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Amy J. Vreeland, Waban, MA US
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20100141673 | MEDICAL IMAGING VIEWER - A medical imaging viewer application processes and interactively displays grayscale images having a higher grayscale range (bit depth) on a platform optimized for a lower grayscale range. The application additionally provides pixel calculations based on the user's selection of a window center and a window width. | 06-10-2010 |
Christopher M. Vreeland, Houston, TX US
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20090194285 | METHOD FOR JARRING WITH A DOWNHOLE PULLING TOOL - The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method of jarring with an overpull generator. In one aspect, a method of dislodging an object stuck in a wellbore is provided. The method includes the step of running an assembly into the wellbore on a conveyance member and attaching the assembly to the object, wherein the assembly comprises an overpull generator and a delay force release device. The method also includes the step of generating an overpull force in the wellbore by selectively activating the overpull generator. Additionally, the method includes the step of applying an impact force to the object by activating the delay force release device and releasing the generated overpull force, thereby dislodging the object stuck in the wellbore. In a further aspect, an assembly for dislodging an object stuck in a wellbore is provided. In yet a further aspect, an overpull generator for use in generating an overpull force in a wellbore is provided. | 08-06-2009 |
20090266544 | SIGNAL OPERATED TOOLS FOR MILLING, DRILLING, AND/OR FISHING OPERATIONS - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to signal operated tools for milling, drilling, and/or fishing operations. In one embodiment, a mud motor for use in a wellbore includes: a stator; a rotor, the stator and rotor operable to rotate the rotor in response to fluid pumped between the rotor and the stator; and a lock. The lock is operable to: rotationally couple the rotor to the stator in a locked position, receive an instruction signal from the surface, release the rotor in an unlocked position, and actuate from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to receiving the instruction signal. | 10-29-2009 |
20100089583 | EXTENDABLE CUTTING TOOLS FOR USE IN A WELLBORE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a tool for use in a wellbore includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough, an opening through a wall thereof, and a connector at each longitudinal end thereof; and an arm. The arm is pivotally connected to a first piston and rotationally coupled to the body, is disposed in the opening in a retracted position, and is movable to an extended position where an outer surface of the arm extends outward past an outer surface of the body. The tool further includes the first piston. The first piston is disposed in the body bore, has a bore therethrough, and is operable to move the arm from the retracted position to the extended position in response to fluid pressure in the piston bore exceeding fluid pressure in the opening. The tool further includes a lock operable to retain the first piston in the retracted position; and a second piston operably coupled to the lock. | 04-15-2010 |
20130133949 | EXTENDABLE CUTTING TOOLS FOR USE IN A WELLBORE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a tool for use in a wellbore includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough, an opening through a wall thereof, and a connector at each longitudinal end thereof; and an arm. The arm is pivotally connected to a first piston and rotationally coupled to the body, is disposed in the opening in a retracted position, and is movable to an extended position where an outer surface of the arm extends outward past an outer surface of the body. The tool further includes the first piston. The first piston is disposed in the body bore, has a bore therethrough, and is operable to move the arm from the retracted position to the extended position in response to fluid pressure in the piston bore exceeding fluid pressure in the opening. The tool further includes a lock operable to retain the first piston in the retracted position; and a second piston operably coupled to the lock. | 05-30-2013 |
20140338976 | EXTENDABLE CUTTING TOOLS FOR USE IN A WELLBORE - Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to extendable cutting tools for use in a wellbore. In one embodiment, a tool for use in a wellbore includes a tubular body having a bore therethrough, an opening through a wall thereof, and a connector at each longitudinal end thereof; and an arm. The arm is pivotally connected to a first piston and rotationally coupled to the body, is disposed in the opening in a retracted position, and is movable to an extended position where an outer surface of the arm extends outward past an outer surface of the body. The tool further includes the first piston. The first piston is disposed in the body bore, has a bore therethrough, and is operable to move the arm from the retracted position to the extended position in response to fluid pressure in the piston bore exceeding fluid pressure in the opening. The tool further includes a lock operable to retain the first piston in the retracted position; and a second piston operably coupled to the lock. | 11-20-2014 |
