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Carlos Abad, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20120111565 | METHODS TO ENHANCE THE PRODUCTIVITY OF A WELL - The invention discloses a method of treating a subterranean formation of a well bore, including the steps of providing a first treatment fluid substantially free of macroscopic particulates; pumping the first treatment fluid into the well bore at different pressure rates to determine the maximum matrix rate and the minimum frac rate; subsequently, pumping the first treatment fluid above the minimum frac rate to initiate at least one fracture in the subterranean formation; providing a second treatment fluid comprising a second carrier fluid, a particulate blend including a first amount of particulates having a first average particle size between about 100 and 2000 μm and a second amount of particulates having a second average particle size between about three and twenty times smaller than the first average particle size, such that a packed volume fraction of the particulate blend exceeds 0.74; subsequently, pumping the second treatment fluid below the minimum frac rate; and allowing the particulates to migrate into the fracture. | 05-10-2012 |
Christopher Abad, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20090259748 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NETWORK VULNERABILITY DETECTION AND REPORTING - A system and method provide comprehensive and highly automated testing of vulnerabilities to intrusion on a target network, including identification of operating system, identification of target network topology and target computers, identification of open target ports, assessment of vulnerabilities on target ports, active assessment of vulnerabilities based on information acquired from target computers, quantitative assessment of target network security and vulnerability, and hierarchical graphical representation of the target network, target computers, and vulnerabilities in a test report. The system and method employ minimally obtrusive techniques to avoid interference with or damage to the target network during or after testing. | 10-15-2009 |
Dennis Abad, Woodridge, IL US
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| 20090304855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THERMAL SEALING A FILLED CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT - The present disclosure provides a method for thermally sealing a filled chewing gum product. The fill material of the chewing gum product is heated to a temperature greater than about 40° C. which correspondingly heats the inner portion of the chewing gum material to an elevated temperature. The method further includes sealing the heated inner portion of the chewing gum material to form a sealed, filled chewing gum product. The present disclosure advantageously increases the bond strength of the sealed ends of the sealed and filled chewing gum product and reduces the amount of unacceptable product or leakers. | 12-10-2009 |
Dennis M. Abad, Woodridge, IL US
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| 20110212234 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING CENTER-FILLED CONFECTIONERY PRODUCT - The present disclosure provides center-filled confectionery products and apparatuses and methods for producing the center-filled confectionery products. The apparatuses include a forming device with cooperatively engaging first and second forming members. The center-filled confectionery products may be released from the forming device with or without the use of an ejection device. The ejection device may comprise plunger members that contact the center-filled confectionery or may comprise a non-contact ejection device. The apparatuses further include an extruder having a housing. The housing has an inlet for receiving a material, at least one extrusion screw within the interior of the housing, and at least device in cooperative communication with the inlet and the extrusion screw. The extruder provides a process that allows for improved blending of chewing gum ingredients and improved processability of the chewing gum product. | 09-01-2011 |
Frederic Abad, Valbonne FR
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| 20110069887 | ALGORITHM FOR DETECTING CONTOUR POINTS IN AN IMAGE - A method for detecting contour points of an object in an image obtained by a video camera comprising the steps of: (i) selecting a scan line of the image; (ii) identifying minimum intensity differences called transitions between pixels of the selected scan line; (iii) identifying plateaus at both ends of the identified transitions; (iv) determining contour points of the object between the identified plateaus; (v) generating a descriptor of the contour in one dimension; and (vi) beginning again with step (i) by selecting another scan line of the image according to a predefined order. | 03-24-2011 |
Jorge Bravo Abad, Cambridge, MA US
