Patents Assigned to I
  • Publication number: 20110024366
    Abstract: The instant disclosure is directed to a method of reducing the amount of crystallized salt in an aqueous stream comprises the steps of contacting the aqueous stream comprising one or more salts with an amount of a salt inhibitor sufficient to reduce the amount of crystallized salt in the aqueous stream under a set of conditions, and/or to reduce the amount of salt deposition from the aqueous stream that would otherwise occur from the aqueous stream under the essentially identical conditions, wherein the salt inhibitor comprises an at least partially water soluble compound comprising a Group 3 to Group 15 metal and/or an at least partially water soluble compound having any one of the formulae (I), (II), (III): wherein X is O or S; and R1, R2, R3, R4, and when present, R5 and/or R6 each independently comprise an organic or an inorganic functional group. A testing rig is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicants: M-I SWACO NORGE AS, OILFIELD MINERAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Richard Keatch, Hua Guan
  • Publication number: 20110029898
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for merging of instant messaging (IM) chat sessions. In some embodiments, two separate IM chat sessions are merged into a single IM chat session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventor: Dale W. Malik
  • Publication number: 20110024122
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods of treating a wellbore (101) including emplacing at least one electrolytic tool (50) in a desired section of the wellbore, applying an electric charge to wellbore fluids present in the desired section of the wellbore, and generating oxidants in situ by electrolyzing components of the wellbore fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: M-I DRILLING FLUIDS UK LIMITED
    Inventors: David Antony Ballard, Andy Popplestone
  • Publication number: 20110024954
    Abstract: Disclosed is a process for preparing injection stretch blow molded containers from poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid), an ethylene ester copolymer, and a nucleator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Julius Uradnisheck, Jose Maria Torradas
  • Publication number: 20110028631
    Abstract: Polyoxymethylene compositions having a polyoxymethylene polymer having a Mean Biobased Content of at least 20 percent determined with ASTM-D6866 method. Processes of making the compositions and articles made from the compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: James R. LAWSON
  • Publication number: 20110028621
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermoplastic composition including A) a polyamide resin having a melting point and/or glass transition; B) 0.25 to 20 weight percent of at least one polyhydric polymer; C) 0 to 3 weight percent of one or more co-stabilizer(s); and, D) 0 to about 60 weight percent of one or more reinforcement agents, wherein said polyamide resin is selected from the group consisting of Group (III) Polyamides having said melting point of at least 210° C., and including about 20 to about 35 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units, Group (IV) Polyamides comprising about 50 to about 95 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units, Group (V) Polyamides having said melting point of at least 260° C., and including greater than 95 mole percent semiaromatic repeat units, and Group (VI) Polyamides having no melting point; with the proviso that when less than 10 weight percent said one or more reinforcement agent(s) is present, at least 0.1 weight % of said one or more co-stabilizer(s) also is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Marvin M. Martens, Toshikazu Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20110028316
    Abstract: Peptides have been generated that have binding affinity to carbon nanostructures and particularly carbon nanotubes. Peptides of or the invention are generally about twelve amino acids in length. Methods for generating carbon nanotube binding peptides are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. Du Pont De Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Anand JAGOTA, Steven Raymond Lustig, Siqun Wang, Hong Wang
  • Publication number: 20110028622
    Abstract: Disclosed are blown films prepared from poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid) compositions comprising a poly(hydroxyalkanoic acid), an ethylene ester copolymer, and a nucleator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: JULIUS URADNISHECK
  • Publication number: 20110023943
    Abstract: Provided herein is a blend composition useful as a cross-linkable encapsulant layer and consisting essentially of two ethylene copolymers and optionally one or more additives. The first ethylene copolymer comprises copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally a first olefin having the formula CH2?C(R1)CO2R2, and a second olefin having the formula CH2?C(R3)COOH. The second ethylene copolymer consists essentially of copolymerized units of ethylene, optionally a first olefin having the formula CH2?C(R1)CO2R2, and a third olefin having the formula CH2?C(R4)D. R1, R3 and R4 represent hydrogen or an alkyl group; R2 represents an alkyl group; and D represents a moiety containing an epoxy group. Further provided are solar cell modules comprising the encapsulant layer. The encapsulant layer comprises the blend composition or the product of cross-linking the blend composition, in which some acid groups of the second olefin have reacted with some epoxy groups of the third olefin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: George Wyatt Prejean
  • Publication number: 20110029104
    Abstract: An automated programming system that includes configuring the automated programming system to include an input module, a programming module, and an output module. Employing a non-text user interface system for real-time representation of the input module, the programming module and the output module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2010
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: DATA I/O CORPORATION
    Inventors: Simon B. Johnson, Lev M. Bolotin, Roger Sharp
  • Publication number: 20110029596
    Abstract: A cache server for providing content includes a processor configured to receive a first datagram from a client system sent to an anycast address, send a response datagram to the client system in response to the first datagram, receive a request datagram from the client system sent to the anycast address, and send a batch of content datagrams to the client system. The first datagram includes a universal resource locator corresponding to the content. The response datagram includes a content identifier for the content. The request datagram includes the content identifier, an offset, and a bandwidth indicator. The batch of content datagrams includes a portion of the content starting at the offset.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Publication date: February 3, 2011
