Patents Assigned to Service
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Patent number: 10614854Abstract: Provided is a system for efficiently creating snippets or clips from media assets without re-encoding the entire portion of already encoded media content falling within the snippet boundaries. The system partitions and encodes the original media asset as set of slices with each slice encoding a different temporal chunk of the media asset. The system identifies a first slice that encodes a duration of the media asset spanning the snippet start time, and a second slice that encodes a duration of the media asset spanning the snippet end time. The system produces a snippet start slice from decoding, clipping, and re-encoding the first slice and a snippet end slice from decoding, clipping, and re-encoding the second slice. The system generates the snippet from the snippet start slice, an unmodified subset of the set of slices between the first slice and the second slice, and the snippet end slice.Type: GrantFiled: July 17, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Verizon Digital Media Services Inc.Inventors: Calvin Ryan Owen, Tyler Willey, David Frederick Brueck
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Patent number: 10612361Abstract: A method of verifying swelling of a swellable material in a well can include connecting a transmitter to a sensor which senses a parameter indicative of degree of swelling of the swellable material, and conveying a receiver into an interior of a tubular string. The transmitter transmits to the receiver an indication of the degree of swelling of the swellable material. A packer swelling verification system can include a swellable material which swells in a well, and a well tool which is conveyed to the packer in the well. The well tool receives an indication of a degree of swelling of the swellable material. A method of verifying whether a swellable material has swollen in a well can include positioning a conductor proximate the swellable material, whereby the conductor parts in response to swelling of the swellable material, and detecting whether the conductor has parted.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ronald L. Hinkie, Kurtis W. Price, Alf. K. Sevre, Scott Wendorf
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Patent number: 10612358Abstract: A disclosed drilling method includes: obtaining a formation model representing formation properties to be encountered by a drilling assembly being steered towards a target; identifying at least one path-dependent drilling dynamics model for predicting the drilling assembly's response to one or more operating parameters; characterizing uncertainties associated with said formation model and said at least one drilling dynamics model, said characterizing yielding a probability density function for each uncertainty; representing an acceptable range for each of said one or more operating parameters as a probability density function; employing the probability density functions to determine random samples of said uncertainties and of said one or more operating parameters; applying a cost function to the random samples to determine an expected cost as a function said one or more operating parameters; and displaying the randomly sampled operating parameters having a minimum expected cost as optimized operating parameteType: GrantFiled: December 9, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Yuzhen Xue, Jason D. Dykstra
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Patent number: 10612334Abstract: Systems and methods for a protective connection for coring inner barrels are disclosed. A coring apparatus includes a first inner barrel, a second inner barrel, and a tubular extension between adjacent ends of the first and second inner barrels. The coring apparatus includes an outer connector member moveably positioned about the tubular extension and configured for releasably connecting the first and second inner barrels. The first and second inner barrels and tubular extension define a substantially continuous tubular inner structure to receive a core sample.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Luis Enrique Quintana Martinez, Nuno Da Silva
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Patent number: 10614031Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indexing and mapping data sets by feature matrices, comprising at least a processor and a non-transitory memory storing instructions that cause the processor to perform operations including receiving data sets of the same type, applying autoencoders to generate feature matrices, and generating a neural network model trained to generate synthetic data corresponding to the type of data files. Further, the processor performs operations to applying more autoencoders to part of the hidden layer of the neural network model to generate more corresponding feature matrices and indexing the data set using the feature matrices such that the data sets are searchable using an index wherein a search query is received and a third feature matrix is generated so that a data set can be retrieved and compared to the feature matrices using the index.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Austin Walters, Jeremy Goodsitt, Vincent Pham, Galen Rafferty, Anh Truong, Reza Farivar
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Patent number: 10613244Abstract: An electromagnetic sensor for a pipe inspection tool includes a first coil antenna having a wire wrapped about a first core in a first direction, and a second coil antenna axially offset from the first coil and the wire wrapped about a second core in a second direction. A power source is coupled to the wire such that, when excited by the power source, the first coil antenna generates a first magnetic field in a first polar orientation and the second coil antenna generates a second magnetic field in a second polar orientation opposite the first polar orientation.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Luis Emilio Sanmartin, Reza Khalaj Amineh, Burkay Donderici