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| 20100166364 | INTEGRATED SILICON-BASED NONLINEAR PHOTODETECTOR - Disclosed is a system including an integrated silicon-based structure including a microcavity configured to receive optical energy from an input beam carrying an optical signal and absorb the optical energy by a nonlinear multi-photon absorption process. For example, the multi-photon absorption process can be two-photon absorption (TPA). The integrated silicon-based structure further includes electrodes responsive to the nonlinear multi-photon absorption process in the microcavity for producing an electronic signal indicative of the optical signal. A related method is also disclosed. | 07-01-2010 |
Juan Carlos Abad, Shanghai CN
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| 20120118675 | ELEVATOR SAFETY CIRCUIT - An elevator safety circuit can be used to decelerate an elevator car during an emergency stop in a controlled manner. The safety circuit includes a series chain of safety contacts having an input connected to a power source and a first safety relay deriving electrical power from an output of the series chain of safety contacts. A delay circuit is arranged between the output of the series chain of safety contacts and the first safety relay. Hence, if any of the safety contacts open to initiate an emergency stop, a process controlled by the operation of the first safety relay is delayed. | 05-17-2012 |
Juan Carlos Abad, Rotkreuz CH
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| 20120043165 | ELEVATOR INSTALLATION DOOR OPERATION - An elevator installation can comprise an elevator cage, elevator doors, a drive, an elevator control and a counterweight, which is movable in opposite direction to the elevator cage. The elevator control comprises a door control module or is connectible with a door control module, which determines a standard door keeping-open time or an extended door keeping-open time depending on the respective load situation of the elevator cage. | 02-23-2012 |
Marta Cristina Abad, Downingtown, PA US
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| 20110039352 | METHODS TO MEASURE DISSOCIATION RATES FOR LIGANDS THAT FORM REVERSIBLE COVALENT BONDS - The crystal structure of the ligand binding domain of ERR-α in complex with a ligand that forms a reversible thioether bond to Cys325 of ERR-α, methods to measure dissociation rates for ligands that form reversible covalent bonds, and methods to design ligands that form reversible covalent bonds for use as modulators of ERR-α activity are disclosed. The crystal structure and methods provide a novel molecular mechanism for modulation of the activity of ERR-α and provide the basis for rational drug design to obtain potent specific ligands for use as modulators of the activity of this new drug target. | 02-17-2011 |
| 20110046891 | CO-CRYSTALLIZATION OF ERR-alpha WITH A LIGAND THAT FORMS A REVERSIBLE COVALENT BOND - The crystal structure of the ligand binding domain of ERR-α in complex with a ligand that forms a reversible thioether bond to Cys325 of ERR-α, methods to measure dissociation rates for ligands that form reversible covalent bonds, and methods to design ligands that form reversible covalent bonds for use as modulators of ERR-α activity are disclosed. The crystal structure and methods provide a novel molecular mechanism for modulation of the activity of ERR-α and provide the basis for rational drug design to obtain potent specific ligands for use as modulators of the activity of this new drug target. | 02-24-2011 |
Marta G. Abad, Downingtown, PA US
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| 20110263559 | INDAZOLE COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS KETOHEXOKINASE INHIBITORS - The present invention is directed to substituted indazole compounds, pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds and methods of use thereof. The compounds of the present invention are ketohexokinase (KHK) inhibitors, useful for treating or ameliorating a KHK mediated metabolic disorders and/or diseases such as obesity, Type II diabetes mellitus and Metabolic Syndrome X. | 10-27-2011 |
Pierre Abad, Cagnes-Sur-Mer FR
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| 20110030095 | METHOD FOR INCREASING THE RESISTANCE OF A PLANT TO ENDOPARASITIC NEMATODES - The invention relates to a method for increasing the resistance of a plant to an endoparasitic nematode by inhibiting in said plant a microtubule associated protein of the MAP65 protein family. | 02-03-2011 |
Vincent Abad, Chamalieres FR
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| 20090160078 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF A PROFILED ELEMENT FROM AN ELASTOMERIC THERMOPLASTIC GEL - A device for preparing a flat profiled element from an elastomeric thermoplastic gel includes: | 06-25-2009 |
