Franklin, TX
Bernard Franklin, Cypress, TX US
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20140338902 | POLYSACCHARIDE DELIVERY UNIT FOR WELLBORE TREATMENT AGENT AND METHOD - A method of treating a subterranean formation. The method may include providing a well treatment including a treatment complex formed of a treatment agent encapsulated, entrapped, or embedded in a polysaccharide, introducing the treatment complex into a wellbore through a subterranean formation, and allowing the treatment complex to release the treatment agent over a release time period. The method may include allowing the treatment complex to release the treatment agent after a delay time period from the introduction of the treatment complex into the wellbore. | 11-20-2014 |
Charles M. Franklin, Fulshear, TX US
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20150354346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BENCHMARK PRESSURE TEST - A method for determining the presence of a leak in a pressure system. The method includes receiving pressure data of the pressure system after shut-in of the pressure system, determining a pressure slope based on the pressure data, entering a passing state in response to the slope being less than a predetermined slope threshold, exiting the passing state in response to the slope being greater than the predetermined slope threshold, and generating a passing indication as a result of remaining in the passing state for at least a predetermined time period. | 12-10-2015 |
Charles M. Franklin, Katy, TX US
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20110046903 | System And Method For Detecting Leaks - A leak detection system includes a pressure system that requires leak and/or pressure testing. A pressure sensor coupled to the pressure system senses a first pressure at time | 02-24-2011 |
20120150455 | System and Method for Determining Leaks in a Complex System - A leak detection system includes a coupled to a pressure system to sense a first pressure at time t | 06-14-2012 |
20130226475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKS - A leak detection system includes a pressure system that requires leak and/or pressure testing. A pressure sensor coupled to the pressure system senses a first pressure at time | 08-29-2013 |
20140288858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING LEAKS - A method includes receiving a result of a benchmark leak detection test for a pressure system and determining whether the result indicates that a leak is present in the pressure system. In response to the result of the benchmark leak detection test indicating that a leak is not present in the pressure system, the method includes performing a subsequent leak detection test for the pressure system, comparing a result of the subsequent leak detection test to the result of the benchmark leak detection test, and determining, based on the comparison, whether the subsequent leak detection test indicates that a leak is not present in the pressure system. A time to determine whether a leak is not present based on the comparison is less than a time to determine whether a leak is not present based on the benchmark leak detection test. | 09-25-2014 |
20150128693 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A PRESSURE TEST - A method for determining integrity of a wellbore. The method includes underbalancing a volume of fluid in the wellbore, receiving pressure data of the wellbore after shut-in of the wellbore, determining a pressure curvature based on the pressure data, and generating a failing indication as a result of the pressure curvature indicating that the slope is constant or increasing in absolute value. The failing indication indicates fluid communication across a wellbore boundary. | 05-14-2015 |
20150354346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BENCHMARK PRESSURE TEST - A method for determining the presence of a leak in a pressure system. The method includes receiving pressure data of the pressure system after shut-in of the pressure system, determining a pressure slope based on the pressure data, entering a passing state in response to the slope being less than a predetermined slope threshold, exiting the passing state in response to the slope being greater than the predetermined slope threshold, and generating a passing indication as a result of remaining in the passing state for at least a predetermined time period. | 12-10-2015 |
20150354347 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A BENCHMARK PRESSURE TEST - A method for determining the presence of a leak in a pressure system. The method including receiving pressure data of the pressure system after shut-in of the pressure system, determining a pressure slope and a pressure curvature based on the pressure data, and generating a failing indication as a result of the pressure slope being above a predetermined threshold and the pressure curvature indicating that the slope is constant or increasing in absolute value. | 12-10-2015 |
Chris M. Franklin, Austin, TX US
