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Brett W. Bouldin, Spring, TX US
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| 20080223588 | WELL TOOL HAVING ENHANCED PACKING ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - A well tool having an enhanced performance packing element assembly. A well tool includes a packing element assembly for sealingly engaging a surface, the assembly including a packing element having at least one circumferential variation. Another well tool includes a packing element assembly including a packing element and a backup ring, the packing element being configured to bias the backup ring into contact with a surface opposite a circumferential portion of the backup ring, while another circumferential portion does not contact the surface. A method of setting a well tool includes providing a packing element assembly with multiple packing elements, and setting the well tool by squeezing fluid from between the packing elements via a gap, and then closing off the gap. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20100051269 | BYPASS OF DAMAGED LINES IN SUBTERRANEAN WELLS - Bypassing damaged lines in a well. A subterranean well system includes a circuit extending in the well to a well tool. A set of multiple redundant lines is provided at a location along the circuit. Each of the set of lines is capable of providing conductivity between portions of the circuit. A method of providing conductivity across a damaged portion of a circuit in a subterranean well includes the steps of: damaging at least one line of a set of redundant lines extending along a tubular string; and isolating the damaged at least one line from an undamaged portion of the circuit. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110056288 | POSITION INDICATING MULTIPLEXED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DOWNHOLE WELL TOOLS - Position indication in multiplexed downhole well tools. A method of selectively actuating and indicating a position in a well includes selecting at least one well tool from among multiple well tools for actuation by flowing direct current in one direction through a set of conductors in the well, the well tool being deselected for actuation when direct current flows through the set of conductors an opposite direction; and detecting a varying resistance across the set of conductors as the selected well tool is actuated, the variation in resistance providing an indication of a position of a portion of the selected well tool. | 03-10-2011 |
Brett Wayne Bouldin, Spring, TX US
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| 20090314498 | SECUREMENT OF LINES TO DOWNHOLE WELL TOOLS - Apparatus and methods for securement of lines to downhole well tools. A method of securing one or more lines to a well tool includes the steps of: installing the one or more lines in a groove formed longitudinally along an outer surface of the well tool, the groove having a width at the outer surface of the well tool which is narrower than a width of the groove at a position radially inward relative to the outer surface; and securing the one or more lines in the groove. A well tool includes a groove formed longitudinally along an outer surface of an outer housing of the well tool. The groove has a width at the outer surface of the well tool which is narrower than a width of the groove at a position radially inward relative to the outer surface. One or more lines are secured in the groove. | 12-24-2009 |
Bruce Dan Bouldin, Phoenix, AZ US
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| 20090246009 | COMPRESSOR SCROLLS FOR AUXILIARY POWER UNITS - A compressor scroll is provided for redirecting an airflow from a compressor. The compressor scroll includes a spiral-shaped body; a radial inlet formed in the body for receiving the airflow from the compressor as inlet airflow; and an outlet formed in the body such that inlet airflow flows through the body and exits the outlet as outlet airflow, with at least a portion of the outlet airflow crossing at least a portion of the inlet airflow. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100108809 | NOISE-SUPPRESSING STRUT SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE - A strut support system for a ducted fan unmanned aerial vehicle to suppress noise comprising: a ducted fan fuselage that defines an opening; an engine that extends longitudinally through the opening in the fuselage; a drive mechanism rotatably mounted to the engine, wherein a fan is mounted on the drive mechanism within a duct defined by the opening; and a plurality of struts extending between the ducted fan fuselage and the engine each comprising a first leg and a second leg joined together by a curvilinear junction, wherein the first leg is attached to the ducted fan fuselage and the second leg is attached to the engine, wherein the plurality of struts are positioned upstream of the fan, wherein the junction between the first leg of each of the plurality of struts and the ducted fan fuselage is outside the highlight of the ducted fan fuselage's leading edge. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110001019 | RAM DOOR ASSEMBLIES - A ram door assembly is provided for an intake opening of an intake duct of an auxiliary power unit of an aircraft. The ram door assembly includes a ram door hingeably mounted adjacent to the intake opening and moveable between an open position to a closed position. The ram door has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The ram door assembly further includes a fairing positioned on the interior surface of the ram door. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110070076 | COOLING SYSTEMS AND ASSEMBLIES FOR COOLING AN AFT BEARING ASSEMBLY MOUNTED TO A ROTOR - Assemblies for cooling an aft bearing assembly mounted to a rotor are provided. An assembly includes a static aft bearing structure configured to surround the aft bearing assembly and including a cylindrical section defining a cavity for disposal of the aft bearing assembly, a plurality of hollow struts extending from the static aft bearing structure, each hollow strut including an outer radial end configured to receive a gas from an air source and to provide a pathway for the gas to flow into the cavity, and a center-body cap disposed over an end of the static aft bearing structure, the center-body cap including a rim configured to create a low pressure region at an interface between the static aft bearing structure and the center-body cap, wherein the low pressure region has a pressure that is lower than a pressure within the cavity. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20120031520 | INSULATION ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH AN AUXILIARY POWER UNIT HAVING AN EXHAUST MUFFLER - An insulation assembly for use with an APU having an exhaust muffler is disclosed herein. The insulation assembly includes, but is not limited to, a first insulating member that is configured for placement on a top portion of the exhaust muffler and a second insulating member attached to the first insulating member and configured for placement on a bottom portion of the exhaust muffler. The second insulating member is less resistant to heat transfer than the first insulating member. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120126064 | UAV DUCTED FAN LIP SHAPING - A ducted fan air-vehicle having a duct lip shape is described. The duct lip has an internal duct lip portion and an external duct lip portion, both of which are substantially curvature continuous around the circumference of the air duct. The duct has a plurality of cross-sections along its circumference and at least some of the plurality of cross-sections have a different shape. Further, each cross-section around the circumference of the duct has an a/b ratio and the a/b ratio for each cross-section is substantially the same. | 05-24-2012 |
