Patents Assigned to I
  • Patent number: 9103039
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a corrosion inhibitor for use in the oil and gas exploration, recovery and processing industries. In particular, the invention relates to a quaternary ammonium compound suitable for use as such a corrosion inhibitor, to the manufacture of the quaternary ammonium compound, to compositions containing it, and to methods of using it. Quaternary ammonium compounds of the invention have the formula (I) in which R is C1-6 alkyl, C2-6 alkenyl, aryl, aralkyl; X, Y, and Z are each independently hydrogen, or R1CO—, provided that at least one of X, Y and Z is R1CO, where R1 is C5-23 alkyl or alkenyl containing 0, 1, 2 or 3 double bonds; D is C2-6 alkylene; E is C2-4 alkylene; p, q and r are each, independently, integers from 0 to 20, with the proviso that p+q+r is from 3 to 20; and A? is an anion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: M-I Drilling Fluids U.K. Limited, Stepan UK Limited
    Inventors: Alyn Jenkins, Neil Grainger, Michael Blezard, Mathieu Pepin
  • Patent number: 9101535
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided, which includes a plurality of elongated strands having joinder regions uniting adjacent strands at a distance along a length of an outer perimeter of the elongated strands, the elongate strands being configured to couple together for a distance along their lengths. The elongated strands form a surface of a mesh when the joinder regions are coupled. The apparatus may further include a manducable protrusion coupled to the mesh and extending a distance away from an exterior surface of the mesh.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: GOT I, LLC
    Inventors: David E. Silverglate, Brian Gulassa
  • Patent number: 9102518
    Abstract: The invention relates to a process for modifying the properties of a thin layer (1) formed on the surface of a support (2) forming a substrate (3) utilized in the field of microelectronics, nanoelectronics or microtechnology, nanotechnology, characterized in that it consists of: forming at least one thin layer (1) on a nanostructured support with high specific surface (2), and treating the nanostructured support with high specific surface (2) to generate internal strains in the support causing its deformation at least in the plane of the thin layer so as to ensure corresponding deformation of the thin layer to modify its properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: UNIVERSITE CLAUDE BERNARD LYON I
    Inventors: Olivier Marty, Volodymyr Lysenko
  • Patent number: 9102788
    Abstract: The invention concerns processes for forming polymer crumb comprising residues of 2-(4-amino phenyl)-5 (6) amino benzimidazole (DAPBI), paraphenylene diamine (PPD), and terephthaloyl dichloride (TCl), comprising the steps of: i) forming a slurry of b mole percent DAPBI in a solvent system comprising organic solvent and c weight percent of an inorganic salt, wherein the inorganic salt is present in an amount of at least 5 weight present of the organic solvent; ii) contacting the slurry with a less than stoichiometric amount of terephthaloyl chloride to form an prepolymer solution; and iii) contacting the prepolymer solution with y mole percent of PPD and additional TCL to form a polymer solution; wherein the total amount of TCL added in steps ii) and iii) is a stoichiometric amount based on the total amount of DAPBI and PPD added in steps i) and iii); the DAPBI and PPD are added in an amount sufficient for providing a polymer solution having a weight percent solids of 12 percent or greater on a polymer basis;
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventor: Frederick K Mallon
  • Patent number: 9105796
    Abstract: The present invention relates to coated binary and ternary chalcogenide nanoparticle compositions that can be used as copper zinc tin chalcogenide precursor inks. In addition, this invention relates to coated substrates comprising binary and ternary chalcogenide nanoparticle compositions and provides processes for manufacturing these coated substrates. This invention also relates to compositions of copper zinc tin chalcogenide thin films and photovoltaic cells comprising such films. In addition, this invention provides processes for manufacturing copper zinc tin chalcogenide thin films, as well as processes for manufacturing photovoltaic cells incorporating such films.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Yanyan Cao, Jonathan V Caspar, Michael S Denny, Jr., Lynda Kaye Johnson, Meijun Lu, Daniela Rodica Radu
  • Patent number: 9105038
    Abstract: The life history of a person or entity can be presented in a graphical representation of a highway. Life events may be represented by simple data strings, or by files such as photographs, dissertations, job offers, and love-letters, among others. For ease in viewing, the information representing the life history is categorized according to type (medical, educational, photographic, etc.) and placed in lanes corresponding to the type of information. The information is also organized by date, being placed between miles corresponding to temporal periods, for instance, years. Other graphical arrangements of stored information are also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventor: James Carlton Bedingfield