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20140252981 | Utilizing Secondary-Side Conduction Time Parameters of a Switching Power Converter to Provide Energy to a Load - A power distribution system includes controller of a switching power converter to control the switching power converter and determine one or more switching power converter control parameters. In at least one embodiment, the switching power converter utilizes a transformer to transfer energy from a primary-side of the transformer to a secondary-side of the transformer. In at least one embodiment, the switching power converter control parameters includes a secondary-side conduction time delay that represents a time delay between when the primary-side ceases conducting a primary-side current and the secondary-side begins to conduct a secondary-side current. In at least one embodiment, determining and accounting for this secondary-side conduction time delay increases the prediction accuracy of the secondary-side current value and accurate delivery of energy to a load when the controller does not directly sense the secondary-side current provided to the load. | 09-11-2014 |
20150340956 | Utilizing Secondary-Side Conduction Time Parameters of a Switching Power Converter to Provide Energy to a Load - A power distribution system includes controller of a switching power converter to control the switching power converter and determine one or more switching power converter control parameters. In at least one embodiment, the switching power converter utilizes a transformer to transfer energy from a primary-side of the transformer to a secondary-side of the transformer. In at least one embodiment, the switching power converter control parameters includes a secondary-side conduction time delay that represents a time delay between when the primary-side ceases conducting a primary-side current and the secondary-side begins to conduct a secondary-side current. In at least one embodiment, determining and accounting for this secondary-side conduction time delay increases the prediction accuracy of the secondary-side current value and accurate delivery of energy to a load when the controller does not directly sense the secondary-side current provided to the load. | 11-26-2015 |
Chris Michael Franklin, Austin, TX US
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20120176824 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL PEAK CURRENT MODE CONTROL FOR SWITCH-MODE POWER CONVERTERS - In a first aspect, a digital control circuit is provided for use with a switch-mode power converter that receives an input signal at a first input node and a control signal at a second input node, and that provides an output signal at a first output node and a current signal at a second output node. The digital control circuit generates a programmable current reference signal based on a difference between the output signal and a voltage reference signal, calculates a time instant when the current signal substantially equals the programmable reference current signal, and generates the control signal based on the calculated time instant. Numerous other aspects are also provided. | 07-12-2012 |
20120274290 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONSTANT POWER/CURRENT CONTROL FOR SWITCH-MODE POWER CONVERTERS - In a first aspect, a control circuit is provided for use with a switch-mode power stage that provides an output voltage signal and an output current signal at an output power. The switch-mode power stage has a nominal voltage, a nominal current, a maximum current, an output power and a maximum power. The control circuit includes a voltage control loop and a current control loop, and the control circuit uses the voltage control loop to provide voltage mode control if the output current signal is greater than or equal to the nominal current and less than the maximum current, wherein the output power is substantially constant. Numerous other aspects are also provided. | 11-01-2012 |
David A. Franklin, Katy, TX US
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20080302519 | Method and apparatus for heating a circulating fluid in an indirect heat exchanger - A quench column heater and a method for heating a circulating liquid in a gas-to-liquid heat exchanger and an indirect heat exchanger to produce a hot liquid stream for use for heat exchange in a selected process to supply heat to the process. One particularly useful application of the present invention is the revaporization of liquefied natural gas (LNG). | 12-11-2008 |
20080307799 | Air vaporizor - A process for the use of ambient air as a heat exchange medium for vaporizing cryogenic fluids wherein the vaporized cryogenic gases are heated to a selected temperature for use or delivery to a pipeline. | 12-18-2008 |
20100175862 | BRAZED ALUMINUM HEAT EXCHANGER WITH SPLIT CORE ARRANGEMENT - An aluminum plate heat exchanger which may include a first core and a second core defining a piping space therebetween. The exchanger also may include at least one inlet manifold and at least one outlet manifold, each manifold in fluid communication with the first core and the second core. The exchanger may also include inlet piping in fluid communication with the inlet manifold; and, outlet piping in fluid communication with the outlet manifold. In certain embodiments, at least a portion of the inlet piping or at least a portion of the outlet piping is positioned in the piping space. | 07-15-2010 |
20120090324 | Air vaporizor - A process for the use of ambient air as a heat exchange medium for vaporizing cryogenic fluids wherein the vaporized cryogenic gases are heated to a selected temperature for use or delivery to a pipeline. | 04-19-2012 |
Douglas Franklin, Austin, TX US
