Hopkins, TX
Andrew Hopkins, Houston, TX US
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20140318799 | Offshore Methods of Hydraulically Fracturing and Recovering Hydrocarbons - There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery. | 10-30-2014 |
20140323364 | High Strength Low Density Synthetic Proppants for Hydraulically Fracturing and Recovering Hydrocarbons - There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery. | 10-30-2014 |
20140326453 | Methods of Hydraulically Fracturing and Recovering Hydrocarbons - There is provided synthetic proppants, and in particular polysilocarb derived ceramic proppants. There is further provided hydraulic fracturing treatments utilizing these proppants, and methods of enhance hydrocarbon recovery. | 11-06-2014 |
Andrew R. Hopkins, Houston, TX US
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20150027306 | GAS-SELECTIVE POLYMER DERIVED CERAMIC MEMBRANES, GAS SEPARATION SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - There is provided polymer derived ceramic materials, to make porous polymeric derived ceramic membranes. These polymeric derived ceramic membranes are useful for separating gas and in particular for the generation of hydrogen. Hydrogen separation devices and power generation devices use the present polymeric derived ceramic membranes. | 01-29-2015 |
Anne Chace Hopkins, Diboll, TX US
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20090304852 | Prebiotic composition and methods of making and using the same - A prebiotic composition comprising soluble extractable material from a lignocellulosic source. A method of producing a composition, comprising providing a lignocellulosic source; extracting soluble materials from the lignocellulosic source to produce soluble extractable material; and processing the soluble extractable material to yield a prebiotic composition, wherein the prebiotic composition comprises hemicellulose and exhibits prebiotic activity. | 12-10-2009 |
20120225841 | Methods of Making and Using a Ruminant Gas Reduction Composition - A method comprising administering an oligosaccharide composition to an organism having a gastrointestinal system to affect the production of GHG produced by the organism allowing for a reduction of the GHG produced by the organism while optimizing the health, feed intake, and protein synthesis of the organism so that management of the organism may realize the synergistic effects of maximizing both typical organism commodity-type concerns (e.g., size and production metrics) and atypical organism commodity-type concerns (e.g., carbon credit trading/monetization). A gas-reducing composition comprising soluble extractable material from a lignocellulosic source. A method of producing a composition, comprising providing a lignocellulosic source; extracting soluble materials from the lignocellulosic source to produce soluble extractable material; and processing the soluble extractable material to yield a gas-reducing composition, wherein the gas-reducing composition comprises hemicellulose and exhibits gas-reducing activity. | 09-06-2012 |
20130018015 | Nutritional Composition and Methods of Making and Using Same - A Nutritional Composition comprising soluble extractable material from a lignocellulosic source. A method of producing a composition, comprising providing a lignocellulosic source, extracting soluble materials from the lignocellulosic source to produce soluble extractable material, and processing the soluble extractable material to yield a Nutritional Composition, wherein the Nutritional Composition comprises hemicellulose and exhibits pathogen blocking, anti-adhesion activity. | 01-17-2013 |
20140378412 | METHODS OF MAKING AND USING A RUMINANT GAS REDUCTION COMPOSITION - A method comprising administering an oligosaccharide composition to an organism having a gastrointestinal system to affect the production of GHG produced by the organism allowing for a reduction of the GHG produced by the organism while optimizing the health, feed intake, and protein synthesis of the organism so that management of the organism may realize the synergistic effects of maximizing both typical organism commodity-type concerns (e.g., size and production metrics) and atypical organism commodity-type concerns (e.g., carbon credit trading/monetization). A gas-reducing composition comprising soluble extractable material from a lignocellulosic source. A method of producing a composition, comprising providing a lignocellulosic source; extracting soluble materials from the lignocellulosic source to produce soluble extractable material; and processing the soluble extractable material to yield a gas-reducing composition, wherein the gas-reducing composition comprises hemicellulose and exhibits gas-reducing activity. | 12-25-2014 |
Chris Hopkins, Katy, TX US
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20110079437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRILLING AND COMPLETING LATERAL BOREHOLES - A drilling system for drilling and completing a lateral borehole from a main borehole comprises a liner unit for storing one or more prefabricated liners for installation into the lateral borehole; and a drilling unit operable to drill the lateral borehole into the formation surrounding the main borehole and to install the prefabricated liner in the lateral borehole after drilling. A method of drilling a lateral borehole from a main borehole using such a drilling system comprises positioning the system in the main borehole at a location of interest; operating the drilling unit to drill a lateral borehole from the main borehole; completing the lateral borehole by deploying the liner from the liner unit into the lateral borehole. | 04-07-2011 |
Christopher Hopkins, Houston, TX US
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20130255963 | SELF-LOCATING DOWNHOLE DEVICES - A technique that is usable with a well includes deploying a plurality of location markers in a passageway of the well and deploying an untethered object in the passageway such that the object travels downhole via the passageway. The technique includes using the untethered object to sense proximity of at least some of the location markers as the object travels downhole, and based on the sensing, selectively expand its size to cause the object to become lodged in the passageway near a predetermined location. | 10-03-2013 |
