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20080215388 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR CREDIT RISK MANAGEMENT UTILIZING CREDIT LIMITS - Software aggregates and integrates credit exposure and credit data across accounting, trading and operational systems within an organization and generates views of available credit in light of the exposure and credit limits. A comprehensive model of exposure to all counterparties, across all of their divisions and subsidiaries, is assembled, enabling the creation of a hierarchical view of each counterparty that models its real-world parent-child relationships. Credit limits are set across the enterprise, supporting the organization's unique methodology and business process, and on a granular basis, incorporating factors such as external credit ratings, internal credit scores, commodity, geographic region, deal duration, and security instruments. Credit, transactions, and risk are then determined at any level in the hierarchy. After aggregating exposure and credit limit information, the system presents a comprehensive, detailed, real-time, enterprise-wide view of current exposure, collateral requirements and available credit for both a company and its counterparties, making it easy for users to identify trouble spots by counterparty, geography, industry, and credit rating and to manage the company's liquidity. | 09-04-2008 |
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20110071886 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING ORGANIZATIONAL SPEND - A system and method is disclosed for modeling, predicting, forecasting, and analyzing organizational spend/procurement, such as travel spend. In various embodiments, a method for modeling, predicting, budgeting, and optimizing business spend and procurement is provided comprising obtaining benchmark data, obtaining opportunity assessment data, obtaining organizational cost data, modeling the opportunity assessment data in comparison to the benchmark data, and determining a potential cost result based on the modeling. The method may further comprise adjusting the opportunity assessment data to achieve a desired cost result. | 03-24-2011 |
20120259674 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MARKET INSIGHT - The present disclosure includes a system, method, and article for providing market insight. The system may generate a market profile based upon actual purchase data. The market profile may include one or more of the following: a pricing trend, a high price, a low price, an average price, a median price, a mean price, a modal price, a most frequently paid price, an optimal date to make a purchase, an optimal date to redeem a purchase, an optimal merchant from which to purchase, and an optimal location to make a purchase. The system may further transmit the market profile to a client. | 10-11-2012 |
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20100040989 | Combustor Control - An apparatus and method for controlling a combustor on a vapor recovery process system which prevents excessive oxygen from entering a natural transmission line and which prevents the need to vent natural gas to the atmosphere. | 02-18-2010 |
20120079851 | HIGH EFFICIENCY SLUG CONTAINING VAPOR RECOVERY - A slug-containing vapor recovery system wherein pressure and/or fluid level sensors are provided which monitor for conditions caused by the entry of a slug of hydrocarbon liquid, including that caused by a plunger-lift system. The system can be configured to accommodate virtually any anticipated slug-events. | 04-05-2012 |
20120261092 | COMPRESSOR INTER-STAGE TEMPERATURE CONTROL - A method, system and apparatus for providing temperature control of compressed gases between stages of a multiple-stage compressor, by selectively manipulating a valve which can cause at least a portion of the compressed gases to flow through an air-cooled heat exchanger. | 10-18-2012 |
20130319844 | TREATER COMBINATION UNIT - A treater combination unit wherein the functions of a heater treater and one or more of a sales gas heater, instrument gas heater/dryer, two-phase separator, and a free water knockout are incorporated into a single unit are included in a single, self-contained and optionally portable unit. In one embodiment, an instrument gas dryer can also optionally be incorporated into the combination unit. In an alternative embodiment, the instrument gas dryer is added to the unit as a retrofit. | 12-05-2013 |
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20140191091 | Pipe-to-Pipe Brace Assembly - A pipe brace assembly includes a main clamp body that can be secured to a brace pipe. A cable, or other flexible tensioning member, can be wrapped around a braced pipe and secured to the main clamp body. The pipe brace assembly includes a method or mechanism for tensioning the cable or flexible tensioning member around the braced pipe. In some embodiments, the tensioning method or mechanism involves moving, such as rotating, the main clamp body to tension the cable or tensioning member. The clamping of the main clamp body and tensioning of the cable or tensioning member can occur simultaneously. | 07-10-2014 |
