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| 20100149917 | Method For Geophysical and Geological Interpretation of Seismic Volumes In The Domains of Depth, Time, and Age - A method of transforming geologic data relating to a subsurface region between a geophysical depth domain and a geologic age domain is disclosed. A set of topologically consistent surfaces is obtained that correspond to seismic data. The surfaces are enumerated in the depth domain. An age is assigned to each surface in the depth domain. The age corresponds to an estimated time of deposition of the respective surface. An age mapping volume is generated. An extent of the age domain is chosen. A depth mapping volume is generated. Both the age mapping volume and the depth mapping volume are used to transform geophysical, geologic, or engineering data or interpretations between the depth domain and the age domain and vice versa. The geophysical, geologic, or engineering data or interpretations transformed by at least one of the age mapping volume and the depth mapping volume are outputted. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100161232 | Method For Geophysical and Geological Interpretation of Seismic Volumes using Chronological Panning - A computer-implemented method is provided for searching and analyzing a seismic data volume acquired in a seismic survey to determine potential for hydrocarbon accumulations in an associated subsurface region. Surfaces describing the seismic data volume are obtained. The surfaces are enumerated. At least one enumerated surface is selected. The at least one selected surface is augmented when the selected surface does not substantially cover an area associated with the seismic data volume. The augmenting is performed until all selected surfaces substantially cover the area. The at least one selected surface is displayed, with geologic or geophysical data associated therewith, for visual inspection or interpretation, or saving digital representations thereof to computer memory or data storage. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100198638 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PROPERTIES OF HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS FROM GEOPHYSICAL DATA - A hydrocarbon exploration method is disclosed for developing a model of at least one effective material property of a subsurface reservoir as a function of the composition and structure of the reservoir rock. In one embodiment, the method comprises: obtaining a 3D image ( | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100254217 | Method for Determining the Fluid/Pressure Distribution of Hydrocarbon Reservoirs from 4D Seismic Data - A method including analyzing seismic data relating to a producing hydrocarbon reservoir is disclosed. The seismic data includes first and second sets of seismic data obtained at different times. An interval composed substantially of hard rock is identified in the hydrocarbon reservoir. 4D seismic attributes for the region are calculated. Rock physics relationships are applied to seismic data related to the interval according to the permeability associated therewith. A fluid saturation change or a pressure change of the interval is inferred based on outputs of the first or second sets of rock physics relationships and the calculated 4D attributes for the interval. The inferred fluid saturation change or pressure change of the interval is outputted. | 10-07-2010 |
| 20100312534 | Rock Physics Model For Simulating Seismic Response In Layered Fractured Rocks - Method for modeling anisotropic elastic properties of a subsurface region comprising mixed fractured rocks and other geological bodies. P-wave and fast and slow S-wave logs are obtained, and an anisotropic rock physics model of the subsurface region is developed ( | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110002194 | Method For Geophysical and Geological Interpretation of Seismic Volumes In The Domains of Depth, Time, and Age - Method for transforming geologic data relating to a subsurface region between a geophysical depth domain and a geologic age domain. A set of topologically consistent surfaces ( | 01-06-2011 |
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| 20090014368 | Mechanical Flotation Device for Reduction of Oil, Alkalinity and Undesirable Gases - A mechanical vessel may effectively and simultaneously displace a first undesired gas from within water with a second desired gas, and remove at least one alkaline species and oily matter from the water. The vessel raises the pH of the water and reduces the lime requirement for subsequent lime softening. The vessel receives the water containing the first gas and passes the water through a series of gasification chambers. Each gasification chamber may have a mechanism that ingests and mixes a second gas into the water thereby physically displacing at least a portion of the first gas into a vapor space at the top of each gasification chamber from which it is subsequently removed. There is an absence of communication between the vapor spaces of adjacent chambers. An acid is added to remove the alkaline species, where the first gas is an optional by-product that is also removed. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090039003 | Single-Cell Mechanical Flotation System - A mechanical flotation system having only one cell may be nearly as efficient as one having two or more cells, yet provide an apparatus with a considerably smaller footprint, significantly reduced capital and operating costs, as well as be resistant to floating oil recovery platform wave effects. The single-cell mechanical flotation system may have one skim collection channel that at least partially surrounds a single gas ingestion and mixing mechanism. At least one baffle may direct suspended matter or floc toward the skim collection which may be circular. The gas layer over the liquid is not vented for the purpose of gasification. The vessel may be a cylindrical pressure vessel oriented vertically, and optionally the inlet may be tangential to the periphery of the vessel to impart liquid rotation inside the vessel when liquid is introduced. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090159426 | Electrostatic Separator with Multiple Horizontal Electrodes - An electrostatic dehydrator or separator having at least two generally horizontal electrodes will function as a separator for water and oil, and also for gas, water and oil. Gas/liquid separation occurs in the front section of the vessel. Oil/water separation takes place in a subsequent section of the vessel which may have two or three independent generally horizontal electrodes or grids spaced at different distances above the generally horizontal oil/water interface. The two or three independent electrodes or grids will each have their own transformer. The higher grid(s) will continue to operate even if the lower grid(s) short out. