-17-2012 |
20140331965 | POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT RADICAL INJECTION SYSTEM - A system, comprising, a combustion chamber, and a free-radical injector configured to inject free radicals into the combustion chamber at an ignition timing to trigger combustion of a fuel-air mixture. | 11-13-2014 |
Mark A. Patterson, Houston, TX US
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20130331934 | ARTIFICIAL HEART SYSTEM - An artificial heart with a centrifugal pump is disclosed. In one embodiment, the artificial heart includes an impeller disposed in a housing. The impeller is configured to rotate to circulate blood through the housing. The impeller may include a set of blades on a first side of the impeller and a set of vanes on a second side opposite the first. The blades on the first side and the vanes on the second side allow blood circulation from both the first and the second sides of the impeller. The artificial heart may also or instead include a diffuser with adjustable vanes that enable variation in the output characteristics of the artificial heart pump. Various other artificial hearts, pumps, systems, and methods, including control systems and methods, are also disclosed. | 12-12-2013 |
Mark Andrew Patterson, Houston, TX US
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20140134035 | TROCHOIDAL ROTARY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed toward a system including a trochoidal rotary device. The trochoidal rotary device includes a housing comprising an inner surface, a rotor having at least one bearing recess, a shaft eccentrically mounted to the rotor, wherein the shaft and the rotor are integrated with one another, and at least one bearing disposed between the bearing recess of the rotor and the inner surface of the hollow housing, wherein at least one of the inner surface of the hollow housing, the bearing recess of the rotor, and the at least one bearing comprise a bearing interface comprises a surface treatment. | 05-15-2014 |
Richard Patterson, Houston, TX US
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20090107683 | TUBING RETRIEVABLE CAPILLARY BYPASS SAFETY VALVE AND CAPILLARY INJECTION SLEEVE - A chemical injection system includes a TRSV; a communication nipple in operable communication with the TRSV and positioned relative to the TRSV to be downhole of a flapper closure mechanism thereof when installed in a wellbore; a chemical injection line in fluid communication with the communication nipple; and a capillary sleeve receivable at the communication nipple and configured to sealingly convey fluid from the communication nipple to a remote location without affecting operation of the TRSV and method. | 04-30-2009 |
20090184278 | Bidirectional Sealing Mechanically Shifted Ball Valve for Downhole Use - A downhole ball valve is mounted n a string and features a rotating ball that turns on its axis as it is held against an upstream and a downstream seal by a cage. The cage accepts a slide that engages the ball off-center to rotate it between the open and closed positions. The slide is operated by a sleeve attached to a piston assembly. The sleeve is mechanically operated in opposed directions such as by a wireline shifting tool. Differential pressure on a closed ball does not affect the actuation piston because pressure across the actuating piston is balanced while holding pressure differential across the closed ball. A check valve allows the actuation piston to be in pressure balance as the ball stays closed. | 07-23-2009 |
20100025045 | Electric Wireline Insert Safety Valve - Methods and devices for utilizing an electrically-actuated wireline insert safety valve (WLSV) and for delivering power to an electrically actuated WLSV via inductive charging and without the use of wired contact. | 02-04-2010 |
20100294370 | FLOW-ACTUATED ACTUATOR AND METHOD - Disclosed herein is a flow-actuated actuator. The actuator includes, a tubular with a flow passageway having a first flow area, and at least one movable member in operable communication with the tubular. The at least one movable member is movable relative to the tubular between at least a first position and a second position, the at least one movable member configured to form a second flow area that is smaller than the first flow area when in the second position, the flow-actuated actuator is configured to move a separate member in response to fluid flow therethrough. | 11-25-2010 |
Richard A. Patterson, Georgetown, TX US
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20080289101 | TABLE AND SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with retraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. | 11-27-2008 |
20090158524 | PATIENT LIFT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A patient transfer device has four casters and two counter-rotating steering wheels. The steering wheels provide a turning path whose center of curvature lies along a transverse centerline of the device. A foot pedal selectively lifts the steering wheels off the floor or brakes them. Another foot pedal at a back end of the device can lock the casters at the front end in a straight direction. The transfer table of the device may be inclined either longitudinally or transversely, and has an upper table whose edge rollers retract to introduce slack in the upper belt so that an air mattress can be inflated. The upper belt selectively disengages from the lower belt using movable, pneumatically-actuated pinch rollers. The outer surface of the upper belt is rough while the outer surface of the lower belt is smooth. The belts are constructed of a material which includes an antimicrobial agent. | 06-25-2009 |