20140241788 | Swivel Attachment and Branch Line Restraint - A swivel attachment and/or branch line restraint device with angular versatility and mobility for facilitating connection of installation components to support a pipe or other load relative to a support surface is provided. Advantageously, embodiments of the device provide a plurality of rotational or swivel degrees of freedom, which are substantially independently controllable, for its mating portions, which respectively engage corresponding mating portions of other installation components. The device embodiments can desirably be configured in male-female, male-male or female-female arrangements to enhance device utility and/or versatility, thereby advantageously allowing for use in a myriad of applications and installations, such as construction, utilities and the like, among others, to reliably support loads. | 08-28-2014 |
20150252915 | Lateral Sway Brace - A lateral sway brace is disclosed for bracing a service pipe disposed at a predetermined distance from a building support. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe coupler securable to the service pipe and a brace coupler securable to a brace member. The brace coupler and the pipe coupler are operable with the brace member to laterally support the service pipe from the building support. The brace member has a length less than the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a length adjustment mechanism operable with the brace coupler and facilitating a variable length to accommodate a difference between the predetermined distance between the service pipe and the building support and the length of the brace member. | 09-10-2015 |
20150252916 | Lateral Sway Brace - A lateral sway brace for a service pipe is disclosed. The lateral sway brace can include a pipe cradle portion configured to interface with a service pipe, the pipe cradle portion being supportable by a brace member coupled to a building support. The lateral sway brace can also include a securing portion configured to secure the service pipe to the pipe cradle portion. The pipe cradle portion can position the service pipe such that a longitudinal axis of the brace member supporting the service pipe intersects or is tangent to the service pipe. | 09-10-2015 |
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20080227422 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERFERENCE CANCELLATION IN MULTI-ANTENNA SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for interference cancellation in a multi-antenna system are provided. A transmission apparatus includes a channel identifier, a scheduler, an interference canceller, and a transmitter. The channel identifier identifies channel information of each of a plurality of receiving ends located in a service area and neighbor cell interference information on each receiving end. The scheduler selects at least one receiving end. The interference canceller precodes transmitted signals in order to cancel interference between receiving ends located in the same cell and neighbor cell interference. The transmitter transmits the precoded transmitted signals to the selected at least one receiving end. | 09-18-2008 |
20090291699 | SPATIAL MODE ADAPTATION AT THE CELL EDGE USING INTERFERER SPATIAL CORRELATION - A system and method is proposed for adapting the spatial transmission strategy in a cellular MIMO (multiple input multiple output) communication system for the downlink. Spatial mode adaptation, the choice of multiplexing, transmit diversity, number of streams, space-time code family, and the like are performed slowly based on side information from other base stations. Base stations exchange their transmission plans with neighboring base stations and broadcast this information to active users. Each user measures its susceptibility to spatial interference and returns this information to the base station. The base station then schedules active users according to the decisions made in interfering base stations and the preferred transmission strategies of its own users. | 11-26-2009 |
20120250743 | Spatial Mode Adaptation at the Cell Edge Using Interferer Spatial Correlation - A system and method is proposed for adapting the spatial transmission strategy in a cellular MIMO (multiple input multiple output) communication system for the downlink. Spatial mode adaptation, the choice of multiplexing, transmit diversity, number of streams, space-time code family, and the like are performed slowly based on side information from other base stations. Base stations exchange their transmission plans with neighboring base stations and broadcast this information to active users. Each user measures its susceptibility to spatial interference and returns this information to the base station. The base station then schedules active users according to the decisions made in interfering base stations and the preferred transmission strategies of its own users. | 10-04-2012 |