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20100135032 | Rod Assembly Connector for Mounting Light Emitting Display Apparatuses - A method and system for connecting a light emitting apparatus is disclosed herein. The system includes at least two rod assembly connectors, in which each rod assembly connector includes a rod assembly body having a first end and a second end. The first end of one of the rod assembly connectors is configured to connect with the second end of the second rod assembly connector. Further, at least one of the rod assembly connectors includes an attachment mechanism, in which the attachment mechanism is configured to attach to a light emitting apparatus. | 06-03-2010 |
H. Anthony Franklin, Sugarland, TX US
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20140105665 | COSMETICS RETRIEVAL AND APPLICATOR TOOL WITH NON-POROUS TIP APPARATUS - The present application discloses a cosmetic device for accessing residual liquid and gel like cosmetics in hard to reach containers and applying the cosmetics. Specifically, the device is a stand-alone lip gloss wand with a long flexible stem capable of reaching every spot in a tube of lip gloss and retrieving hard to reach residual lip gloss and a specially designed flame shaped applicator tip for applying both thin and broad strokes of the retrieved lip gloss. Additionally, the device is easily cleaned allowing for use across multiple tubes without cross-contamination. | 04-17-2014 |
Lanny Franklin, Houston, TX US
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20080220038 | Nematicidal Compositions and Methods of Using Them - There is disclosed method of killing nematodes comprising the step of applying an effective amount of a nematicidal composition comprising a terpene component and compositions suitable for use in the method. The terpene component is preferably in association with water, either as a solution or a suspension. An excipient may also be included, which is suitably hollow glucan particles which encapsulate the terpene component. | 09-11-2008 |
Mark Andrew Franklin, Plano, TX US
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20090067025 | Method and System for Filling Voids in Electromechanical Systems - In accordance with one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for filling a void of an electromechanical system includes forming a void within a support layer. A conductive layer is formed outwardly from the support layer such that a portion of the conductive layer partially fills the void. A remainder of the void is filled with an inorganic material. A mirror is formed outwardly from the inorganic material and the conductive layer. | 03-12-2009 |
Matthew Franklin, Lewisville, TX US
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20160024897 | Well Screen Assembly with Extending Screen - A well screen assembly residing in a well bore has a base pipe and a filtration screen carried on the base pipe. The screen is radially extended with force from fluid while maintaining the base pipe radially unextended. | 01-28-2016 |
Matthew E. Franklin, Lewisville, TX US
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20130206393 | ECONOMICAL CONSTRUCTION OF WELL SCREENS - A well screen for use in a subterranean well can include a loose filter media, a sandstone, a square weave mesh material, a foam, and/or a nonmetal mesh material. A method of installing a well screen in a subterranean well can include dispersing a material in a filter media of the well screen, after the well screen has been installed in the well, thereby permitting a fluid to flow through the filter media. A method of constructing a well screen can include positioning a loose filter media in an annular space between a base pipe and a shroud, so that the filter media filters fluid which flows through a wall of the base pipe. | 08-15-2013 |
20130206406 | ECONOMICAL CONSTRUCTION OF WELL SCREENS - A well screen for use in a subterranean well can include a loose filter media, a sandstone, a square weave mesh material, a foam, and/or a nonmetal mesh material. A method of installing a well screen in a subterranean well can include dispersing a material in a filter media of the well screen, after the well screen has been installed in the well, thereby permitting a fluid to flow through the filter media. A method of constructing a well screen can include positioning a loose filter media in an annular space between a base pipe and a shroud, so that the filter media filters fluid which flows through a wall of the base pipe. | 08-15-2013 |
20150034301 | ECONOMICAL CONSTRUCTION OF WELL SCREENS - A well screen for use in a subterranean well can include a loose filter media, a sandstone, a square weave mesh material, a foam, and/or a nonmetal mesh material. A method of installing a well screen in a subterranean well can include dispersing a material in a filter media of the well screen, after the well screen has been installed in the well, thereby permitting a fluid to flow through the filter media. A method of constructing a well screen can include positioning a loose filter media in an annular space between a base pipe and a shroud, so that the filter media filters fluid which flows through a wall of the base pipe. | 02-05-2015 |
Matthew Earl Franklin, Lewisville, TX US
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20130075112 | Wellbore Flow Control Devices Comprising Coupled Flow Regulating Assemblies and Methods for Use Thereof - Disclosed are wellbore flow control devices and methods of using the same. One wellbore flow control device includes a sliding sleeve assembly defining a first entrance and a first exit and being movably arranged within a housing coupled to a wellbore pipe, the sliding sleeve assembly being fluidly communicable with one or more well screens via the first entrance and a first flow pathway, and a flow restricting assembly arranged within the housing and being fluidly communicable with the sliding sleeve assembly via the first exit and a second flow pathway, wherein the sliding sleeve assembly is movable between a first position, where the first entrance and first exit are blocked, and a second position, where the first entrance and first exit are open and allow fluid communication between the first and second flowpaths through the sliding sleeve assembly. | 03-28-2013 |
