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Benjamin P. Fowler, Houston, TX US
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| 20100123316 | POWER GENERATOR BARGE - The present invention is a power generator barge, including a boat body, generator, paddle wheel cam, deflector and cables. The boat body has a plurality of rotational mounts and cable anchors on opposite ends thereof. A generator is mounted on the rotational mounts by a rotatable shaft. The rotatable shaft is operatively connected to the generator such that when the shaft rotates, the generator generates electricity. The paddle wheel cam fixedly attaches to an end of the rotatable shaft and is positioned against the boat body so as to be capable of rotation in the water. Water flow is directed to the paddle wheel cams along the side of the boat body by the deflector, and the cables maintain the fixed position of the power generator barge. The present invention provides a power generator barge for providing a small hydro system of electricity to isolated peoples living near moving water. | 05-20-2010 |
Christopher H. Fowler, Allen, TX US
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| 20100215179 | Security Key Method In Semiconductor Manufacturing - The management of customer security keys by an integrated circuit manufacturer with automated material tracking among multiple circuit testers at multiple sites for programming keys into circuits. Limited key change methods plus sufficient key statuses provides processes for key handling. | 08-26-2010 |
Christopher John Fowler, Houston, TX US
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| 20110094627 | Erosion Resistant Cermet Linings For Oil & Gas Exploration, Refining and Petrochemical Processing Applications - The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step of providing the metal surfaces in such applications with a hot erosion resistant cermet lining or insert, wherein the cermet lining or insert includes a) about 30 to about 95 vol % of a ceramic phase, and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the cermet lining or insert has a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0 and a K | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110104383 | Erosion Resistant Cermet Linings for Oil & Gas Exploration, Refining and Petrochemical Processing Applications - The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step of providing the metal surfaces in such applications with a hot erosion resistant cermet lining or insert, wherein the cermet lining or insert includes a) about 30 to about 95 vol % of a ceramic phase, and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the cermet lining or insert has a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0 and a K | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110104384 | Erosion Resistant Cermet Linings for Oil & Gas Exploration, Refining and Petrochemical Processing Applications - The present invention is directed to a method for protecting metal surfaces in oil & gas exploration and production, refinery and petrochemical process applications subject to solid particulate erosion at temperatures of up to 1000° C. The method includes the step of providing the metal surfaces in such applications with a hot erosion resistant cermet lining or insert, wherein the cermet lining or insert includes a) about 30 to about 95 vol % of a ceramic phase, and b) a metal binder phase, wherein the cermet lining or insert has a HEAT erosion resistance index of at least 5.0 and a K | 05-05-2011 |
Clarence W. Fowler, Elgin, TX US
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| 20090080899 | FIBER OPTIC GPS LINK - A fiber optic GPS signal device and method comprising a VCSEL multimode transmitter having a gain that, together with the GPS antenna gain, is greater than the VCSEL multimode transmitter noise. When in operative communication, via a long length of multimode fiber, i.e., up to 2000 feet and greater, with a fiber optic receiver, the GPS signals are transmitted at, inter alia, L1 and L2 frequencies with minimal degradation over the length of multimode fiber. The present invention may be used in a variety of GPS transmission applications requiring long lengths of cabling. For example, the invention is particularly useful when the GPS antenna is located on top of an office building or cell phone tower and remotely from the GPS receiver and for use in high-volume commercial telephone synchronizing (DTMF) applications. | 03-26-2009 |
Doug Fowler, Plano, TX US
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| 20080231228 | BI-DIRECTIONAL CHARGING/INTEGRATED POWER MANAGEMENT UNIT - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080231448 | RFID DENSE READER/AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - A media enhanced shopping cart system comprises a shopping cart comprising a frame, a basket, a handle, a base tray, a plurality of wheels, a read component for performing a proximity scan of the shopping cart, a locationing component for determining a location of the shopping cart within a store based on the scan, and a display component for displaying at least one advertisement for a product based on the location of the shopping cart within the store, wherein the locationing component is further operable to determine a location of the product within the store relative to the shopping cart based on the scan, and wherein the display component is further operable to display an indication of the location of the advertised product relative to the location of the shopping cart. | 09-25-2008 |
Gary Fowler, Flower Mound, TX US
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| 20110234850 | SantaCam - A camera for producing a taken picture that is seen jointly with fictional characters contained digitally and superimposing said figure in the picture overlapped with owner's location. The camera contains a Memory card with multiple fictional character figures such as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc., in various positions, poses and sizes which the operator can choose for the picture that best fits the operator's home or location. The digital picture frame is formed by a series of picture options using multiple fictional characters each being pre-photographed and uploaded to the memory card to create a latent image thereon of a character at a predetermined position within the digital frame. Parental control option switches the camera to manual mode. When, therefore, the shutter is actuated by the operator in manual mode, a picture is taken in which the location appears in juxtaposition to the fictional character. | 09-29-2011 |
Gray E. Fowler, Allen, TX US
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| 20090053434 | Method and Apparatus for Preform Consistency - According to one embodiment of the present invention a method of creating a composite with an object having a central axis is provided which comprises wrapping a first fabric layer around the object in one of a clockwise or a counterclockwise direction around the central axis of the object. A second fabric layer is wrapped over the first fabric layer. The second fabric layer is wrapped around the object in the other of the clockwise or the counterclockwise direction around the central axis. The object is placed in a mold and resin is injected into the mold to form the composite. | 02-26-2009 |
James Nicholas Fowler, Odessa, TX US