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20140371114 | FAR FIELD DIVERSION TECHNIQUE FOR TREATING SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION - Diverting compositions for treating a subterranean zone substantially distanced from a wellbore, comprising: a carrier fluid; and a particulate, partially dehydrated or anhydrous borate source material that does not substantially swell when placed in contact with the carrier fluid. The carrier fluid is capable of carrying and placing the borate source material into a stimulation network substantially distanced from a wellbore, and wherein the borate source material is dissolvable through sufficient contact with an aqueous fluid. The carrier fluid is a water-miscible non-aqueous fluid selected from the group consisting of ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, N,N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, dichloromethane, 1,4-dioxane, dimethylsulfoxide, tetramethylenesulfone, acetonitrile, hexamethylphosphoramide, 1,3-methyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone, propylene carbonate, ethylene carbonate, and combinations thereof. | 12-18-2014 |
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20150291862 | NON-ISOCYANATE SEALANT FOR GLASS SEALING - Elastomeric sealants for sealing glass to a substrate are prepared by applying a curable reaction mixture between glass and substrate, and curing the mixture. The curable reaction mixture contains a polyene compound, an epoxy resin, a thiol curing agent and a basic catalyst. The polyene compound has an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group. At least one of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each other said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond by an aliphatic spacer group having a weight of at least 500 atomic mass units. | 10-15-2015 |
20150299510 | Non-Isocyanate Sealant for Electrical Cable Joining - Joints in an electrical cable are made by joining the ends of the conductors of two cables and applying and then curing a reaction mixture over the joint to form an elastomeric seal. The reaction mixture includes a polyene compound having an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group, wherein at least one of such aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds by an aliphatic spacer group having a molecular weight of at least 1000 atomic mass units, an epoxy resin, a curing agent having at least two thiol groups, and a basic catalyst. | 10-22-2015 |
20150315330 | PHASE-SEGMENTED NON-ISOCYANATE ELASTOMERS - Elastomers are prepared from a reaction mixture that contains a polyene compound, an epoxy resin, a thiol curing agent and a basic catalyst. The polyene compound has an average of at least two groups containing aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds capable of reaction with a thiol group. At least one of said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bonds is separated from each other said aliphatic carbon-carbon double bond by an aliphatic spacer group having a weight of at least 500 atomic mass units. These elastomers are typically phase-separated materials having good elongation and tensile properties. | 11-05-2015 |
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20130331510 | HIGH TEMPERATURE HYDROCARBON RESISTANT POLYURETHANE ARTICLES - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to polyurethanes having resistance to hydrocarbons and articles made therefrom. In one embodiment, a hydrocarbon resistant polycarbonate elastomer containing article is provided. The hydrocarbon resistant polycarbonate elastomer is prepared from a reaction mixture comprising (a) one or more difunctional polycarbonate polyols comprising repeating units from one or more alkane diols having 2 to 20 carbon atoms with a number average molecular weight between 500 and 3,000, and (b) one or more organic polyisocyanate components, wherein the article is selected from filter caps, conduits, containers, seals, mechanical belts, liners, coatings, rollers and machine parts. | 12-12-2013 |
20140088245 | HYDROPHOBIC POLYESTER POLYCARBONATE POLYOLS FOR USE IN POLYURETHANE APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are hydrophobic polyester-polycarbonate polyols which are the reaction product of (a) a polyester polyol and (b) one or more polycarbonate polyols. The polyester polyol (a) is the reaction product of: (i) one or more hydrophobic monomers, (ii) one or more organic acids, and (iii) one or more alcohols having an OH functionality of 2 or more. The polyester-polycarbonate polyols may be both amorphous and liquid at room temperature and have excellent hydrolytic stability. The hydrolytic and chemical performance of the polyester-polycarbonate polyols described herein is superior to that of commercially available hydrophobically modified polyester polyols and to that of commercially available polyester-polycarbonate polyols as described herein. | 03-27-2014 |
