Patents by Inventor John Farrar
John Farrar has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240078569Abstract: A device for providing consumer feedback including an enclosure, processors housed within the enclosure, an image capturing device in communication with the processors and configured to capture a user gesture, a display screen, the display screen in communication with the processors, a memory, and a battery configured to supply power to the display screen, the image capturing device, the processors, and the memory. The memory contains instructions to display a question on the display screen and display answer options to the question. The answer options correspond to a particular user gesture. The device may receive a plurality of selected answers from a plurality of users in response to the question. Each selected answer is selected from the plurality of answer options via the particular user gesture corresponding to the selected answer. The device may aggregate the received selected answers and display the aggregated selected answers on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2023Publication date: March 7, 2024Inventors: Thomas Bolling, John Farrar
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Patent number: 11756062Abstract: A device for providing consumer feedback including an enclosure, processors housed within the enclosure, an image capturing device in communication with the processors and configured to capture a user gesture, a display screen, the display screen in communication with the processors, a memory, and a battery configured to supply power to the display screen, the image capturing device, the processors, and the memory. The memory contains instructions to display a question on the display screen and display answer options to the question. The answer options correspond to a particular user gesture. The device may receive a plurality of selected answers from a plurality of users in response to the question. Each selected answer is selected from the plurality of answer options via the particular user gesture corresponding to the selected answer. The device may aggregate the received selected answers and display the aggregated selected answers on the display screen.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: THE LIKE MACHINE, INC.Inventors: Thomas Bolling, John Farrar
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Publication number: 20210233679Abstract: A reinforced power cable system for use with an electric artificial lift system is provided. The system includes an electric artificial lift system. The system also includes a power cable that provides power to the electric artificial lift system from a surface of a well. The power cable includes at least one conductor positioned within a cable jacket and a braided tube with an open-weave of a reinforcing component installed around the cable jacket. Additionally, the power cable includes a coil tube welded around the braided tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2019Publication date: July 29, 2021Inventors: Walter Russell Dinkins, John Farrar Hedges, Jr., Bruce Richard Bennett
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Publication number: 20210132698Abstract: A device for providing consumer feedback including an enclosure, processors housed within the enclosure, an image capturing device in communication with the processors and configured to capture a user gesture, a display screen, the display screen in communication with the processors, a memory, and a battery configured to supply power to the display screen, the image capturing device, the processors, and the memory. The memory contains instructions to display a question on the display screen and display answer options to the question. The answer options correspond to a particular user gesture. The device may receive a plurality of selected answers from a plurality of users in response to the question. Each selected answer is selected from the plurality of answer options via the particular user gesture corresponding to the selected answer. The device may aggregate the received selected answers and display the aggregated selected answers on the display screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2020Publication date: May 6, 2021Inventors: Thomas Bolling, John Farrar
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Patent number: 10789603Abstract: A system and method may include processing questionnaire data and answer data by an at-shelf display device located in a business wherein the answer data includes multiple answer selections to the questionnaire data. Questionnaire data and answer data is displayed on the at-shelf display device and answer data is selected by the consumer and received by the at-shelf display device in response to the questionnaire data. The received selected answer data selected by the consumer is aggregated.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2015Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: THE LIKE MACHINE, INC.Inventors: Thomas Bolling, John Farrar
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Patent number: 10661201Abstract: An example device includes a frame having at least one outer opening and at least one inner opening recessed from the outer opening, at least one filter screen mounted on a perimeter of the at least one inner opening to form an inner chamber, at least one cover layer mounted on a perimeter of the at least one outer chamber to form an outer chamber, and a series of bubblebreaking features positioned within the inner chamber. The bubble-breaking features are positioned along a depth and a height of the inner chamber. The filter screen separates the inner chamber from the outer chamber, and the filter screen prevents froth from crossing and allows coalesced fluid to cross into the outer chamber.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Anthony Studer, Robert Wickwire, John Farrar Wilson