Christopher Hopkins, Katy, TX US
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20100155142 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING AN ADAPTIVE DRILLING OPERATION - A system and method for performing an adaptive drilling operation is provided. The method involves obtaining data prior to drilling, constructing a base model with a base model unit from data obtained prior to drilling, constructing an overburden posterior model with an overburden model unit using the base model and data obtained from overburden drilling, constructing a reservoir posterior model with a reservoir model unit using the overburden posterior model and the data obtained from reservoir drilling and updating drilling operation based on the models. | 06-24-2010 |
Daniel N. Hopkins, Fort Worth, TX US
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20100058986 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLASMA PLATING - An exemplary system and method for plasma plating are disclosed. The system may comprise a vacuum chamber, a filament positioned within the vacuum chamber and operable to receive a depositant, and a depositant positioned at the filament. The system may also comprise a platform positioned within the vacuum chamber, a substrate positioned at the platform, a DC power supply generating a DC signal, a radio frequency transmitter generating a radio frequency signal, an electrically conductive path that electrically couples the DC signal and the radio frequency signal to the substrate, and a filament power control electrically coupled to the filament and generating a current through the filament at an amplitude to generate heat in the filament to melt the depositant. | 03-11-2010 |
Dwayne Ray Hopkins, Azle, TX US
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20130084761 | Floating transom - This invention is The Floating Transom. The floating transom comes with manual control, and two 12 volt hydraulic systems, and clamps on the back of a boat, extending a new transom eighteen inches behind the boats transom. When traveling in ten inches of water the floating transom allows the boat motor to be picked up, lifting up the boat motor until the lower unit is flush with the bottom of the boat. The adjustable trim on the floating transom allows the back plate, which the boat motor clamps on. To adjust the angle of the boat motor, making the boat move flat on the top of the water. The lower unit of the boat motor rides in the wake the boat forms, making the water pump work, cooling the boat motor. Allowing you to move up or down shallow water rivers | 04-04-2013 |
Harland Glenn Hopkins, Missouri City, TX US
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20100169037 | FLASH MEMORY THRESHOLD VOLTAGE CHARACTERIZATION - In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for characterizing a threshold voltage of a flash memory cell. The method comprises generating a pulse train signal on flash memory IC, applying the pulse train signal to an external low-pass filter, and applying an output of the low-pass filter to the input of an external gain stage. An analog signal from the output of the gain stage is directed to a control gate of the flash memory cell. An electrical parameter of the flash memory cell is measured by an external tester. | 07-01-2010 |
20100169742 | FLASH MEMORY SOFT ERROR RECOVERY - In an embodiment, the invention provides a method for correcting soft errors in memory. A block of data is written in memory wherein all rows and all columns have a first checksum appended to it. A second checksum for each row and each column is generated after reading each row and each column from memory. The first and second checksum for each row and each column are compared for a compare such that when one and only one column has a miscompare, the logical value of any bit at an intersection of the one and only one column that has a miscompare and any row that has a miscompare is reversed. | 07-01-2010 |
Janice Gail Hopkins, Carrollton, TX US
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20110215618 | Wheelchair seat cushion cover - The invention provides a wheelchair seat cushion cover having a hidden internal pocket. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims. 37 CFR 1.72(b). | 09-08-2011 |
Jeremy T. Hopkins, Round Rock, TX US
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20090172608 | Techniques for Selecting Spares to Implement a Design Change in an Integrated Circuit - A technique for implementing an engineering change order includes determining spares that are available to implement a modification to a circuit design. One of the available spares is then selected to implement the modification to the circuit design based on performance criteria associated with each of the available spares. | 07-02-2009 |
20100175038 | Techniques for Implementing an Engineering Change Order in an Integrated Circuit Design - A technique for implementing an engineering change order (ECO) includes comparing a first hardware description language (HDL) design with a second HDL design. In this case, the second HDL design corresponds to the first HDL design with at least one implemented ECO. The technique identifies differences in latch points, primary inputs, and primary outputs between the first and second HDL designs. The second HDL design is converted to a non-optimized netlist. Logical cones (cones of logic) that feed the latch points, the primary inputs, and the primary outputs are extracted from the non-optimized netlist. Based on the extracted logical cones and the non-optimized netlist, a physical implementation of the second HDL design is synthesized. | 07-08-2010 |