  • Patent number: 9102716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a peptide consisting of 5 to 30 amino acid residues comprising an amino acid sequence selected from LLADTTHHRPWT (SEQ ID NO: 1), SPGLSLVSHMQT (SEQ ID NO: 2), and the sequences presenting at least 80% identity with SEQ ID NO: 1 or SEQ ID NO: 2, for the functionalization of silicon substrate. The present invention also relates to the specific peptides as such, and to silicon substrates functionalized by the adsorption on their surface of such specific peptides. Finally, the present invention is also directed to a process for the preparation of such functionalized silicon substrates, and to articles comprising a silicon substrate according to the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Universite Montpellier I
    Inventors: Csilla Gergely, Elias Estephan, Marie-belle Saab, Christian Larroque, Frédéric Cuisinier
  • Patent number: 9106539
    Abstract: A process and system for user-controlled configuration of an Internet-protocol (IP) network wherein the user may supply input for generating a network classification profile (NCP), which includes a number of classes of service (COSs) for prioritizing network traffic. Network packets belonging to a COS may be classified according to a packet parameter. The NCP may be used to prioritize packets sent to the network from a network ingress router. A queuing profile for scheduling packets received from the network based on the NCP may also be generated and used by a network egress router. The packet parameter may be based on information in the packet header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Chen-Yui Yang, Paritosh Bajpay, David H. Lu, Anand Singh
  • Patent number: 9106740
    Abstract: A method and device for providing a transferable device with alterable usage functionality includes but is not limited to a method including receiving a request from a user to alter one or more functions of the mobile device, responding to the request from the user by activating a first mode, the first mode to alter the one or more functions on the mobile device, and enabling a remote authentication function to allow the user to remotely alter the first mode to at least a second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC
    Inventors: Edward K. Y. Jung, Royce A. Levien, Robert W. Lord, Mark A. Malamud, John D. Rinaldo, Jr., Lowell L. Wood, Jr., Clarence T. Tegreene
  • Patent number: 9106974
    Abstract: A computerized method is disclosed for presenting advertising data extracted from a video data stream, the method including storing a plurality of advertising data items extracted from the video data stream at an end user device; and displaying a plurality of sorted advertising indicator data items at the end user device, wherein each of the advertising indicator data items indicates one of the plurality of stored advertising data items. A system is disclosed for performing the method. A data structure is disclosed providing a functional and structural interrelationship between a processor in the system and data in the data structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, LP
    Inventors: Narendra K. Gupta, Mazin Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9106946
    Abstract: A device equipped with a camera and microphone includes the capability to send and receive video calls through a delivery system or other communications networks. In response to detection of the occurrence of a video call event or triggering event, a video program is automatically paused. In response to an incoming video phone call, message, web page, or other video communications information, the system pauses the video program and indicates the occurrence of the communications event. The system also buffers the video program while paused, providing a user with replay capability. Alternatively, the system waits for a triggering event in order to pause the video program. The device may also include features for caller identification of video calls and dual display of video programs and video calls (e.g., picture in picture). A hardware upgrade for adding video call functionality to a device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Comcast IP Holdings I, LLC
    Inventor: Michael L. Asmussen
  • Patent number: 9106800
    Abstract: Systems and methods of monitoring packet delivery are disclosed. In an embodiment, a method is disclosed that includes querying multiple network devices for performance metrics corresponding to video data packets sent from a video server. The network devices may include multicast branching points between the video server and the destination. A delivery failure may be identified based on the performance metrics, and a response to the delivery failure may be initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Dick Kwan, Zhi Li, Raghvendra Savoor, Kapil Shrikhande
  • Publication number: 20150216210
    Abstract: Isolated nucleic acid fragments and recombinant constructs comprising such fragments encoding delta-5 desaturase along with a method of making long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) using this delta-5 desaturase in plants and oleaginous yeast are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: E. I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: Howard G. DAMUDE, Quinn Qun ZHU