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Patent number: 10612363Abstract: Some examples can be implemented to determine electric submersible pump efficiency to estimate downhole parameters. At a computer system, a load signal on an in-well type electric submersible pump to transfer fluid through a wellbore is received. At the computer system, a load represented by the received load signal and an expected load on the pump is compared. A difference between the load represented by the received load signal and the expected load based on comparing the load represented by the received load signal and the expected load on the pump is identified.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Jason D. Dykstra, Fanping Bu, John C. Gano
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Patent number: 10611683Abstract: The present invention relates to improved polypropylene fibers and methods for producing the same as well as uses of such polypropylene fibers for the production of fiber cement products. The present invention further relates to fiber cement products, such as flat or corrugated fiber cement sheets, comprising the polypropylene fibers of the present invention. The fiber cement products of the present invention have an improved impact resistance as compared to fiber cement products not containing the polypropylene fibers of the present invention.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Etex Services NVInventors: Noureddin Moussaif, Benoit de Lhoneux
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Patent number: 10612338Abstract: Systems and methods comprising a cement head fluidly connected to a casing string located within a wellbore; a receptacle having a receiving end and a cement head end, wherein the cement head end is connected to an upper end of the cement head; and a casing running tool comprising at least one slip, wherein the at least one slip engages the receiving end of the receptacle.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Henry Eugene Rogers, Phillip David Standifer
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Patent number: 10609959Abstract: An aerosol-generating article may comprise a liquid storage portion containing a liquid aerosol-forming substrate, and a hydrochromic material provided on the liquid storage portion. The hydrochromic material has a first colour when in the presence of or when in contact with the liquid aerosol-forming substrate and a second colour when in the absence of or when not in contact with the liquid aerosol-forming substrate. An aerosol-generating system may comprise the aerosol-generating article, an aerosol-generating element, and an aerosol-generating device. An aerosol-generating device may comprise an electrical power supply, an electronic photosensor, and a controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the electrical power supply based on a value of an optical property sensed with the electronic photosensor.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Stephane Bilat, Guillaume Colotte
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Patent number: 10612344Abstract: A well system with an electrical control and sensing system includes a first conductor and a second conductor. A first switching circuit is coupled between the first conductor and the second conductor. The first switching circuit includes a first electrically powered device and a first diode coupled to the first electrically powered device. A sensor circuit is coupled between the first conductor and the second conductor. The sensor circuit includes a sensor and a sensor diode coupled to the sensor and configured to permit current flow through the sensor circuit from the second conductor to the first conductor.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ibrahim El Mallawany, Gireesh Bhat
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Patent number: 10612328Abstract: Systems and methods for performing positive and/or negative pressure testing in managed pressure operations in subterranean well bores are provided. In some embodiments, the methods comprise: performing a positive or negative pressure test in a well bore in a subterranean formation, wherein the well bore is maintained in a closed pressure loop, and at least one choke valve is provided in communication with the well bore, the choke valve being coupled to a controller, and during the test in the well bore, monitoring an actual bottomhole pressure in the well bore using data from at least one downhole sensor in the well bore, and if the actual bottomhole pressure in the well bore increases or decreases, manipulating the choke valve using the controller to increase or decrease the bottomhole pressure in the well bore.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Krishna M. Ravi, James Randolph Lovorn, Krishna Babu Yerubandi
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Patent number: 10614196Abstract: In the pharmaceutical research and development process, it may be necessary to process large amounts of medical records or clinical literature, to ensure safety of patients consuming a drug. A pharmacovigilance system may assist in this process by efficiently and automatically processing medical records to extract information and relationships contained therein and may also form a preliminary assessment regarding a medical or clinical judgment. The pharmacovigilance system may automatically generate reports based on this information, which may be validated by trained clinicians and medical experts.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Accenture Global Services LimitedInventors: Anutosh Maitra, Annervaz Karukapadath Mohamedrasheed, Tom Geo Jain, Madhura Shivaram, Shubhashis Sengupta, Roshni Ramesh Ramnani, Neetu Pathak, Debapriya Banerjee, Vedamati Sahu