20110004857 | LOGIC DIFFERENCE SYNTHESIS - A computer executed method is disclosed which accepts an original circuit with an original logic, accepts a modified circuit, and synthesizes a difference circuit. The difference circuit represents changes that implement the modified circuit's logic for the original circuit. The synthesis may locate an output-side boundary in the original logic in such a manner that the original logic is free of logic changes inbetween the output-side boundary and the primary output elements of the original circuit. The disclosed synthesis may also locate an input-side boundary in the original logic in such a manner that the original logic is free of logic changes inbetween the input-side boundary and the primary input elements of the original circuit. A computer program products are also disclosed. The computer program product contains a computer useable medium having a computer readable program code embodied therein. The computer readable program code when executed on a computer causes the computer to carry out the methods of finding input and output side boundaries in an original logic, and synthesizing inbetween those boundaries a difference circuit representing logic changes. | 01-06-2011 |
20120066654 | STABILITY-DEPENDENT SPARE CELL INSERTION - Spare cells are placed in an IC design using stability values associated with logic cones of the design. A desired spare cell utilization rate is assigned to a cone based on its stability value, and an actual spare cell utilization rate for the cone bounding box is calculated. If the actual utilization rate is less than the desired utilization rate, additional spare cells are inserted as needed to attain the desired utilization rate. The stability value is provided by a logic or circuit designer, or derived from historical information regarding the logic cone in a previous design iteration. Spare cells are placed for each logic cone in the design until a global spare cell utilization target is exceeded. The spare cell placement method can be an integrated part of a placement directed synthesis which is followed by early mode padding and design routing. | 03-15-2012 |
20120284676 | DECOUPLING CAPACITOR INSERTION USING HYPERGRAPH CONNECTIVITY ANALYSIS - Decoupling capacitors (dcaps) are placed in an IC design by assigning different dcap utilization rates to logic cones, applying the rates to corresponding dcap regions surrounding cells in the cones, identifying any overlap of regions from different logic cones, and inserting a dcap at the overlapping region having the highest dcap utilization rate. The best location for the dcap is computed using a hypergraph wherein the cells are edges and the regions are nodes. Any node that is dominated by another node is removed and its edge is extended to the dominating node. The dcap is inserted in the region having the most edges (the edges can be weighted). The process is repeated iteratively, updating the hypergraph by removing nodes connected to dcap location, and inserting the next dcap at a region corresponding to the node which then has the greatest number of connected edges. | 11-08-2012 |
Jeremy Taylor Hopkins, Round Rock, TX US
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20100192116 | MINTERM TRACING AND REPORTING - Disclosed are a method, a system and a computer program product for determining and reporting minterms to aid in implementing an engineering change order (ECO). A Minterm Tracing and Reporting (MTR) utility, which executes on a computer system, receives two or more timing points of an optimized netlist, where one or more of the two or more timing points are received from one or more of a user, a memory medium, and/or a network. For example, a timing point is a primary input, a primary output, or a latch point. After receiving the two or more timing points of the optimized netlist, the MTR utility determines two or more minterms of the optimized netlist. In determining the minterms, from one timing point to a next timing point: a polarity at the timing point may be determined, and a forward trace from the timing point to the next timing point is performed to determine the two or more minterms of the optimized netlist. In the forward trace from the timing point to the next timing point, the MTR utility determines two or more logical cones and one or more intersections of the logical cones. The MTR utility reports (e.g., communicates) each of the determined minterms, the determined polarities, and the one or more intersections of logical cones to one or more of a computer-executable application, a network, a memory medium, and/or a display. | 07-29-2010 |
Joshua D. Hopkins, Midland, TX US
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20130180997 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEMS FOR HAZARDOUS OR OTHER MATERIALS - A method includes placing at least one mold along outer edges of one or more first pieces of fabric. The method also includes forming free-standing flexible walls and a floor of a containment structure by depositing liquid-impervious material onto the at least one mold and the one or more first pieces of fabric. The floor is formed seamlessly with the walls. The method further includes forming flexible supports by depositing liquid-impervious material onto multiple second pieces of fabric connecting the floor and the flexible walls. | 07-18-2013 |
20140203014 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS OR OTHER MATERIALS - A method includes wrapping one or more pieces of fabric around at least one piece of shape memory material. The method also includes attaching outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric to other portions of the one or more pieces of fabric. The method further includes depositing liquid-impervious material onto the one or more pieces of fabric to form free-standing flexible walls and a floor of a containment structure. The floor is formed seamlessly with the walls. The wrapping could include attaching a bottom of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric at locations spaced apart from the outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric. The wrapping could also include attaching sides of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric. | 07-24-2014 |