| 20110108186 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF A PROFILED ELEMENT FROM AN ELASTOMERIC THERMOPLASTIC GEL - A device for preparing a flat profiled element from an elastomeric thermoplastic gel includes: | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110165408 | Self-Sealing Elastomer Composition - Self-sealing elastomer composition that can in particular be used as puncture-resistant layer in an inflatable article, comprising at least 30 phr of a saturated thermoplastic stirene elastomer, at most 70 phr of an unsaturated thermoplastic stirene elastomer and more than 200 phr of an oil extender. Inflatable article, such as a tire, provided with a puncture-resistant layer comprising, as self-sealing composition, an elastomer composition according to the invention. Advantageously, the puncture-resistant layer is combined with an airtight layer, for example based on butyl rubber, so as to constitute, in the inflatable article, a puncture-resistant airtight laminate. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110180193 | Puncture-Resistant Air-Impermeable Laminate for an Inflatable Article - Airtight and puncture-resistant multilayer elastomer laminate that can be used in particular in an inflatable article, such as a pneumatic tire for a vehicle, comprising at least the following three layers (phr signifying parts by weight per hundred parts of rubber (elastomer) in each composition considered): as an airtight first layer, a first elastomer composition comprising at least 50 phr of a diene elastomer; as a puncture-resistant second layer, a self-sealing second elastomer composition comprising at least 50 phr of a saturated thermoplastic stirene elastomer and more than 200 phr of an extender oil; as an adhesive third layer or interphase between the above two layers, a third composition comprising at least 30 phr of an unsaturated thermoplastic stirene elastomer. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181100 | Sealing Device and Process for Placing Said Device on a Rim - A sealing device forming an annular band intended to be associated with a rim for a wheel designed to accept a tire, the rim having a rim bottom extended by two flanges, the device being adapted to be fitted in such a way as to cover at least the rim bottom. The annular band comprises at least one elastomeric material comprising at least one copolymer thermoplastic elastomer containing blocks of polystirene and polyisobutylene, and a polybutene oil. Also disclosed is a mounted assembly having a wheel comprising a rim associated with a sealing device and of a tubeless tire. In addition, a method is disclosed for fitting a sealing device onto a rim. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110315291 | Pneumatic Object Provided with a Gas-Tight Layer Comprising a Thermoplastic Elastomer and Expanded Thermoplastic Microspheres - An inflatable article provided with an elastomer layer impermeable to the inflation gas, such as air, said layer comprising at least, as major elastomer, a thermoplastic polystirene/polyisobutylene block copolymer, such as an SIBS (stirene/isobutylene/stirene) copolymer, and expanded thermoplastic microspheres with a preferential content between 1 and 30 phr. Preferably, this copolymer comprises between 5% and 50% stirene by weight, its number-average molecular weight is between 30 000 and 500 000 g/mol and its Tg is below −20° C. Optionally, the gastight elastomer layer also contains, as plasticizer, an extender oil, especially a polybutene oil, with a preferential content between 5 and 100 phr. This gastight layer not only has excellent impermeability properties, but also a density and a hysteresis that are both reduced compared with layers based on butyl rubber. The inflatable article can be a pneumatic tire for a motor vehicle. | 12-29-2011 |
| 20120003409 | Pneumatic Object Provided with Gas-Tight Layer Comprising Two Thermoplastic Elastomers - Inflatable article equipped with an elastomer layer impermeable to the inflation gases comprising at least: as first thermoplastic stirene elastomer, at least 50 phr of a copolymer containing polystirene and polyisobutylene blocks, in particular SIBS; as second thermoplastic stirene elastomer, at most 50 phr of a thermoplastic stirene copolymer of unsaturated type, in particular SIS; and optionally an extender oil, in particular polybutene, at a content preferably between 5 and 100 phr. This gastight elastomer layer has very good impermeability properties and a lower hysteresis compared to layers based on butyl rubber. The inflatable article can be, in particular, an inner tube or a pneumatic tire for a motor vehicle. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120003413 | Airtight Multilayer Laminate for a Pneumatic Object - A multilayer elastomer laminate that is impermeable to inflation gases, which is capable of adhering to a diene elastomer composition and which can be used in an inflatable article provided with such a diene composition, said laminate comprising at least two superposed elastomer layers (phr signifying parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer, in each elastomer composition considered): as a gastight first layer, a first elastomer composition comprising more than 50 phr of a copolymer containing polystirene and polyisobutylene blocks; as an adhesive second layer, a second elastomer composition comprising more than 50 phr of an unsaturated thermoplastic stirene copolymer and optionally a liquid plasticizing agent at a content from 0 to less than 100 phr. This multilayer laminate possesses very good impermeability properties and a reduced hysteresis compared to layers based on butyl rubber, and also a high adhesion to a diene elastomer third layer. | 01-05-2012 |