20130220632 | Adjustable Flow Control Device - A flow control device comprises a fluid pathway configured to provide fluid communication between an exterior of a wellbore tubular and an interior of the wellbore tubular, a flow restriction disposed in a fluid pathway, a flow blockage disposed in the fluid pathway, and a retaining member configured to maintain the flow blockage within the fluid pathway and allow access to the flow blockage within the fluid pathway. The flow blockage substantially prevents a fluid flow through the fluid pathway. | 08-29-2013 |
20150292300 | FLOW CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed are improved flow control devices and methods of use thereof. One flow control device includes a body arranged within a cavity defined in a housing coupled to a base pipe, the housing defining a perforation and the base pipe defining one or more flow ports aligned with the perforation to allow fluid communication therethrough, and a flow chamber defined within the body and having a longitudinal portion and a radial portion, the radial portion being fluidly coupled to the perforation such that a fluid flowing through the flow chamber is conveyed directly to or from the perforation and the one or more flow ports. | 10-15-2015 |
Michael Franklin, Austin, TX US
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20130169583 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN OR THE LIKE - A controller for a capacitive touch screen or the like includes a touch resolve subsystem and a processor. The touch resolve subsystem, when activated, measures a plurality of capacitance values using a plurality of input pins. The processor uses the plurality of capacitance values at each of a plurality of values of a parameter to create an interference map. | 07-04-2013 |
20130169584 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CAPACITIVE TOUCH SCREEN OR THE LIKE - A controller for a capacitive touch screen includes a touch resolve subsystem and a processor. The touch resolve subsystem, in response to a trigger input, measures a plurality of capacitance values using a plurality of input pins. The processor controls the touch resolve subsystem to acquire a baseline capacitance in a calibration mode, to acquire a frame comprising the plurality of capacitance values in a normal operation mode, and to update the baseline capacitance to a new baseline capacitance in the normal operation mode in response to the frame without entering the calibration mode. | 07-04-2013 |
Michael David Franklin, Fort Worth, TX US
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20110067647 | Collapsible umbrella based animal restraint - This system comprises a platform used as a restraint for animals and pets which design is based on an umbrella like motion to collapse and expand for easy use, transport and storage. The platform will connect to any readily available generic harness having a ventral strap, collar strap, and girth strap which by the design of these components provides a secure point of connection between the animal's or pet's front legs and the center of the platform. The platform is circular in form with a centered connection point that uses the animal's own weight and position to prevent free movement. The animal or pet can sit or stand but is limited in directional movement by the connection between the platform and the harness. The platform includes a plurality of umbrella ribs that are installed on a portion of the main hub and are capable of being folded, a plurality of support ribs respectively supporting the platform ribs, a inner locking hub to which an end of each of the support ribs is hingedly coupled and which uncouples from the main hub to fold or unfold the platform. | 03-24-2011 |
Michael Eugene Franklin, Little Elm, TX US
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20090272923 | Adaptable safety nipple for nursing infants - The invention is disclosed as a nipple having a detachable coupler. In a first exemplary form the coupler the coupler is made to receive the nipple and to make a seal at the portion of the nipple abutting the coupler. The seal is made to prevent loss of fluid at the juncture or interface where the nipple meets the coupler. In the first exemplary form, the coupler has threads, which permit the coupler to be screwed onto a bottle having threads around the opening of the bottle. Fluid passes from the bottle into the coupler, through the coupler into the nipple and from the interior of the nipple into the baby's mouth. In a second exemplary form of the coupler, the coupler has an elastic opening to permit the coupler to be stretched over the opening of a fluid container. In the exemplary embodiments the interior of the nipple has a valve, through which all fluid must pass before exiting the nipple and entering the baby's mouth. The valve is made to limit the flow of fluids from the fluid container. When the flow rate is exceeded, the valve closes to prevent the maximum flow rate to be exceeded. | 11-05-2009 |
Michael S. Franklin, Leander, TX US