  • Publication number: 20150220870
    Abstract: A method of detecting pre-determined phrases to determine compliance quality includes determining whether a precursor event has occurred based on a comparison between stored pre-determined phrases and a received communication, and determining a compliance rating based on a presence of a pre-determined phrase associated with the precursor event in the communication.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: I. Dan MELAMED, Andrej LJOLJE, Bernard RENGER, Yeon-Jun KIM, David J. SMITH
  • Publication number: 20150217304
    Abstract: A nozzle assembly with a nozzle body cooperating with a flexible portion, the nozzle assembly also contains a throttle plate, and this combination is used to mitigate pressure variations transmitted to the nozzle assembly. The combination results in a more uniform liquid deposition during continuous liquid printing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: E I DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: JAMES DANIEL TREMEL, NUGENT TRUONG, MATTHEW STAINER, REID JOHN CHESTERFIELD
  • Publication number: 20150221723
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pair of transistors wherein each transistor of said transistor pair is made of several sub-transistors, and each sub-transistor of a transistor has a sub-transistor channel length and has a sub-transistor channel width, said sub-transistor channel length being substantially equal to the transistor channel length, and said sub-transistor channel width being smaller than the transistor channel width, so that the sum of the sub-transistor channel widths of the sub-transistors of a transistor is substantially equal to the channel width of said transistor, wherein each sub-transistor (43) of a transistor of said transistor pair is spaced apart from at least one adjoining sub-transistor (44) of the other transistor of said transistor pair by a distance D less than half the transistor channel width, said distance d between two sub-transistors (43, 44) being measured between the respective center of the channels of said sub-transistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: Commissariat à I'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
    Inventors: Frédéric Allibert, Maud Vinet
  • Publication number: 20150216614
    Abstract: A method and a corresponding device is proposed, for determining a location on a bone surface and for performing a simulation of an insertion of an implant based on the determined location. The simulation may comprise the steps of identifying an implantation axis of the bone in the first image, and aligning a visualization of the implant with the implantation axis, with respect to the determined location.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: STRYKER EUROPEAN HOLDINGS I, LLC
    Inventors: Bernd Simon, Arno Blau
  • Publication number: 20150220830
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and products provide interfaces between intrahost networks and interhost networks within biological hosts. Neuroregional translations are performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts. Bioregional translations may also be performed to route communications to and from the biological hosts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
    Inventors: Kevin A. Li, Troy C. Meuninck, Robert Raymond Miller, II, James H. Pratt, Horst J. Schroeter, Behzad Shahraray
  • Publication number: 20150219555
    Abstract: Apparatus for measuring light scattering of a sample comprising a light beam source, means for collimating the beam and making it impinge on the sample in a perpendicular direction, at least one light sensor, and at least one spatial filter between the sample and the optical sensor, provided with two apertures, means for measuring the total power reaching the sensor and means for measuring the power of beams with a low k vector after the beam traverses the filter. The invention provides thus a simplified, portable and compact device for measuring different parameters like haze, turbidity, etc. can be built, for any sample and without the need of changing detectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicants: FUNDACIÓ INSTITUT DE CIÈNCIES FOTÒNIQUES, INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS
    Inventors: Valerio PRUNERI, Pedro Antonio MARTÍNEZ CORDERO, Marc JOFRE CRUANYES
  • Publication number: 20150222972
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for transporting deterministic traffic in a gigabit passive optical network. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an Optical Line Termination (OLT) for exchanging data traffic in a Gigabit Passive Optical Network (GPON) having a controller programmed to generate a timeslot schedule for transport of a desired bandwidth of constant bit rate (CBR) data traffic by selecting one or more timeslots from periodic frame clusters operating according to a GPON Transmission Convergence (GTC) protocol. Additional embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
    Inventors: John Siwko, Andrew Jeffrey Hall