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100191023 | REMOVING SOLIDS IN MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL RECLAMATION - The seeding of calcium carbonate into a calcium chloride-contaminated monoethylene glycol (MEG) stream accelerates the growth of calcium carbonate particles to a size that enhances their removal from the stream by filtration. A seeding vessel allows the calcium carbonate particles a time period to grow. Sodium carbonate may be added to the contaminated stream to facilitate calcium carbonate particle growth. A recycle seeding conduit may recycle seeds from a filtration unit to the seeding vessel. A base such as sodium hydroxide may be added to accelerate the precipitation process. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110042288 | Enhanced Coalescer - A coalescer is used in series with a hydrocyclone to enhance the removal of a dispersed phase from a continuous phase by first using a coalescer that lacks removal of any separated dispersed phase prior to cyclonic action in the hydrocyclone. The dispersed phase may be oil and the continuous phase may be water. The coalescer has no oil outlet and serves to coalesce the droplets or particles of the disperse phase together thereby increasing contaminant size distribution. The hydrocyclone functions as a separator operating at higher removal efficiency. The method and apparatus are useful to clarify produced water from hydrocarbon recovery operations, particularly those on offshore platforms where it is desirable to reduce weight and footprint area but still achieve very low oil concentration in the clarified water—even to levels sufficient for the water to be discharged directly into the environment, e.g. the ocean. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042304 | Method And Apparatus To Enhance Separation Performance Of A Lean And Low Mean Size Dispersed Phase From A Continuous Phase - Two hydrocyclones used in series enhances the removal of a dispersed liquid phase from a continuous liquid phase by cyclonic action. The first hydrocyclone has no overflow outlet and serves to coalesce the droplets or particles of the disperse phase together thereby increasing contaminant size distribution. The second hydrocyclone functions as a separator operating at higher removal efficiency. The method and apparatus are useful to clarify produced water from hydrocarbon recovery operations. | 02-24-2011 |
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| 20080312714 | HEPATIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - The present invention relates to a method of providing electrical stimulation to a liver of a subject which includes providing one or more stimulatory electrodes to the liver of the subject and providing electrical stimulation to the liver of the subject. The invention further relates to methods of reducing risk factors of metabolic syndrome, treating diabetes, treating a subject having eating disorders and reducing glucose levels of a subject using methods of the present invention. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090012154 | Antagonists of the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 and uses thereof - One of the major disabling symptoms of gastroparesis is nausea and vomiting which can be difficult to control with currently available treatments. It is postulated that signaling of gastrointestinal causes of nausea starts with activation of vagal afferent nerves that trigger the central emetic pathway. Most vagal afferent nerves are unmyelinated C-fibers, many of which express the vanilloid receptor TRPV1 and respond to capsaicin. Resiniferatoxin is a very potent capsaicin analogue that has a much more favorable ratio of desensitization to excitation than capsaicin leading to more effective desensitization without irritation. The present invention demonstrates that desensitization of TRPV1 responsive gastric sensory neurons would attenuate nausea and vomiting. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20100191302 | GASTROINTESTINAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF VISCERAL PAIN - The invention is a method of treatment for reducing visceral pain by administering in an individual in need thereof gastrointestinal electrical stimulation in repetitive trains of short pulses, where the administration of gastrointestinal electrical stimulation reduces visceral pain in the individual. Also, provided is a method of treating gastrointestinal sensory dysfunction. Further, this invention provides methods for modulating sympathetic nervous system for the treatment of visceral pain by administering in an individual in need thereof repetitive trains of short pulse electrical stimulation of the sympathetic nerves, where the electrical stimulation provided is effective in reducing visceral pain. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100228313 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY TO PROMOTE GASTRIC DISTENTION FOR OBESITY MANAGEMENT - The disclosure is directed to techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to support obesity management. The electrical stimulation therapy is configured to cause at least partial gastric distention. Gastric distention tends to induce a sensation of fullness and thereby discourages excessive food intake by the patient. The electrical stimulation therapy may be delivered to the gastrointestinal tract of the patient by electrodes deployed by one or more implantable leads coupled to an electrical stimulator. The electrical stimulator delivers stimulation pulses having a pulse width in a range found to be effective in causing gastric distention. