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| 20080271923 | Flow hydraulic amplification for a pulsing, fracturing, and drilling (PFD) device - Disclosed is a device and method and/or system for generating pulses to improve drilling rates, the ability to drill straighter and farther or fracturing or injection efficiencies in a geological formation that may contain desirable hydrocarbons. This system may also be used in other types of drilling or fracturing operations, whether to unclog arteries or to open formations for underground storage in conjunction with pulsing/fracturing. Alternately, this system could be used to create large pulses downhole for seismic purposes in that they are of such magnitude that they could be readily received in nearby wells or several of uphole locations. The system and method comprises several pulse generating devices longitudinally and axially positioned within an annular drill collar flow channel or PIM such that the PFD medium flows through the annular drill collar flow channel and the PFD medium is guided into one or more sets of selectively reversible flow, upper and lower flow connecting channels, wherein the connecting channels are connected to an inner flow channel and the annular drill collar flow channel, and wherein the annular drill collar flow channel is acted upon by one or more flow throttling devices. In one of the devices listed, the device utilizes one or more turbines residing near and within proximity of a flow diverter that diverts drilling mud into and away from turbine blades such that the force of the PFD medium causes the turbine blades and the turbine to rotationally spin around a coil assembly for power. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20090107723 | Pulse rate of penetration enhancement device and method - Disclosed is a system and device relating to flow pulsing for use in down-hole drilling rate of penetration (ROP) enhancement and measurement while drilling (MWD) using a pulse drilling device (PDD) with a fast acting valve in conjunction with a pilot valve to produce high pressure, high amplitude, low duration pressure pulses. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090114396 | Wellsite measurement and control while producing device - Disclosed is a device, method and system for a measurement while producing (MWP) and flow throttling (FTD) device for placement in a pipe with liquid or gas flowing through it such as an oil or gas well's wellhead, casing, tubing, or horizontal or lateral passage which is responsive to the flow of fluid through it. The MWP/FTD device can create pressure pulses through the production fluid or otherwise send signals to provide bit data that are read and analyzed at the wellhead or externally thru wireless communications. The data analysis provides information regarding pressure, fluid flow, and type of fluid/gas flowing primarily within the lateral passages or generally anywhere the MWP/FTD is situated. The device helps identify whether the pipe, lateral or other passage should remain open, closed or restricted. This identification occurs by use of either autonomous control and sensors within the device and/or pre-programmed or wirelessly controlled signals that are transmitted from the well head (or externally) to the MWP/FTD. The MWP/FTD is subsequently urged to regulate the fluid/gas flow. | 05-07-2009 |
| 20100147525 | High pressure fast response sealing system for flow modulating devices - Disclosed is an apparatus, method and system comprising one or more devices capable of modulating fluid flow, the fluid being a liquid or a gas resulting in a pressure fluctuation in a fluid flowing within a flow channel, comprising: a flow modulating device that acts as a servo valve such that the device comprises a shaft and a moveable actuator that slides along the shaft, wherein the shaft and the actuator are positioned at any angle within a principal fluid flow channel such that the fluid flows through the principal fluid flow channel. The fluid flowing within the principal fluid flow channel is selectively reversible and the fluid is connected to both an inner pilot flow channel and the principal fluid flow channel wherein the flow modulating device includes a particulate barrier system having at least one seal system comprising an upper outer seal and a lower outer seal prohibiting fluid particulates from entering the inner pilot flow channel and also includes an upper inner seal and a lower inner seal that further prohibit residual particulates from reaching any mating surface between the shaft of the flow modulating device and the upper seal, the upper inner seal, the lower outer seal, and the lower inner seal. The particulate barrier system operates in a fluid flow field wherein the fluid can flow in any direction and utilizes a sealing system wherein an upper outer seal and a lower outer seal prohibit particulates from reaching the respective surfaces of an upper inner seal and lower inner seal of the flow modulating device. An upper inner seal and lower inner seal further prohibit residual particulates from reaching surfaces between the seal and that of the shaft of the flow modulating device. | 06-17-2010 |
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| 20090240995 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING RANDOM PATTERN TESTING OF LOGIC STRUCTURES - A test method and apparatus for randomly testing logic structures. The method includes identifying and analyzing a functional behavior of a logic structure to be covered during the random testing, modifying the logic structure such that the logic structure behaves in a functional manner during random testing, and generating patterns to exercise the modified logic structure. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20090254615 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANAGING COLLABORATIVE SHARING BY INVITEES TO A MEETING OF THEIR MEETING STATUS - An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for allowing a particular invitee to a meeting to control the distribution of information about the particular invitee's posture with respect to the meeting that determines a plurality of invitees to the meeting from a meeting invitation, selects invitees to the meeting from the plurality of invitees to the meeting based on criteria in a meeting profile unique to the particular invitee, generates a message to the selected invitees disclosing the status of the particular invitee relative to the meeting, and provides the message to the selected invitees. | 10-08-2009 |
| 20090271671 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED TEST CONTROLLABILITY AND OBSERVABILITY OF RANDOM RESISTANT LOGIC - A method for implementing improved observability of random resistant logic included in an integrated circuit (IC) design includes configuring a multiplexer device to pass, to a preexisting storage latch within the design, one of: a signal from one or more observation points within the random resistant logic and an output of first preexisting combinational logic; and selecting a preexisting net within the IC design to generate a randomized logic signal that, in a test mode, is passed to the multiplexer device to serve as a control signal thereto; wherein, in the test mode, the existing storage latch captures data randomly selected from either the existing combinational logic and the one or more observation points and in a normal mode, the existing storage latch captures data from only the existing combinational logic, facilitating random testing of the random resistant logic in a manner that avoids adding latches to the design. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090273562 | ENHANCING COMPUTER SCREEN SECURITY USING CUSTOMIZED CONTROL OF DISPLAYED CONTENT AREA - A method, system and computer program product for enhancing the computer screen security. The gaze of a user on a screen is tracked. The locations of the screen other than the location of the gaze of the user are distorted. Information is displayed in an area on the screen (“content area”) at the location of the user's gaze. Upon receiving input (e.g., audio, touch, key sequences) from the user to tune the content area on the screen to display information, the received input is mapped to a command for tuning the content area on the screen to display the information. The content area is then reconfigured in accordance with the user's request. By allowing the content area to be customized by the user, the security is enhanced by allowing the user to control what information is to be kept private. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100146019 | AUTOMATED FILE RELOCATION - A computer-implemented method, system and computer program product for managing computer file storage is presented. In one embodiment the method includes receiving a file for storage. In response to determining that the file exceeds a pre-determined size, the file is stored in a pre-designated folder that is reserved for oversized files. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100211950 | Automated Termination of Selected Software Applications in Response to System Events - The illustrative embodiments disclose a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for managing a set of applications. In one embodiment, the process registers a system management event in an application configuration database. Responsive to detecting the registered system management event during execution of one application of the set of applications, the process identifies applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing. The process then terminates the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system management event that are executing. Responsive to terminating the applications of the set of applications associated with the registered system managing event that are executing, the process then executes a handler that processes the registered system management event. | 08-19-2010 |