20100011501 | PATIENT LIFT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcible contact with the lower table and an upward position having no contact with the lower table. The table assembly moves toward the extended position with the tables in forcible contact to place the table assembly underneath the object to be transferred while keeping the base stationary. The plates are separated to lift the object on the upper table while the lower table remains resting upon the support surface. The table assembly returns to the home position while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated. The device may operate in a bidirectional manner. | 01-21-2010 |
20110067177 | TABLE ASSEMBLY FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has upper and lower tables surrounded by belts which counter-rotate as the table assembly moves between a patient and a supporting surface such as a bed. The table assembly includes integrated means for laterally retracting side plates of the upper table while adjusting incident angles of the side plates and vertically separating the upper table from the lower table. Guide slots in end plates fixed to a slide assembly retain positioning posts attached to ends of the side plates. The slots are inclined upwardly toward a centerline of the table assembly at different angles. A crank moves the side plates using a rotating disk attached to a central frame of the upper table and linkage arms with one end pivotally attached to a peripheral region of the disk and another end pivotally attached to one of the positioning posts. | 03-24-2011 |
20110072582 | DISPOSABLE COMFORT SHEET - A disposable comfort sheet has a waterproof layer and an absorbent layer, with adhesive strips applied to the waterproof layer along side edges. The sheet is adapted for use with a patient transfer device having upper and lower counter-rotating belts, and protects the upper belt against contamination. The patient transfer device may have registration marks for installation of the sheet, and indicator marks can be printed at predetermined locations on the waterproof layer for alignment with the registration marks. The sheet may include various means for indicating prior use by a patient, such as an ink pattern made of a heat-sensitive or moisture-sensitive ink. The sheet may further include a peel-away layer releasably bonded to the absorbent layer, with additional longitudinal adhesive strips applied to the side edges of the peel-away layer. The peel-away layer protects the lower belt against contamination from the sheet after a patient is delivered. | 03-31-2011 |
20110154568 | PATIENT LIFT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcible contact with the lower table and an upward position having no contact with the lower table. The table assembly moves toward the extended position with the tables in forcible contact to place the table assembly underneath the object to be transferred while keeping the base stationary. The plates are separated to lift the object on the upper table while the lower table remains resting upon the support surface. The table assembly returns to the home position while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated. The device may operate in a bidirectional manner. | 06-30-2011 |
20110265259 | PATIENT LIFT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcible contact with the lower table and an upward position having no contact with the lower table. The table assembly moves toward the extended position with the tables in forcible contact to place the table assembly underneath the object to be transferred while keeping the base stationary. The plates are separated to lift the object on the upper table while the lower table remains resting upon the support surface. The table assembly returns to the home position while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated. The device may operate in a bidirectional manner. | 11-03-2011 |
20110302712 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 12-15-2011 |
20120084914 | PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE WITH DIFFERENTIAL BELT-TABLE SPEED CONTROL - A patient transfer device includes a table assembly having upper and lower tables with counter-rotating upper and lower belts. Means are provided to move the table assembly toward an extended position with the upper belt moving at a rotational speed which is greater than a translational speed of the table assembly. Faster movement of the upper belt may be in response to a determination that the patient has a characteristic whose value is within a predetermined range. The patient characteristic may be patient weight, e.g., with the predetermined range being less than 250 pounds. In the illustrative implementation a patient transfer device of the present invention includes a control system having a keyboard for receiving user input indicating that the upper belt should be moved faster, and control logic responsive to the user input which controls speeds of motors that independently drive the upper belt and the table assembly. | 04-12-2012 |
20120216344 | PATIENT LIFT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcible contact with the lower table and an upward position having no contact with the lower table. The table assembly moves toward the extended position with the tables in forcible contact to place the table assembly underneath the object to be transferred while keeping the base stationary. The plates are separated to lift the object on the upper table while the lower table remains resting upon the support surface. The table assembly returns to the home position while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated. The device may operate in a bidirectional manner. | 08-30-2012 |
20120240331 | TABLE AND SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with refraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. | 09-27-2012 |
20120247842 | STEERING SYSTEM FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with refraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. | 10-04-2012 |