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| 20090247706 | Continuous extrusion process for producing grafted polymers - A continuous extrusion process for the functionalization of polymers through reactive extrusion. The process uses a continuous extrusion reactor comprising at least two sequential, very closely-coupled, independently driven screw extruders having a total effective length to diameter ratio greater than 60 to 1 and as high as 112 to 1 and providing greatly extended reaction times for efficiently producing a grafted polymer having a high level of functionalization. Drying of the polymer feed is performed in the continuous extrusion reactor. Multiple injections of reactants may be provided. Shear modification of the molecular weight of the grafted polymer is performed in the continuous extrusion reactor after the functionalization reactions. A continuous extrusion reactor and a grafted polymer having a high level of functionalization are also disclosed. | 10-01-2009 |
Lython Eugene Fowler, Longview, TX US
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| 20110197492 | Fish Attracting and Trolling Lure - A lightweight and maneuverable fish attracting and trolling lure designed for use in trolling or by a stationary caster. The device comprises a planar body surface that is allowed to freely rotate, two extending fins that provide stability and cause lateral movement, an attachment arm with a stopping surface to maneuver the device, a rear attachment pivot that oscillates and provides torque on the bait, and a variable weight positioned near the front of the device. The configuration of the two extending fins, rear attachment pivot, and rotation of the freely rotational arm provides lateral sinusoidal movement, vertical and lateral oscillation, vibration, and noise that is beneficial to attract a number of species of fish. | 08-18-2011 |
Stewart H. Fowler, Spring, TX US
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| 20090278348 | COMPOSITE COILED TUBING END CONNECTOR - Connectors for attaching a composite pipe to a service member are described herein. In one embodiment, a connector can include a service end, a slip nut, a slip, a seal carrier, and an energy conductor. The slip nut can be disposed about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end. The slip can be positioned about the outer surface of the pipe and can be engaged by the service end and the slip nut to compress the slip into gripping contact with the pipe. The seal carrier can be positioned in a bore of the pipe at a location radially opposite the slip to resist deformation of the pipe when the slip is compressed into gripping contact with the pipe. The energy conductor can be embedded within and surrounded by a material of the service end for connection with an energy conductor within the composite pipe. | 11-12-2009 |
Thomas David Fowler, Houston, TX US
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| 20090101346 | In situ recovery from a hydrocarbon containing formation - An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat input into the formation may be controlled to raise the temperature of portion at a selected rate during pyrolysis of hydrocarbons within the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100108310 | OFFSET BARRIER WELLS IN SUBSURFACE FORMATIONS - A plurality of first barrier wells are formed in a formation for a first barrier. A substantially constant spacing separates adjacent first barrier wells. The formation is analyzed to determine the principal fracture direction of at least one layer of the formation. An offset distance of second barrier wells relative to first barrier wells is determined based on the principal fracture direction to limit a maximum separation distance between a closest barrier well and a theoretical fracture extending between the first barrier and the second barrier along the principal fracture direction to a distance of less than one half of the spacing that separates adjacent first barrier wells. The second barrier wells are offset from the first barrier wells by a distance that is at least substantially the same as the offset distance. | 05-06-2010 |
| 20110088904 | IN SITU RECOVERY FROM A HYDROCARBON CONTAINING FORMATION - An oil shale formation may be treated using an in situ thermal process. Heat may be applied to the formation to raise a temperature of a portion of the formation to a pyrolysis temperature. Heat input into the formation may be controlled to raise the temperature of portion at a selected rate during pyrolysis of hydrocarbons within the formation. A mixture of hydrocarbons, H | 04-21-2011 |
Tracy Fowler, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20090211764 | Vertical Annular Separation and Pumping System With Outer Annulus Liquid Discharge Arrangement - A system for producing hydrocarbon fluids from a subsea formation comprises at least one producing well ( | 08-27-2009 |
Tracy A. Fowler, Sugar Land, TX US
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| 20080210432 | System and Vessel for Supporting Offshore Fields - A system for supporting multiple-well-site, offshore, hydrocarbon-bearing fields, each well-site has one or more wells. In general, the system first comprises a floating vessel that is relocatable from a first subsea well-site to a second subsea well-site. The system also comprises two separate systems: (1) an operations control system for providing subsea well-site operations such as power and communications; and (2) an intervention system for conducting intervention services to an individual subsea well such as workover services and maintenance services. The operations system may provide control to wells and other subsea equipment at either the first well-site or the second well-site, regardless of the location of the floating vessel. The intervention system may provide workover and/or maintenance to subsea equipment or individual wells at the well-site at which it is located. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20090211763 | Vertical Annular Separation and Pumping System with Integrated Pump Shroud and Baffle - A Vertical Annular Separation and Pumping System (VASPS) utilizing an isolation baffle to replace a standard pump shroud associated with an electrical submersible pump. The isolation baffle may be a one piece plate positioned so as to direct produced wellbore liquids around the electrical submersible pump motor to provide a cooling medium to prevent overheating and early failure of the electrical submersible pump. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100252260 | Method and Apparatus For Flow Assurance Management In Subsea Single Production Flowline - Managing hydrates in a subsea includes a host production facility, a production cluster comprising one or more producers, a water injection cluster comprising one or more water injectors, a water injection line, and a single production line for directing production fluid from the one or more producers to the host production facility. The methods comprise placing a pig in the subsea production system, shutting in production from the producers, and injecting a displacement fluid into the subsea production system in order to displace the hydrate inhibitor and any remaining production fluids in the production flowline and to further move the pig through the production flowline. The method may also include further injecting displacement fluid into the subsea production system in order to displace the hydrate inhibitor and pig through the single production line and to the host production facility. | 10-07-2010 |