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110015695 | GASTROINTESTINAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF PANCREATITIS - A method of preventing acute pancreatitis comprising positioning stimulatory electrodes in the stomach of an individual in need thereof; and administering repetitive trains of short pulse gastrointestinal electrical stimulation effective for suppressing the inflammatory response in the pancreas is provided herein. The electrodes are placed by laproscopic, endoscopic or surgical means. The gastrointestinal stimulation activates vagal reflexes. The activation of the vagal reflexes is via the gastric and pancreatic afferents. The gastrointestinal stimulation also activates the axonal reflexes. The activation of the axonal reflexes is via the dichotomous branches of the spinal nerves. The electrical stimulation is administered concurrently with an endoscopic procedure or immediately following an endoscopic procedure. Also, provided herein is a method of preventing inflammation of a visceral organ comprising positioning a stimulatory electrode in proximity of descending efferents in the vagus, innervating the visceral organ, of an individual in need thereof, and administering repetitive trains of short pulse electrical stimulation effective in activating nicotinic receptors. | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110034967 | GASTROINTESTINAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - The disclosure provides a method of treatment for obesity, in an individual in need thereof, by administering electrical stimulation at dual sites in the gastrointestinal tract. The electrical stimulations are administered by positioning bipolar stimulatory electrodes in contact with the gastric and dudenol cavities, along afferent vagal neural pathways, in the gastrointestinal tract. The electrical stimulations thus administered, activate the vagal afferents associated with the gastric and dudenol sites in the gastrointestinal tract. The activation of vagal afferents modulates the gastrointestinal peptide satiety hormones. Further, the disclosure provides a method of treatment for eating disorders, in an individual in need thereof, by administering electrical stimulation at dual sites, along afferent vagal neural pathways, in the gastrointestinal tract. Also, provided is a method of regulating the appetite of an individual in need thereof, by administering electrical stimulation at dual sites in the gastrointestinal tract. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110066208 | ILEAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - The disclosure is a method of treatment for obesity, in an individual in need thereof comprising positioning stimulatory electrodes in the distal small intestines or ileum, and administering electrical stimulation in trains of pulses or repetitive pulses, where the electrical stimulation is effective, at least in part in, stimulating the vagal afferent and efferent activity, of the distal small intestines or ileum, in the individual. The stimulation of the vagal afferent and efferent activity leads to the regulation of the ileal brake. Specifically, the electrical stimulation is provided in trains of pulses. Also, described is a method of treatment for functional gastrointestinal disease by ileal electrical stimulation. Further this invention provides a method of treatment for an eating disorder comprising administering ileal electrical stimulation effective, at least in part, in stimulating the vagal and sympathetic pathways. The stimulatory electrodes are placed by laparoscopic, endoscopic or surgical means. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110118747 | HEPATIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - The present invention relates to a method of providing electrical stimulation to a liver of a subject which includes providing one or more stimulatory electrodes to the liver of the subject and providing electrical stimulation to the liver of the subject. The invention further relates to methods of reducing risk factors of metabolic syndrome, treating diabetes, treating a subject having eating disorders and reducing glucose levels of a subject using methods of the present invention. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110118812 | HEPATIC ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - The present invention relates to a method of providing electrical stimulation to a liver of a subject which includes providing one or more stimulatory electrodes to the liver of the subject and providing electrical stimulation to the liver of the subject. The invention further relates to methods of reducing risk factors of metabolic syndrome, treating diabetes, treating a subject having eating disorders and reducing glucose levels of a subject using methods of the present invention. | 05-19-2011 |
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| 20090148162 | METHODS FOR NON-WAVELENGTH-CONVERTING MULTI-LANE OPTICAL SWITCHING - A method for providing multi-wavelength switching. The method comprising receiving a plurality of signals through at least one input port, and separating the plurality of said signals into at least one wavelength signal set based on wavelengths, wherein a first wavelength signal set of said at least one wavelength signal sets corresponds to a first wavelength. The method further comprises providing a plurality of output lanes to at least one output port, and determining if two signals from said first wavelength signal set traveling on said first wavelength are scheduled output from an output port during an overlapping time period through said plurality of output lanes. The method further comprises determining if one of said plurality of output lanes is available during said overlapping time period when said two signals are schedule for said output port during the overlapping time period, wherein a first signal of said two signals is routed for output on an available lane if one of said plurality of output lanes of said output port is available. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090313465 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SECURING OPTICAL BURST SWITCHING (OBS) NETWORKS - An optical network, having an optical communication link and first and second routers. The first router receives and classifies data, then forms a data burst based on destination. The first router sends an encrypted header and the data burst via the optical link. The second router, at least one hop from the first router, receives, decrypts and authenticates the header. Then, the second router extracts data burst information from the header and determines whether the address of the second router is the destination address for the data burst. If so, the second router receives the data burst and sends data to an appropriate line interface. If not, the second router selects and reserves a wavelength on a second optical link for the data burst. The second router selects an encryption key for the header, encrypts and sends the header, and then routes the data burst to the selected wavelength. | 12-17-2009 |