20140143951 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 05-29-2014 |
20140289961 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 10-02-2014 |
20140306429 | CAM MECHANISM TO RAISE STEERING WHEEL OF PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with retraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. | 10-16-2014 |
20140317842 | TABLE AND SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with retraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. | 10-30-2014 |
20150007386 | TABLE AND SLIDE ASSEMBLIES FOR PATIENT TRANSFER DEVICE - A table assembly for a patient transfer device has an upper table with side plates that are differentially extended at the ends, and valve control for pneumatic tubing integrated with retraction of the side plates. During patient delivery only the delivery side plate is raised, to avoid catching linens in the nip formed between upper and lower belts. A slide assembly supporting the table assembly includes a fixed plate, an intermediate plate, and a full-motion plate which extend by means of rack-and-pinion drives. Each plate is symmetrical, and pinions are symmetrically located on opposite sides of the fixed or intermediate plate to allow hyperextension to either the left or right. Improved steerage for the device is provided by two centerline wheels which counter-rotate from a straight position to a turning position and further to a lateral position wherein the wheels are orthogonal to the longitudinal centerline of the device. | 01-08-2015 |
Richard A. Patterson, Hutto, TX US
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20150283016 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 10-08-2015 |
20160045384 | PATIENT LIFT AND TRANSFER DEVICE - A transfer device has a carriage supported on a base, movable between a home position and an extended position. A table assembly includes a lower table fixed to the carriage and an upper table coupled to the lower table, movable between a downward position in forcible contact with the lower table and an upward position having no contact with the lower table. The table assembly moves toward the extended position with the tables in forcible contact to place the table assembly underneath the object to be transferred while keeping the base stationary. The plates are separated to lift the object on the upper table while the lower table remains resting upon the support surface. The table assembly returns to the home position while supporting the object on the upper table and keeping the upper and lower tables separated. The device may operate in a bidirectional manner. | 02-18-2016 |
Robert Brice Patterson, San Antonio, TX US
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20160033425 | Apparatus and Method for Digital Radiographic Inspection of Pipes - A digital radiographic tool with drive car for moving along track sections attached longitudinally to a pipe is shown. The drive car carries (1) a collimator on one side of the pipe for projecting x-rays or gamma rays on said pipe and (2) a linear digital array on an opposing side of the pipe for collecting x-rays or gamma rays that have passed through the pipe. The collected rays are processed to indicate any defects in the pipe. The digital radiographic tool is adjustable to allow inspection of pipes that have obstructions adjacent thereto. | 02-04-2016 |
Robert L. Patterson, Austin, TX US
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20150095762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DYNAMIC PROVISIONING OF STATIC CONTENT - Disclosed herein are embodiments of a system and method for the dynamic provisioning of static content. In one embodiment, information presented on a content delivery system can be refreshed based on information published on a content management system. One embodiment can interface the content delivery system and the content management system at the page level. More specifically, content dependencies across pages employing the same content or portion(s) thereof can be tracked in a timely, accurate manner. Upon receiving a notification of a change to the content or a portion thereof from the content management system, a content generation system may operate to determine, based on the dependencies, what pages are affected by the change and, based on the determination, dynamically regenerate any and all affected pages. The regenerated pages may then be stored and/or pushed to the web tier for delivery to end users. | 04-02-2015 |
Roy Patterson, Taylor, TX US
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20160061549 | Trigger Assembly of a Precision Guided Firearm - In certain embodiments, a trigger assembly including a bi-stable switch system configured to selectively engage a portion of the sear in a first state and to transition from the first state to a second state to selectively disengage the portion of the sear in response to an electrical signal. | 03-03-2016 |
Roy M. Patterson, Pflugerville, TX US
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20110149000 | INKJET PRINTHEAD MODULE WITH ADJUSTABLE ALIGNMENT - A microdeposition system includes a stage, a printhead carriage, and a controller. The stage holds a substrate. The printhead carriage includes N printhead modules, where N is an integer greater than one. Each of the N printhead modules includes a printhead and an alignment mechanism. The printhead includes a plurality of nozzles that deposit droplets of fluid manufacturing material onto the substrate while relative movement between the substrate and the printhead is along a first axis. The alignment mechanism adjusts the printhead with respect to the printhead module. The controller controls the alignment mechanisms of the N printhead modules to set effective nozzle spacing for the pluralities of nozzles to a uniform value. The effective nozzle spacing is defined as spacing between adjacent ones of the plurality of nozzles as projected onto a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. | 06-23-2011 |