20150211318 | SIGNAL OPERATED DRILLING TOOLS FOR MILLING, DRILLING, AND/OR FISHING OPERATIONS - A mud motor for use in a wellbore includes: a stator; a rotor, the stator and rotor operable to rotate the rotor in response to fluid pumped between the rotor and the stator; and a lock. The lock is operable to: rotationally couple the rotor to the stator in a locked position, receive an instruction signal from the surface, release the rotor in an unlocked position, and actuate from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to receiving the instruction signal. | 07-30-2015 |
Erika Vreeland, Albuquerque, NM US
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20150233794 | MAGNETIC NEEDLE SEPARATION AND OPTICAL MONITORING - Apparatuses and methods for removing magnetic particles from suspensions are described. One embodiment of the apparatus is called a magnetic needle. | 08-20-2015 |
Gregory M. Vreeland, Springboro, OH US
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20130020242 | Filter system for positioning within a storm water sewer - A filter system for a storm water sewer includes a flat mount frame with inwardly projecting support wires and seats on an internal ledge of a grate frame supporting a removable grate. A fabricated circular wire basket has welded cross wires defining openings in side and bottom walls and is lined with a porous filter fabric for collecting silt within storm water flowing through openings in the grate. The wire basket has upwardly projecting bent wire portions hooked onto the support wires of the mount frame and define overflow passages and handle openings for removing the mount frame and the basket after the grate is removed. A smaller and lined lift-out wire basket is supported within a lower portion of the wire basket attached to the mount frame, and each wire basket may be compressed laterally into an oval configuration for use with a rectangular mount frame. | 01-24-2013 |
20130193045 | Sediment filter system for a storm water pipe - A welded wire mesh is rolled into an elongated tubular wire frame, and sizing rings surround the tubular wire frame to maintain the tubular frame with a predetermined diameter. The wire frame is partially covered with a sediment filter fabric attached by wire clips, and an end portion of the tubular frame is inserted into an inlet portion of an installed storm water pipe. A collar member includes a wire collar frame secured to the tubular wire frame and is covered by a flexible filter material to filter storm water flowing between the tubular frame and the water pipe and to form a stop which prevents the tubular frame from moving further into the pipe. A top portion of the tubular wire frame is uncovered by filter fabric to define an overflow opening for storm water with very light sediment to flow into the storm water pipe. | 08-01-2013 |
Jay A. Vreeland, Lemon Grove, CA US
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20120222827 | MOTORIZED WINDOW SHADE SYSTEM - An improved Air Traffic Control Tower cab window shade system is presented, utilizing a faster motor than in prior art ATCT applications. The present invention's motor operates at 80 rpm and raises the shade material at 9.62 inches per second on a 2.3-inch diameter roller tube. This allows an average 8 foot high shade to fully raise in 10 seconds. The shade is half raised in about 5 seconds. | 09-06-2012 |
Jay A. Vreeland, Simi Valley, CA US
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20150007948 | EXPANDABLE HEMBAR WINDOW SHADE SYSTEM - An improved Air Traffic Control Tower cab window shade system is presented, utilizing a faster motor than in prior art ATCT applications. The present invention's motor operates at 80 rpm and raises the shade material at 9.62 inches per second on a 2.3-inch diameter roller tube. This allows an average 8 foot high shade to fully raise in 10 seconds. The shade is half raised in about 5 seconds. | 01-08-2015 |
Paul Vreeland, Gresham, OR US
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20110131894 | Pylon Attachment Device and Flooring System Utilizing Same - A pylon attachment device for coupling a pylon to a floor joist includes a bearing plate for fixed attachment to the floor joist. The pylon attachment device includes a plurality of biasing members, each having a first end operatively coupled to the pylon and a second end operatively coupled to the bearing plate to allow the bearing plate to move relative to the pylon in a direction generally perpendicular to an imaginary center axis of the pylon and then return to a predetermined position. The attachment device includes a cap lowerly adjacent the bearing plate. A shear pin extends from the cap to the bearing plate to maintain the bearing plate at the predetermined position until a predetermined amount of force shears the shear pin and allows the bearing plate to move relative to the pylon in a direction generally perpendicular to the imaginary center axis of the pylon. | 06-09-2011 |
Richard Vreeland, Litchfield, NH US
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20150022188 | MAGNETIC FIELD SENSOR AND RELATED TECHNIQUES THAT PROVIDE AN ANGLE CORRECTION MODULE - A magnetic field sensor provides an angle error value to correct errors of the magnetic field sensor. The angle error value is a function of temperature and magnetic field strength and is used to correct a measured magnetic field angle. Associated methods are also described. | 01-22-2015 |