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: Oliver Spatscheck, Seungjoon Lee, Michael Rabinovich, Jacobus Van der Merwe
  • Patent number: 7879256
    Abstract: The invention relates to compounds of Formula (I): The invention further relates to liquid crystal compositions comprising compounds of Formula (I); compositions further comprising one or more chiral compounds; and polymer networks derived from the polymerization of the liquid crystal compositions. Another embodiment relates to processes for providing compounds of Formula (I).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventors: Marc B. Goldfinger, Jose Manuel Rodriguez-Parada, Lee A. Silverman, Kai Qi
  • Patent number: 7879023
    Abstract: A system for perfusion management that monitors, maintains, diagnoses, or treats perfusion deficiencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventor: Lowell L. Wood, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7882087
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of updating a data storage system. The method updates a raw database using an input data stream based on an input temporal value associated with the input data stream and a raw temporal value associated with the raw database. The method includes updating a derived database associated with the data storage system using the updated raw database based on the input temporal value, a derived temporal value and a user-defined relationship, the derived temporal value being associated with the derived database. The invention also relates to a computer-readable medium. The computer readable medium including instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by at least one computing device updates a data storage system. The invention further relates to a data storage system. The system includes a raw database, a derived database and a computing device operatively coupled to the raw database and the derived database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Theodore Johnson
  • Patent number: 7878218
    Abstract: An apparatus for transferring a viscous fluid including waxy solids includes a mobile platform, a support member having a first end coupled to the platform and a second end, a pump unit coupled to the second end of the support member, wherein the pump unit can be raised and lowered with respect to the second end, wherein the pump unit includes a recirculation system selectively operable to break down waxy solids prior to transfer of the fluid, and an outlet in fluid communication with a collection tank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: M-I L.L.C.
    Inventors: Catalin Ivan, Daniel Gallo
  • Patent number: 7882260
    Abstract: A method of data management for efficiently storing and retrieving data in response to user access requests. The method includes receiving a request from at least one client for a title not resident in a storage server, where the title includes a play track having a plurality of chapters. The retrieval from a secondary storage device of play track portions proximate chapter delineation points is initiated, and bandwidth capacity and quality-of-service (QoS) parameters associated with the secondary storage device is determined. In the case of a client request to begin presentation of the title at one of the chapters, streaming of retrieved portions of the play track chapter to the client is initiated, masking latency associated with the secondary storage device is provided, and retrieval of at least unretrieved portions of the play track chapter and subsequent play track portions from the secondary storage device is initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC
    Inventors: Clement G. Taylor, Danny Chin, Jesse S. Lerman, Christopher W. B. Goode
  • Patent number: 7881704
    Abstract: A first account profile is on a first mobile communications device and a second account profile is on a second mobile communications device. User input of transactional information is accepted on the first mobile communications device. The first account profile on the first mobile communications device is modified based on the transactional information. A message is transmitted including the transactional information to the second mobile communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Paul B. Rivers, Frederick Diggle, III
  • Patent number: 7881451
    Abstract: An automated directory assistance platform architecture is provided for at least partial automatic processing of 411 calls from TDM-based telephone networks and from VoIP networks. The architecture includes three layers. One layer is a telephony network interface that accepts information from both TDM and VoIP based DA networks. The telephony layer sequesters the other two layers from the complexities of interacting with different source networks. Another layer is a VoiceXML-based IVR dialog engine that directs information received from the telephony interface. The third layer is an App Server Layer that processes information received from the dialog engine by retrieving information from an internet-accessible database. Calls that cannot be handled completely by automation are handed off to a live operator working in all IP environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: Hisao M. Chang
  • Patent number: 7881210
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying a Label Distribution Protocol (LDP) flapping event in a communication network are disclosed. For example, the method counts a total number of LDP session up events, a total number of LDP session down events, a total number of link up events, and a total number of link down events within a predetermined time interval. The method then determines an occurrence of a LDP flapping event using the plurality of total numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin D'Souza, Leah Zhang
  • Patent number: 7881455
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a system and method for establishing telephone communication between a calling party and called party wherein the calling party may store a plurality of numbers or identifiers of a called party and initiating a number or identifier of the called party enables the system and method to call multiple numbers of the called party from the stored plurality of numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: David R. Wolter, Anil Doradla, Sreenivasa Gorti