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Patent number: 10428630Abstract: A method of live well artificial lift completion includes hanging an umbilical on a wellhead of a live well, the umbilical fluidly coupling a production pump to a well surface and electrically coupling an electric motor to a surface power source, the electric motor powering the production pump. The umbilical includes coiled tubing surrounded by a jacket. The umbilical also includes power cables extruded inside the jacket to form a smooth jacket outer surface. The method also includes creating a pressure seal inside the umbilical during deployment of the umbilical into the live well, the pressure seal inside the umbilical created using a blowout plug positioned to block a discharge of the production pump. The method further includes forming an annular pressure seal during deployment of the production pump to obtain well control, the annular pressure seal formed using an annular bag coupled to the wellhead.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2018Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Bruce Richard Bennett, John Farrar Hedges, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20190126170Abstract: An example device includes a frame having at least one outer opening and at least one inner opening recessed from the outer opening, at least one filter screen mounted on a perimeter of the at least one inner opening to form an inner chamber, at least one cover layer mounted on a perimeter of the at least one outer chamber to form an outer chamber, and a series of bubblebreaking features positioned within the inner chamber. The bubble-breaking features are positioned along a depth and a height of the inner chamber. The filter screen separates the inner chamber from the outer chamber, and the filter screen prevents froth from crossing and allows coalesced fluid to cross into the outer chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2016Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: Anthony Studer, Robert Wickwire, John Farrar Wilson
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Publication number: 20180340403Abstract: A method of live well artificial lift completion includes hanging an umbilical on a wellhead of a live well, the umbilical fluidly coupling a production pump to a well surface and electrically coupling an electric motor to a surface power source, the electric motor powering the production pump. The umbilical includes coiled tubing surrounded by a jacket. The umbilical also includes power cables extruded inside the jacket to form a smooth jacket outer surface. The method also includes creating a pressure seal inside the umbilical during deployment of the umbilical into the live well, the pressure seal inside the umbilical created using a blowout plug positioned to block a discharge of the production pump. The method further includes forming an annular pressure seal during deployment of the production pump to obtain well control, the annular pressure seal formed using an annular bag coupled to the wellhead.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2018Publication date: November 29, 2018Inventors: Bruce Richard BENNETT, John Farrar HEDGES, Walter Russell DINKINS
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Patent number: 10072486Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion. A live well artificial lift completion system includes an artificial lift pump discharge, a discharge adapter body secured between the artificial lift pump discharge and an umbilical, the discharge adapter body including an electrical connector fastened to an exterior of the discharge adapter body, an inner diameter of the discharge adapter body fluidly coupled to the artificial lift pump discharge, the umbilical including coiled tubing supportively hanging from an umbilical hanger within a wellhead, the umbilical hanger positioned in a tubing head spool, an inner diameter of the coiled tubing fluidly coupled to the inner diameter of the discharge adapter body, a jacket surrounding the coiled tubing, and a power cable extruded inside the jacket, wherein the power cable is connectable between the electrical connector of the discharge adapter body and a surface power source.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: SUMMIT ESP, LLCInventors: Bruce Richard Bennett, John Farrar Hedges, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20170328186Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for live well artificial lift completion. A live well artificial lift completion system includes an artificial lift pump discharge, a discharge adapter body secured between the artificial lift pump discharge and an umbilical, the discharge adapter body including an electrical connector fastened to an exterior of the discharge adapter body, an inner diameter of the discharge adapter body fluidly coupled to the artificial lift pump discharge, the umbilical including coiled tubing supportively hanging from an umbilical hanger within a wellhead, the umbilical hanger positioned in a tubing head spool, an inner diameter of the coiled tubing fluidly coupled to the inner diameter of the discharge adapter body, a jacket surrounding the coiled tubing, and a power cable extruded inside the jacket, wherein the power cable is connectable between the electrical connector of the discharge adapter body and a surface power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2017Publication date: November 16, 2017Inventors: Bruce Richard Bennett, John Farrar Hedges, Walter Russell Dinkins
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Publication number: 20160110795Abstract: A system and method for providing in-store social polling may receive request data and polling audience selection data from a consumer. The request data may be sent to multiple polling audience users associated with the selection data from the consumer. Response data associated with the request data is received from the polling audience users and the received response data is aggregated. The aggregated received response data is presented to the consumer.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: JOHN FARRAR, Thomas Bolling