20150236746 | Signaling Between Master and Slave Components Using a Shared Communication Node of the Master Component - A network slave device includes a transceiver for communicating over a communication bus in accordance with a point-to-point network protocol. The network slave device may have an address to identify the network slave device on the network. It may also have a communication circuit configured to process a series of commands received by the transceiver and respond to a command if a position of the command in the series of commands corresponds to the address of the network slave device. A master device communicating on the network may send the series of command in accordance with the point-to-point network protocol. In an embodiment, the point-to-point protocol is the SENT protocol. | 08-20-2015 |
20150236869 | Signaling Between Master and Slave Components Using a Shared Communication Node of the Master Component - A network slave device includes a transceiver for communicating over a communication bus in accordance with a point-to-point network protocol. The network slave device may include an address to identify the network slave device on the network. It may also include a communication circuit configured to process a command received by the transceiver and generate a reply for transmission over the communication bus if an address included in the command matches the address of the slave device. A master device communicating on the network may send commands including the address of the slave device in accordance with the point-to-point network protocol. In an embodiment, the point-to-point protocol is the SENT protocol. | 08-20-2015 |
Roger W. Vreeland, Marshalltown, IA US
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20110174048 | REFLARE TOOL AND PROCESS - A flaring body has first and second opposing ends. A perimeter surface intersects the first end, and a flaring surface is located between the perimeter surface and the second end. The perimeter surface has a first cross-sectional profile with a first area, and the flaring surface having a second cross-sectional profile with a second area less than the first area. The perimeter surface and the flaring surface are joined by an inside, rounded corner. A crimping body has a top surface and an opposing bottom surface, and an interior surface that forms defines a passageway that connects said top and bottom surfaces. The interior surface has a third cross-sectional profile with a third area larger than the first area. The flaring body is slidably captureable in the passageway. The interior surface further has a crimping channel that extends along at least a portion thereof and terminates at the bottom surface. | 07-21-2011 |
Stan Vreeland, Beacon Falls, CT US
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20140137044 | PROGRAMMABLE FOOD COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING A DISPLAY - A programmable food cooking appliance having a display includes a control panel. One or more control buttons for controlling operation of the food cooking appliance are disposed on the control panel. One or more displays, each one of the two or more displays are disposed on the control panel adjacent a respective control button. A database stores two or more recipes. A processor communicates with the database and assigns a recipe to a respective one of each control button, and transmits a display signal to the display adjacent the respective one control button to display a description of the recipe associated with the respective one control button. | 05-15-2014 |
Wyatt Vreeland, Gaithersburg, MD US
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20100202928 | Microfluidic Apparatus to Control Liposome Formation - An apparatus to create a homogenous liposome population without post-processing using laminar flow/diffusive mixing, and for reducing waste discharge of the therapeutic or compound to be encapsulated and delivered by the liposomes. | 08-12-2010 |
Wyatt N. Vreeland, Washington, DC US
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20080227211 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR FREE-SOLUTION CONJUGATE NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS - The present invention provides compositions and methods for performing free-solution conjugate analysis of nucleic acid molecules. For example, the present invention provides multiplexed single-base extension assays for genotyping. In particular, the present invention provides a series of disperse polyamide “drag tags” for use in achieving high-resolution separation of nucleic acid reaction products. | 09-18-2008 |
20120141997 | Compositions And Methods For Free-Solution Conjugate Nucleic Acid Analysis - The present invention provides compositions and methods for performing free-solution conjugate analysis of nucleic acid molecules. For example, the present invention provides multiplexed single-base extension assays for genotyping. In particular, the present invention provides a series of disperse polyamide “drag tags” for use in achieving high-resolution separation of nucleic acid reaction products. | 06-07-2012 |
20130168885 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMATION OF VESICLES - A device and method for the formation of vesicles is disclosed herein. The device comprises a fluid introduction zone and a vesicle formation zone. The fluid introduction zone comprises a first inlet and a second inlet configured and disposed to provide parallel flow of an outer flow stream, flowing from the first inlet, sheathing an inner flow stream, flowing from the second inlet. The vesicle formation zone is configured and disposed to receive the parallel flow of the outer flow stream sheathing the inner flow stream and configured for a controlled and substantially uniform dispersion of an organic material, flowing in the inner flow stream, at a plane perpendicular to the vesicle formation zone. | 07-04-2013 |