Floyd E. Bouldin, Mcminnville, TN US
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| 20090181117 | Containment System for Continuous Flow Hydrolizers - A material handling system for a hydrolyzer, comprising a material injection assembly further comprising a ram, a cylinder having a cylinder shaft for reciprocating the ram upon actuation of the cylinder shaft, a sleeve having an interior in which the ram reciprocates during use; a gate having a gate plate operable from between an open and a closed position; the gate plate has an aperture formed therethrough and the aperture is sized to enable a plug of compressed municipal solid waste to pass through it when the gate plate is in the open position; and a material exit assembly. The preferred material handling system further comprises a gate plate is interpositioned between the pair of space apart end plates and reciprocates freely therebetween. The end plates are configured to allow a plug of municipal solid waste to pass therethrough. The material exit assembly further comprises a processed material handling apparatus including a processed material compaction chamber; and a plunger assembly attached to the compaction chamber and further including a working cylinder having a cylinder shaft and a ram operably connected to the shaft enabling the ram to compact the processed material within the compaction chamber upon actuation of the cylinder and the extension of the shaft therefrom. | 07-16-2009 |
Lisa Bouldin, Skillman, NJ US
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| 20120128755 | Personal Care Composition Containing Yeast Extract And Hexapeptide - A personal care composition comprising (a) a yeast extract, (b) Hexapeptide-11 (Phe-Val-Ala-Pro-Phe-Pro) (SEQ ID NO:1), and (c) a determatologically-acceptable carrier, wherein the total amount of components (a) and (b) is from about 2 wt % to about 6 wt %, preferably from 4-6% based on the total weight of the personal care composition. Also disclosed is a method for regulating skin conditions by using this composition. | 05-24-2012 |
Mark G. Bouldin, Fair Oaks Ranch, TX US
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| 20090000521 | Pretreated Aggregate for Hotmix Asphalt Concrete Applications and Other Related Applications - A process of producing an asphalt concrete with enhanced performance is provided by utilizing a primer. The primer is added to a hot aggregate with a surface temperature of at least 250 deg. F. prior to addition of an asphalt-derived base binder. The primer forms a primer interlayer between the hot aggregate and the base binder. As a result, the asphalt concrete has enhanced performance when compared with other asphalt concretes produced without a primer being added. | 01-01-2009 |
Richard Bradley Bouldin, Leander, TX US
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| 20100036691 | PHASE DRIVEN MODELING SERVICES - A software project management method uses templates from one project phase as inputs to their subsequent project phases. The project is organized in four phases, each phase having one or more steps and one or more attributes. Using XSL, a phase model is transformed into a starting point as input for the subsequent phase model. XSL-FO is used to generate PDF documents from any phase model to export a particular project deliverable. The information and data created within that phase still has meaning as input for the next phase. A model thus derived can be reused for another project as well as to transform into a model used by a subsequent phase within the same project. | 02-11-2010 |
Thomas A. Bouldin, Redmond, WA US
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| 20100318964 | SOFTWARE EXTENSION ANALYSIS - Multiple structured extension definitions can be obtained, each structured extension definition corresponding to one or more categories, and each structured extension definition being written in a software extension language. Data representing one or more registrations maintained in a format native to a registration store can be accessed, and this data analyzed based at least in part on the multiple structured definitions. In other aspects, a structured extension definition written in a software extension language is obtained. The registration store includes registrations stored in a format native to the registration store and different from the software extension language, and the registration store is modified based on the obtained structured extension definition. | 12-16-2010 |
William B. Bouldin, Colorado Springs, CO US
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| 20120110277 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR STORAGE-SYSTEM MANAGEMENT - One example of the present invention is directed to a data-storage system comprising a plurality of data-storage devices, one or more communications connections through which the data-storage system receives management and data-access commands and sends responses to received commands, and one or more processors. The one or more processors execute controller functionality that controls command and response exchanges through the communications connections, accesses the data-storage devices, and provides a data-storage-system interface that includes a management-interface portion that provides access to management functionality, a data-interface portion that provides access to data-access functionality, and a management-interface tunnel that provides alternative access to management functionality through the data-interface portion of the data-storage-system interface. | 05-03-2012 |
William Brian Bouldin, Colorado Springs, CO US
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| 20100082715 | Reduced-Resource Block Thin Provisioning - A computer-executed method reduces a storage array's physical spindle requirements, leading to reduced power and resource costs, as compared to block thin provisioning. A computer-executed method for managing access of a plurality of applications to a storage array comprises monitoring storage space usage in a file system, and modifying size of logical units by selective increases and decreases based on the storage usage. | 04-01-2010 |