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20110290099 | Intuitive Electric Guitar Switching for Selecting Sounds of Popular Guitars - A guitar-family-characteristic-sound selector switch ( | 12-01-2011 |
Richard Franklin, Hewitt, TX US
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20150147134 | ADVANCED NUT AND BOLT - A fastener including a bolt having an elongated shank having a first end, a second end opposite the first end, and a threaded portion having an external bolt thread, the bolt thread including a bolt pitch. The fastener includes a nut having a first end, a second end opposite the first end of the nut, and an internal nut thread extending between the first and second ends of the nut and adapted to engage threadedly the bolt thread of the bolt. The nut thread includes a nut pitch and a hardness that changes gradationally between the first and second ends of the nut. The bolt pitch of the bolt thread of the bolt is mismatched with the nut pitch of the nut thread of the nut. | 05-28-2015 |
Robert K. Franklin, Houston, TX US
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20130102742 | PUMPING APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR POLYMERIZATION IN LOOP REACTORS - An olefin polymerization process and apparatus wherein a fluid slurry comprising monomer, diluent and catalyst is circulated in a continuous loop reactor by two or more pumps. The process and apparatus allow operating the reaction at significantly higher solids content in the circulating fluid slurry. In a preferred embodiment, the fluid slurry is circulated by two impellers arranged so that the downstream impeller benefits from the rotational energy imparted by the upstream impeller. An olefin polymerization process operating at higher reactor solids by virtue of more aggressive circulation has improved efficiencies, particularly in larger-volume reactors. | 04-25-2013 |
Robert W. Franklin, Katy, TX US
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20120085544 | MARINE SUBSEA FREE-STANDING RISER SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned. | 04-12-2012 |
20130269947 | Marine Subsea Assemblies - A lower riser assembly connects a riser to a seabed mooring and to a subsea hydrocarbon fluid source. The assembly includes sufficient intake ports to accommodate flow of hydrocarbons from the hydrocarbon fluid source, as well as optional flow assurance fluid. The upper end of the member has a profile suitable for fluidly connecting to the riser. The lower end of the member includes a connector suitable for connecting to the seabed mooring. An upper riser assembly connects the riser to a near-surface subsea buoyancy device and to a surface structure. The assembly includes sufficient outtake ports to accommodate flow of hydrocarbons from the riser through a subsea flexible conduit to the surface structure. The upper end of the member includes a connector for connecting to a subsea buoyancy device. The lower end of the member comprises a profile suitable for fluidly connecting to the riser. | 10-17-2013 |
20150122503 | Marine Subsea Free-Standing Riser Systems and Methods - A free-standing riser system connects a subsea source to a surface structure. The system includes a concentric free-standing riser comprising inner and outer risers defining an annulus there between. A lower end of the riser is fluidly coupled to the subsea source through a lower riser assembly (LRA) and one or more subsea flexible conduits. An upper end of the riser is connected to a buoyancy assembly and the surface structure through an upper riser assembly (URA) and one or more upper flexible conduits, the riser also mechanically connected to a buoyancy assembly that applies upward tension to the riser. The riser may be insulated for flow assurance, either by a flow assurance fluid in the annulus, insulation of the outside of the outer riser, or both. The system may include a hydrate inhibition system and/or a subsea dispersant system. The surface structure may be dynamically positioned. | 05-07-2015 |
Robert Winfield Franklin, Katy, TX US
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20120305262 | SUBSEA PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES AND METHODS - A device for relieving pressure in a subsea component comprises a housing including an inner cavity, an open end in fluid communication with the inner cavity, and a through bore extending from the inner cavity to an outer surface of the housing. In addition, the device comprises a connector coupled to the open end. The connector is configured to releasably engage a mating connector coupled to the subsea component. Further, the device comprises a burst disc assembly mounted to the housing within the through bore. The burst disc assembly is configured to rupture at a predetermined differential pressure between the inner cavity and the environment outside the housing. | 12-06-2012 |
20120318521 | SUBSEA CONTAINMENT CAP ADAPTERS - A method for controlling hydrocarbons flowing from a subsea structure comprises lowering an adapter from the surface to a subsea structure. The adapter has a through bore extending between an upper connector having a first connector profile and a lower connector having a second connector profile that is different than the first connector profile. In addition, the method comprises coupling the lower connector of the adapter to the subsea structure. Further, the method comprises lowering a containment cap from the surface to the adapter. Still further, the method comprises coupling the containment cap to the upper connector of the adapter. | 12-20-2012 |