20110302712 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 12-15-2011 |
20140143951 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 05-29-2014 |
20140289961 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 10-02-2014 |
20150283016 | LIFT CHAIR - A lift apparatus has a frame with open sides and a web assembly slidably retained along the sides which extends from one end of the frame to the other. While the web assembly is retracted, the frame moves to pass around a mobility-impaired individual and rest against the surface supporting the individual. The web assembly is then extended to move underneath or behind the individual, providing lifting support. The frame is configurable for orientations ranging continuously between horizontal and upright sitting. The web assembly has an upper web contacting the individual, a lower web contacting the support surface, a strength layer carrying the individual's weight, and a roller nose bar assembly which is pulled to extend the web assembly. A hand-held power tool can drive the web assembly, adjustment of inclinations of the back and leg sections of the frame, and vertical motion of the lift arm. | 10-08-2015 |
Sarah E. Patterson, Lake Jackson, TX US
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20100203277 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREFROM - The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: | 08-12-2010 |
20110318514 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMERS AND COMPOSITIONS, METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME AND ARTICLES PREPARED THEREFROM - The invention provides an ethylene-based interpolymer comprising the following features: a) density from 0.910 to 0.930 g/cc; b) melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.5 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area. The invention also provides a hollow tube comprising at least one component formed from a composition comprising an ethylene-based interpolymer that comprises the following features: a) a density from 0.919 to 0.928 g/cc; b) a melt index (I2) from 0.1 to 0.8 g/10 min; and c) a high density fraction in an ATREF short chain branch distribution (SCBD) curve, eluting above 92° C., of greater than 10 percent to less than 28 percent of the total ATREF SCBD curve area; and wherein the tube has a hydrostatic design basis (HDB) of at least 1000-psi at 23° C. per ASTM D-2837 regression method. | 12-29-2011 |
20150353717 | ETHYLENE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED PROCESSABILITY - The invention provides a composition comprising the following components: A) a first composition, wherein the first composition comprises a first ethylene-based polymer and a second ethylene-based polymer, and wherein the ratio of the “high load melt index (I21) of the first composition” to the “high load melt index (I21) of the first ethylene-based polymer” is greater than, or equal to, 40, and B) one or more azide compounds present in an amount greater than, or equal to, 50 ppm, based on the weight of the first composition. | 12-10-2015 |
Taren J. Patterson, Richardson, TX US
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20120129488 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR INTER-CARRIER ROAMING COST CONTAINMENT - Methods, systems, and computer readable media for enabling location-based policy in a mobile communication network are disclosed. According to one method, a first Diameter signaling message is received at a Diameter agent. Subscriber identification information and roaming information are extracted from the first Diameter message and the extracted information is communicated to a policy control function. | 05-24-2012 |
Thomas P. Patterson, Allen, TX US
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20120191497 | INTERNAL MANAGEMENT OF CONTACT REQUESTS - Embodiments of the invention provide for systems, devices, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for allowing a first agent associated with an entity to initiate contact with a second agent associated with the entity via a contact entry point. The contact entry point is displayed on an interface page and enables a first agent to contact other agents associated with the entity in a faster, more efficient, and better informed manner. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192074 | PROVIDING CONTACT INFORMATION VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - Embodiments of the invention provide for systems, devices, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for providing contact information via a computer network in response to activating an activatable indicium on a user interface. The activatable indicium integrates and provides the contact information for multiple channels of an entity along with statistical information for multiple contact options associated with each channel, and thus enables a user to contact an agent associated with the entity in a faster, more efficient, and better informed manner. | 07-26-2012 |
20120192090 | SINGLE IDENTIFIABLE ENTRY POINT FOR ACCESSING CONTACT INFORMATION VIA A COMPUTER NETWORK - Embodiments of the invention provide for systems, devices, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for providing an activatable indicium configured as an entry point for accessing contact information on a user interface. The activatable indicium, which may be a company logo, company name or the like, is not initially readily identifiable as an entry point for accessing the contact information. However, over time and continual use, the user recognizes that the presentation of the indicium regardless of the platform provides for an entry point for accessing contact information. | 07-26-2012 |