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Publication number: 20160110740Abstract: A system and method may include processing questionnaire data and answer data by an at-shelf display device located in a business wherein the answer data includes multiple answer selections to the questionnaire data. Questionnaire data and answer data is displayed on the at-shelf display device and answer data is selected by the consumer and received by the at-shelf display device in response to the questionnaire data. The received selected answer data selected by the consumer is aggregated.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2015Publication date: April 21, 2016Inventors: JOHN FARRAR, Thomas Bolling
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Patent number: 7188937Abstract: A printing-fluid container includes a reservoir and an air-interface on the reservoir. The printing-fluid container also includes a separation assembly configured to block escape of printing fluid through the air-interface and to allow movement of air through the air-interface.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2004Date of Patent: March 13, 2007Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: John Farrar Wilson, David Olsen, Daniel W. Petersen
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Publication number: 20060270368Abstract: A radio frequency transmitting and receiving apparatus comprising a filter and an antenna, wherein the input reactance of the antenna is substantially equal in magnitude and opposite in sign to the output reactance of the filter. This reactance relationship permits the antenna and filter to be collocated and avoids transformation of the input and output impedances to the conventional 50 ohms such that the filter and antenna can be connected with a conventional 50 ohm transmission line.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2006Publication date: November 30, 2006Inventors: Frank Caimi, John Farrar, Kerry Greer, Michael Thursby, Donald Innis
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Publication number: 20060142544Abstract: Polymeric etheramines (P) obtainable by reaction of (A) an oligohydroxycompound which is an oligohydroxyalkane of molecular weight ?92 and with x hydroxygroups, wherein x is a number in the range of 3 to 6, or a mixture of two or more thereof, or a mixture of one or more thereof with at least one alkanediol containing 2 to 4 carbon atoms, with (B) epichlorohydrin, in the ratio of more than two moles of (B) per mole of (A) and on average not more than 1.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2004Publication date: June 29, 2006Inventors: John Farrar, Benjamin Halmshaw
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Publication number: 20060022892Abstract: A quadrifilar helical antenna comprising two pairs of filars having unequal lengths and phase quadrature signals propagating thereon. A disk-like impedance matching element disposed at a lower end of the antenna matches a source impedance to an antenna impedance. In certain embodiments a first crossbar connector on a substrate disposed at an upper end of the antenna electrically connects two helical filars to form a first filar pair and a second crossbar connector disposed on the substrate connects two filars to form a second filar pair.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2005Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Gregory O'Neill, Young-Min Jo, Paul Tornatta, John Farrar, Murray Fugate, Ki-Chul Kim, Joon-Wan Lee
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Publication number: 20060022891Abstract: A quadrifilar helical antenna comprising two pairs of filars having unequal lengths and phase quadrature signals propagating thereon. A conductive H-shaped impedance matching element matches a source impedance to an antenna impedance. The impedance matching element having a feed terminal at the center thereof from which current is supplied to the two filars of each filar pair disposed about an edge of the impedance matching element and symmetric with respect to a center of the impedance matching element. The impedance matching element further comprises a reactive element for matching the antenna and source impedances.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2004Publication date: February 2, 2006Inventors: Gregory O'Neill, Murray Fugate, Young-Min Jo, John Farrar, Myung Lee, Se-hyun Oh, Joo Lee, Jin Yoon, Sang Choi, Eun Han
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Publication number: 20050159453Abstract: Novel methods for the treatment and/or prevention of ileus. The methods may comprise administering to a patient an effective amount of a peripheral mu opioid antagonist compound. Preferred compounds for use in the methods include piperidine-N-alkylcarboxylates, quaternary morphinans, opium alkaloid derivatives and quaterary benzomorphans. The methods are particularly suitable for treating and/or preventing postsurgical ileus and postpartum ileus.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2004Publication date: July 21, 2005Inventors: John Farrar, Peter Schied, William Schmidt, Randall Carpenter
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Publication number: 20050024287Abstract: A radio frequency identification tag attached to an object and comprising an antenna and an integrated circuit for providing object information to a separate reader. The antenna further comprises a pair of meanderline transmission lines each terminated at a first end for conductive connection to the integrated circuit. A shorting bar connected between the pair of meanderline transmission lines at the first ends is operative to match an antenna impedance with an integrated circuit impedance.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2004Publication date: February 3, 2005Inventors: Young-Min Jo, Frank Caimi, John Farrar, Paul Tornatta