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Alan B. Emerson, Cypress, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090200042RADIALLY SUPPORTED SEAL AND METHOD - A seal includes a mandrel having a plurality of radially directed openings therethrough; a plurality of members disposed within the openings and radially displacable therein; and an element disposed about the mandrel and radially displacable by the plurality of members and method.08-13-2009
20100212883SWELL PACKER SETTING CONFIRMATION - A swellable setting confirmation arrangement comprising: a mandrel; a swellable material supported by the mandrel; one or more sensory configurations at the swellable material and a method for confirming setting of a swellable material and for installing a swellable material having a setting confirmation function.08-26-2010

Patent applications by Alan B. Emerson, Cypress, TX US

David Brian Emerson, Coppell, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20090258113PELLET DRYING PROCESS - A method for making an expandable half-product or pellet suitable for cooking by microwave oven (or other method such as frying) that results in a non-uniform, random design, while having a distinct pattern or style. The half product design is achieved by inducing stress cracks in the half product. The stress cracks are created by a controlled drying process whereby extruded half-products are first case hardened to create an outer skin that requires an internal build-up of pressure to penetrate. After creation of the outer skin, by drying in an oven or in ambient air, the half-product is heated to permit the vapor pressure of the moisture inside the half-product to break through the outer skin and escape. Such escape points induce stress cracks in random places in the half-product. The general pattern of the stress cracks can be varied by manipulation of the time-temperature profile of the case hardening and stress cracking steps.10-15-2009
20100062123METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE DIRECT INJECTION OF ASPARAGINASE INTO A FOOD PROCESS - A method and system for the direct injection of a concentrated additive is disclosed. In one aspect, the concentrated additive comprises asparaginase. Because dilution of asparaginase in chlorinated drinking water can reduce the activity of the enzyme thereby making the enzyme less effective the direct injection of the enzyme into a dough can increase the acrylamide reduction in food products.03-11-2010

Patent applications by David Brian Emerson, Coppell, TX US

John Lee Emerson, Katy, TX US

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20080210431FLAPPER LATCH - The present invention generally relates to a method and an apparatus for selectively isolating a portion of a wellbore. In one aspect, an apparatus for isolating a zone in a wellbore is provided. The apparatus includes a body having a bore. The apparatus further includes a first flapper member and a second flapper member, each flapper member selectively rotatable between an open position and a closed position. Additionally, the apparatus includes a flapper latch assembly disposed in the bore, the flapper latch assembly movable between an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein the flapper latch assembly is configured to hold the first flapper member in the closed position when the flapper latch assembly is in the locked position. In another aspect, a method for selectively isolating a zone in a wellbore is provided. In yet a further aspect, a flapper latch assembly for use with a flapper valve is provided.09-04-2008

Ted Emerson, Tomball, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20120124448MEMORY SUBSYSTEM HAVING A FIRST PORTION TO STORE DATA WITH ERROR CORRECTION CODE INFORMATION AND A SECOND PORTION TO STORE DATA WITHOUT ERROR CORRECTION CODE INFORMATION - A system comprising a memory subsystem having at least one memory device, and a memory controller to control access of the memory subsystem, wherein the memory controller is configured to store data with error correction code (ECC) information in a first portion of the memory subsystem, and to store data without ECC information in a second portion of the memory subsystem.05-17-2012

Theodore F. Emerson, Houston, TX US

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20110106520VIRTUALIZING A VIDEO CONTROLLER - One embodiment is a remote system management controller that virtualizes a video controller for a server that is managed by a remote computer.05-05-2011

Patent applications by Theodore F. Emerson, Houston, TX US

Theodore F. Emerson, Tomball, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20110173313Portable Management Device - Exemplary embodiments of the present invention disclosed herein relate to a method and system for providing remote management for a computer system with a portable management device. An exemplary method comprises connecting a portable management device to a computer system and a network. The exemplary method additionally comprises receiving remote management data over the network via the portable management device and executing instructions in response to the remote management data.07-14-2011
20120098841Shared Video Management Subsystem - A shared video management subsystem configured to be coupled to and shared by a plurality of independent compute nodes includes a plurality of graphics interfaces configured to receive drawing commands and data from the compute nodes and render graphics information to a frame buffer. The subsystem also includes at least one display refresh controller configured to retrieve the graphics information rendered to the frame buffer and output the graphics information to a display device for display.04-26-2012
20120110562SYNCHRONIZED FIRMWARE UPDATE - A first firmware image is copied from a first memory to a second memory. Firmware access requests are directed from a host processing system to a memory location in the second memory. A second firmware image is written to the first memory. Conditioned on occurrence of a switching event a switch is set to direct firmware access requests from the host processing system to a memory location in the first memory storing the second firmware image. In some cases, firmware access requests are directed from a host processing system to a memory location in a first memory storing a first firmware image. A second firmware image is written to a second memory. Conditioned on occurrence of a switching event, a switch is set to direct firmware access requests from the host processing system to a memory location in the second memory storing the second firmware image.05-03-2012
20120124186SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE HOST MANAGEMENT - Methods, devices, and systems for multiple host management are provided. An example of a method for multiple host management includes a multiple host management device managing a plurality of host instances. The multiple host management device can provide each of the plurality of host instances with a plurality of input/output (I/O) functionalities.05-17-2012

Tod D. Emerson, Cypress, TX US

Patent application numberDescriptionPublished
20100326725SEGMENTED DECOMPRESSION RESISTANT CABLE SPLICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - An electrical splice, resistant to decompression failure for use in gassy hydrocarbon wells, is segmented thereby permitting the installation of the splice quickly and efficiently. The segmented cable splice provides a passage into which is inserted an electrical crimping union which provides a detent to engage a ridge on the interior passage of the segmented sleeve. When each sleeve is complete, the exterior surface of the complete splice is either cylindrical or flat; and covered by protective transition covers having epoxy encapsulating each contained conductor line back to the armored cover, thereby providing mechanical protection and inhibiting movement of the spliced conductors within the splice connection.12-30-2010
20110017510Heater Cable to Pump Cable connector and Method of Installation - A connector arrangement to attach an electrical submersible pump (ESP) cable to a resistance heater cable for use in oil and gas wells is accomplished by connecting a heater cable specially fabricated having a mineral insulation around an electrical conductor generating heat in a splice to a standard ESP cable. The splice section is formed from a low resistance conductor and terminated at a proximal end with a series of ferrule fittings to connect a tubing extending into an insulated sleeve and body to join an ESP cable conductor to a cold lead from the heater cable by crimping or other means of joinder. A method for performing this connection is described. The joinder sleeve is covered by an insulator sleeve and retained in a protective outer sleeve by stops at each end and epoxy plugs.01-27-2011
20110165786High Pressure, High Temperature Standoff for Electrical Connector in an Underground Well - A standoff for providing a fluid-tight seal for an electrical connection in a well between an electrical conductor extending from down hole of the well and a power source conductor extending from an above-ground power source is enclosed by and extends through and further into the wellbore. The power source conductor extends down hole to a connector for connecting the power source conductor to the electrical conductor The standoff includes a rigid tube adapted to extend through a wellhead barrier of the well and terminate at a lower end A rubber boot surrounds the rigid tube An electrical insulative tubular body has a hole forming a first inner surface surrounding the power source cable between the lower end of the rigid tube and the connector, the rubber boot surrounding the tubular body A sleeve is placed at one end of the tubular body and has a second, larger hole07-07-2011

Patent applications by Tod D. Emerson, Cypress, TX US