20140107288 | HYDROPHILIC POLYESTER POLYCARBONATE POLYOLS FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE DIESEL APPLICATIONS - Embodiments of the invention generally relate to polyols having resistance to hydrocarbons and articles made therefrom. More specifically, embodiments of the invention generally relate to hydrophilic polyester-polycarbonate polyols having resistance to hydrocarbons at high temperatures and articles made therefrom. The novel hydrophilic polyester-polycarbonate polyols described herein may be used in adhesive or elastomer applications requiring enhanced oil and/or diesel resistance. The disclosed polyols are liquid at room temperature, which facilitates processing into polyurethane products As described herein, an elastomer made from such hydrophilic polyester-polycarbonate polyols and methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) retained >90% of tensile strength after 500 hours ageing at 121 degrees Celsius. A comparative example made from a polyester polyol retained 50% of tensile strength under similar conditions. | 04-17-2014 |
20140352904 | ELASTOMERS FOR PAPER MILL EQUIPMENT - Embodiments of the invention provide for paper mill equipment that can better withstand the conditions of a paper Mill. Embodiments encompass paper mill equipment that incorporate a polyurethane layer having a hysteresis value of less than 70% and a permanent set of less than 30%. The polyurethane layer includes a polyurethane produced by curing a mixed composition. The mixed composition includes at least a urethane prepolymer (A) and at least a curing agent (B) having an active hydrogen group (H). The urethane prepolymer (A) has at least one terminal isocyanate group and is obtained by reacting at least a polyisocyanate compound (a) with at least a polycarbonate diol compound (b) having a number average molecular weight of at least 1500 g/mol. The curing agent (B) includes at least an amine compound. The elastomer compositions are also useful to coat the acid pickling roller in the steel industry. | 12-04-2014 |
20150018512 | SINGLE-POT PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER-CO-CARBONATE POLYOLS - Polyester-co-carbonate polyols and methods for producing the same are provided. The method comprises reacting one or more alcohols having an OH functionality of two or more with one or more organic diacids to form a reaction mixture, adding a first amount of dialkyl carbonate to the reaction mixture to remove water remaining from the reaction mixture by azeotropic drying, adding a transesterification catalyst to the dialkyl carbonate containing reaction mixture and adding a second amount of dialkyl carbonate to the catalyst containing reaction mixture. | 01-15-2015 |
20150025217 | YIELD OPTIMIZATION OF POLYCARBONATE POLYOLS - Embodiments of the invention provide for methods of producing a polycarbonate polyol. The method includes charging a vessel with butanediol, charging the vessel with a polymerization catalyst, and adding to the vessel dimethyl carbonate at a rate of at least 2.0 g of DMC per minute per kg of BDO to produce polycarbonate polyol at a polycarbonate polyol yield of at least 80% of a theoretical yield. | 01-22-2015 |
20150031815 | ESTER CARBONATE POLYOLS FOR HYDROLYTICALLY STABLE ADHESIVES - A two-component curable adhesive or sealant composition is provided. The first component may comprise a mixture of at least one polyol selected from the group comprising a polyester polyol, a polyester-polycarbonate copolymer polyol, and combinations thereof, a resin, and optionally a solvent. The second component may comprise a prepolymer obtained by reacting a polyester-polycarbonate copolymer polyol which is the reaction product of a polyester polyol which is the reaction product of one or more organic acids, and one or more glycols having a functionality of two or more and one or more polycarbonate polyols, at least one organic polyisocyanate component, and at least one chain extending agent and optionally a solvent. Alternatively, the first component may comprise a polyester-polycarbonate copolymer polyol, a resin, and optionally a solvent. The second component may comprise a polyisocyanate curative and optionally a solvent. The cured adhesive exhibits improved hydrolytic properties while maintaining excellent processability and adhesive properties. | 01-29-2015 |
20150247004 | Catalyst for Non-Isocyanate Based Polyurethane - A cooperative catalyst system includes a Lewis acid and a Lewis base for the formation of non-isocyanate based polyurethane using a cyclic carbonate and an amine. A method of forming non-isocyanate based polyurethane includes providing a cyclic carbonate, an amine, and a cooperative catalyst system that has a Lewis acid and a Lewis base. | 09-03-2015 |