20120318522 | AIR-FREIGHTABLE CONTAINMENT CAP FOR CONTAINING A SUBSEA WELL - A modular containment cap for containing a subsea wellbore discharging hydrocarbons comprises a lower assembly including a spool body having an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, and a first throughbore extending from the upper end to the lower end. In addition the containment cap comprises an upper assembly including a spool piece having an upper end, a lower end opposite the upper end, a throughbore extending from the upper end to the lower end, and a first spool piece valve disposed in the throughbore. The first spool piece valve is configured to control the flow of fluids through the throughbore of the spool piece. The upper end of the spool body is releasably connected to the lower end of the spool piece, and the first throughbore of the spool body is coaxially aligned with and in fluid communication with the throughbore of the spool piece. | 12-20-2012 |
Tara Franklin, Desoto, TX US
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20100075265 | Candle holder and extinguisher - Apparatus and method for extinguishing a candle by selecting a predetermined time for which the candle will burn and as a predetermined time is reached an exterior wall rises, engulfs, and covers the candle and flame. Upon coverage of the candle and flame the candle is extinguished, in a safe, secure, protective manner. Upon reaching a final predetermined time of the preset time selected by the user for the candle to burn an alarm sounds notifying the user the apparatus is closing. | 03-25-2010 |
Vernon Y. Franklin, Midlothian, TX US
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20160092965 | Table-Side Information Device Imaging Capture - A pay-at-the-table device is augmented to include an imaging sub-system having one or more image-capture components. A front-facing image sensor records video, or takes still photos. A wide view image sensor/lens captures a view of an entire table (or some portion thereof). When table images are captured by the imaging system, image post-processing is used to ensure that any details that can identify the individual patrons are masked or otherwise obscured; in this way, only generic demographic data (e.g., number of patrons, gender, approximate age, etc.) is captured, and all such data is maintained anonymously and without reference to any payment or other information that might provide the restaurant with the patron's true identity. The image-capture components may also include image sensors enable events (e.g., drinks needing refills, entrée arrival, etc.) to be monitored. An infrared image sensor captures thermal data, which can identify the temperature of the prepared food. | 03-31-2016 |
Vernon Y. Franklin, Prosper, TX US
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20150134441 | Table-side device integration to a point-of-sale (POS) hospitality system - A table-side device is seamlessly and securely integrated to an existing customer POS system within an operating environment, irrespective of the particular operating characteristics of the POS system. In one embodiment, this is achieved by providing a middleware component that executes in the POS system, preferably in the form of an agent that interfaces each table-side device to the POS system for one of: order entry and update, check management, and payment handling. The POS agent is associated with a plug-in component, which is uniquely associated with the particular POS system. The POS agent preferably includes a communication interface through which table-side devices issue requests to the POS system through the plug-in component. The agent middleware enables the single service provider system to interoperate with various types of POS systems irrespective of the underlying differences in implementation among these various third party POS systems. | 05-14-2015 |
William Franklin, Shepherd, TX US
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20100215807 | UNCOOKED AND FORTIFIED FOOD COMPOSITION - Disclosed is a nutritional food package that includes an uncooked and a fortified food composition, and an enclosure for storing the food composition. The food composition includes non-animal proteins in an amount of about 10.59 percent by weight of total weight of the food composition, non-wheat carbohydrates in an amount of about 63.56 percent by weight of the total weight of the food composition, vitamins, and minerals and trace elements. | 08-26-2010 |
Zach Franklin, College Station, TX US
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20150202372 | SYRINGE FOR THE APPLICATION OF MULTIPLE TOPICAL TREATMENTS - A syringe comprising: an applicator with a tip; a chamber that is in fluid communication with the application tip; a reservoir containing housing at least one ampule of medication; said reservoir separated by a port; a press that is configured be received by the reservoir and push the ampules of medication into the chamber through the port; and a plunger for pushing the ampules' contents of medication through the application tip. In one mode of operation: ampules of medication (each ampule can contain a different medication) are deposited into the reservoir of the syringe; the press is inserted into the reservoir and manipulated to push the ampules through the port into the chamber; and, the plunger is depressed to force the medications through the application tip. Preferably the syringe is used for dispensing topical medication, but it can be adapted for other medical and non-medical uses. | 07-23-2015 |