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| 20100291492 | AIR FLARE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A flare apparatus for discharging and burning flare gas in the atmosphere is provided. The flare tip includes a flare gas conduit having a flare gas discharge opening and a combustion air conduit having a combustion air discharge opening. All of the flare gas to be flared is discharged through the flare gas discharge opening into a unified column of air discharged through the combustion air discharge opening. The flare gas discharge opening and the combustion air discharge opening are positioned with respect to one another such that flare gas discharged from the flare gas discharge opening is discharged inwardly into combustion air that is discharged from the combustion air discharge opening and admixed therewith. Essentially all of the discharged flare gas is admixed with discharged combustion air or external atmospheric air outside of the flare apparatus thereby preventing internal burning. A method of flaring a mixture of flare gas and combustion air is also provided. | 11-18-2010 |
| 20110085030 | IMAGE SENSING SYSTEM, SOFTWARE, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT - In one aspect, the invention provides an automatic control system that includes an optical image capture device as part of an imaging system. In another aspect, the invention provides an imaging system that can control a flame generation system utilizing an optical image capture device in connection with a computer system, including software (and corresponding algorithms), and related apparatus as necessary. The system can be used to control various aspects of flame generating equipment such as flares, burners, pilots and other combustion equipment. Qualitative and quantitative analyses of flames, for example, can be carried out. In another aspect, the invention provides a specific methodology for using the inventive image sensing control system. | 04-14-2011 |
| 20120015308 | HYBRID FLARE APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of operating a flare assembly is provided. If it is determined that the injection of primary steam into the combustion zone is necessary to achieve smokeless operation, primary steam is injected through a steam injector assembly into the combustion zone. If it is determined that steam is not necessary, an alternative gas is discharged though the steam injector assembly into the combustion zone. In one embodiment, the alternative gas is heated. In another embodiment, if it is determined that steam is necessary, a maximum allowable flow rate of steam is calculated, and the flow rate of steam is modulated to achieve smokeless operation and avoid a flow rate of steam in excess of the maximum allowable flow rate of steam. A flare assembly is also provided. | 01-19-2012 |
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| 20080250399 | Evaluation and Selection of Programming Code - A system for evaluating and selecting programming code is described. A first evaluator measures a first characteristic of a number of input binaries. The evaluator computes a number of first figures of merit for the input binaries, respectively. A binary selector compares the first figures of merit, and selects one of the input binaries as having the highest or lowest overall figure of merit. Other embodiments arc also described and claimed. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080313212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PARALLEL VALIDATION OF DOCUMENTS - A method for validating a document by fragmenting the document, validating elements fully contained in each single fragment and validating elements spanning two or more fragments. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20090106744 | Compiling and translating method and apparatus - Methods and apparatus are described to compile and translate source code. In some embodiments, source code is compiled into source binary code for a source platform; an annotation section associated with the source binary code is generated, wherein the annotation section comprises an annotation for a scope, the scope comprising at least one block of the source binary code having at least one attribute to aid a translator optimization. If the scope comprises a plurality of blocks, the blocks have consecutive addresses with each other and have the at least one attribute in common. In the embodiments, the source binary code is further translated into target binary code for a target platform by utilizing the annotation section. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090248650 | STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL OF CONCURRENT QUERY LANGUAGE EXECUTION RESULTS - Methods, systems, and articles for receiving, by a computing device, execution results of a plurality of query language expressions are described herein. In various embodiments, the plurality of query language expressions may be concurrently executed, and the receiving may be contemporaneous with production of the execution results. Also, in various embodiments, the computing device may store a result item of the execution results for at least a first of the query language expressions in a memory block allocated exclusively for the first of the query language expressions while the first of the query language expressions is being executed, or in a result handle associated with the first of the query language expressions. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100050165 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO SUPPORT MIXED-MODE EXECUTION WITHIN A SINGLE INSTRUCTION SET ARCHITECTURE PROCESS OF A VIRTUAL MACHINE - Methods and apparatus to support the execution of a managed application that is linked to a native library or application are disclosed. The disclosed methods and apparatus support a virtual machine that is associated with the same ISA as the executing platform, while the ISA of the native library or application is of a different ISA. The disclosed methods and apparatus also support the execution of a managed application that is linked with several native libraries or applications that are associated with several different ISAs respectively. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100083216 | Dynamic Specialization of XML Parsing - Methods and apparatuses for creating a dynamic profile for a plurality of structurally similar extensible markup language (XML) documents based at least in part on a document structure or data pattern of the XML documents. A specialized XML parser is generated based at least in part on the dynamic profile and then is specialized in parsing XML documents that substantially match the dynamic profile. | 04-01-2010 |
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| 20090325472 | CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION PAD CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF FORMING - A CMP pad conditioner including a substrate having a transparency window represented by an average internal transmittance of not less than about 90% over a wavelength range extending from about 400 nm to about 500 nm along a path length extending through the substrate of not less than about 10 mm a bonding layer overlying a surface of the substrate, and abrasive grains contained within the bonding layer. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100154315 | BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLES AND METHODS OF FORMING - A method of forming an abrasive article includes forming a mixture comprising a liquid carrier and a glass precursor material, wherein the glass precursor material comprises a material selected from the group of materials consisting of a hydrated metal compound, an organic silicate compound, or a combination thereof. The method further includes providing abrasive grains within the mixture, forming the mixture into a green ceramic body, and heating the green ceramic body to form a bonded abrasive article comprising the abrasive grains contained within a bond matrix, wherein the bond matrix comprises an amorphous phase formed from the glass precursor material. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100159806 | BONDED ABRASIVE ARTICLE AND METHOD OF USE - An abrasive tool including a bonded abrasive article including a bond material comprising a metal or metal alloy, abrasive grains contained within the bond material, and a reaction agent dispersed within the bond material, wherein the reaction agent chemically reacting with a surface of the workpiece during abrasion to form a reaction product. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100248595 | ABRASIVE TOOL FOR USE AS A CHEMICAL MECHANICAL PLANARIZATION PAD CONDITIONER - An abrasive tool including a CMP pad conditioner having a substrate including a first major surface, a second major surface opposite the first major surface, and a side surface extending between the first major surface and the second major, wherein a first layer of abrasive grains is attached to the first major surface and a second layer of abrasive grains is attached to the second major surface. The conditioner further includes a first sealing member extending in a peripheral direction along a portion of the side surface of the substrate. | 09-30-2010 |