20140251990 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS OF OTHER MATERIALS - A method includes wrapping one or more pieces of fabric around at least one piece of shape memory material. The method also includes attaching outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric to other portions of the one or more pieces of fabric. The method further includes depositing liquid-impervious material onto the one or more pieces of fabric to form free-standing flexible walls and a floor of a containment structure. The floor is formed seamlessly with the walls. The wrapping could include attaching a bottom of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric at locations spaced apart from the outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric. The wrapping could also include attaching sides of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric. | 09-11-2014 |
20150368040 | PORTABLE CONTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR HAZARDOUS OR OTHER MATERIALS - A method includes wrapping one or more pieces of fabric around at least one piece of shape memory material. The method also includes attaching outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric to other portions of the one or more pieces of fabric. The method further includes depositing liquid-impervious material onto the one or more pieces of fabric to form free-standing flexible walls and a floor of a containment structure. The floor is formed seamlessly with the walls. The wrapping could include attaching a bottom of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric at locations spaced apart from the outer edges of the one or more pieces of fabric. The wrapping could also include attaching sides of the at least one piece of shape memory material to the one or more pieces of fabric. | 12-24-2015 |
Marcus Hopkins, Desoto, TX US
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20110219422 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A DENSITY OF OBJECTS IN A SOCIAL NETWORK APPLICATION - A social network application system stores profile information of one or more types of objects, such as users, places, events, things, organizations and other types of objects. The system maintains current information for the various types of objects. The current information is updated periodically. The system generates a dataset for generating density reports for one or more types of objects based on search criteria. The dataset includes current information for one or more types of objects. The dataset is transmitted to a user device. The user device displays a graphical representation of density of objects in a geographical area. | 09-08-2011 |
Scott J. Hopkins, Medina, TX US
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20150366858 | Methods for Treating Infections - The present invention relates to methods for treating, preventing, or reducing the risk of microbial infections while minimizing adverse gastrointestinal effects using a two-stage dosing regimen comprising about 1 to about 7 days of intravenous administration followed by about 1 to about 14 days of oral administration of an antimicrobial agent. | 12-24-2015 |
Tim Hopkins, Round Rock, TX US
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20080307594 | Interactive Toothbrush - A toothbrush ( | 12-18-2008 |
Timothy E. Hopkins, San Angelo, TX US
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20130103039 | BONE SCREW EXTENDER REATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHODS - A bone screw extender reattachment system including an elongated reattachment rod having a proximal and a distal end. The distal end of the elongated reattachment rod includes a tip configured to attach to a head of a bone screw. The elongated reattachment rod is configured so that a screw extender assembly having an inner sleeve, an outer housing and an extender head can slide over the reattachment rod. The bone screw extender reattachment system also includes a tension plunger having a plunger-type head and an elongated shaft configured to slide over the reattachment rod so as to communicate with the screw extender assembly. | 04-25-2013 |
Timothy Paul Hopkins, Round Rock, TX US
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20150201750 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR UNDER-CABINET STORAGE - Methods and devices for under-cabinet storage are disclosed herein. | 07-23-2015 |
Tony Hopkins, Hurst, TX US
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20100280871 | ATM EXCEPTION BALANCING SYSTEM - An ATM exception balancing system is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide a method of resolving image ATM transaction exceptions and enabling reconcilement of ATM transactions. An exception record can be created and stored for each batch of image ATM transactions wherein the credit and the debit for the batch of image ATM transactions do not match, and the exception record can be displayed to an analyst. Input can be received from the analyst indicating a resolution of an exception. Possible resolutions can include a general ledger entry, a customer adjustment, and/or an ICA/WIP entry. The system can optionally provide for reporting and performance analysis. Image ATM cash transactions, image ATM check transactions, or both, can be included. | 11-04-2010 |
Troy Hopkins, Schertz, TX US
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20140259765 | ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR FOR USE WITH A PROSTHETIC - An article of footwear for a prosthesis is provided and may include an upper, an outsole attached to the upper, and a midsole disposed between the upper and the outsole. The article of footwear may also include a cavity having a first portion defined between the upper and the midsole that receives the prosthesis when the prosthesis is inserted into the article of footwear and a second portion having a constant dimension between the upper and the midsole along the length of the second portion. The second portion may extend in a direction substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the midsole and may receive a distal end of the prosthesis when the prosthesis is fully inserted into the article of footwear. | 09-18-2014 |