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Patent number: 10614460Abstract: Embodiments of the invention directed to systems and methods that allow for determining a transaction initiation mode used to conduct a transaction and applying a specific set of rules associated with the transaction initiation mode to the transaction. A transaction authorization request message is received at a server computer. The transaction authorization message is for a transaction between a consumer and a merchant and includes a plurality of data elements. The server computer determines a transaction initiation mode, from among at least three different transaction initiation modes, used to conduct the transaction based at least in part on the data elements. The server computer applies a specific set of rules associated with the transaction initiation mode to the transaction.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Visa International Service AssociationInventors: Alfred William Griggs, Brian Byrne, Lori Van Deloo, John F. Sheets, Fred Liu, Kevin Weller, Andre Machicao, Luba Goldberg, Marc Batchan, Kevin Yuann
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Patent number: 10614525Abstract: A computer device and method for processing risk or loss related data to determine insurance underwriting, pricing, or other decisions contingent upon informatic and credit score data. An insurance underwriting decision is identified which is to be rendered regarding an insured. Informatic data is received from one or more of an insured property and vehicle associated with the insured. Credit score data relating to the insured is also received. Analytics is performed on the received informatic data and credit score data to determine the insurance underwriting, pricing, or other decision.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)Inventors: Ramsey Devereaux, David S. Franck, Karen M. Moritz, Spencer Read, Daniela Wheeler, Eric Vaith, Erin E. McCaw, Christopher Norman, Jodi J. Healy, Bharat Prasad, Kathleen L. Swain, Michael J. Allen
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Patent number: 10612373Abstract: An illustrative electromagnetic logging while drilling system includes a drill string having a bottomhole assembly with a bit that operates to extend a borehole; and further includes a removable add-on antenna unit that cooperates with at least one other antenna unit in the drill string to provide electromagnetic signal measurements indicative of at least one formation property. Some embodiments of the add-on antenna unit encircle an existing tool or tubular, attaching to a sidewall readout port to receive power and exchange communications over the internal tool bus with at least one other antenna unit. At least one disclosed method embodiment includes: assembling the bottomhole assembly; securing at least one add-on antenna unit around a downhole tool or tubular in the bottomhole assembly; and using the at least one add-on antenna unit in combination with at least one other antenna in the bottomhole assembly to obtain electromagnetic signal measurements formation properties.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Hau Jiun Chen, Paul F. Rodney
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Patent number: 10616410Abstract: A device communicates with a user device via a communication session, determines user information relating to the user device or a user of the user device, and determines that the user device is placed on a hold status. The device determines, using a machine learning model, a type of media item to be presented to the user device, where the machine learning model has been trained to identify types of media items to present to user devices when the user devices are placed in the hold status, and selects a media item corresponding to the type of media item. The device presents the media item to the user device via the communication session, determines that the user device is no longer placed on the hold status, and causes the media item to cease being presented.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Michael Mossoba, Joshua Edwards, Abdelkadar M'Hamed Benkreira, Alexandra Colevas
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Patent number: 10614440Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for group bill payment comprising creating a secure group bill payment account associated with a plurality of group members. The group bill payment account may be configured to receive information via a network from the plurality of group members; permit a group member to manage the group bill payment account following an authentication process; and transmit a group payment to a provider. Systems and methods may further comprise receiving instructions from a group member to create a rule for requesting payment, the bill being from a provider and associated with group members; receiving the bill issued by the provider; determining a charge based on the bill and the rule; sending a payment request based on the charge; receiving a deposit into the group bill payment account; transmitting a group payment; and sending a notification.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2018Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventors: Abdelkader M'Hamed Benkreira, Joshua Edwards, Michael Mossoba
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Patent number: 10614382Abstract: A method includes obtaining feature generation code from, which is configured to determine features relating to input data. The method further includes obtaining data grouping code, which is configured to generate training data by determining a plurality of data groupings for the features relating to the input data. The method further includes obtaining modeling code, which is derived at least in part by applying one or more machine learning algorithms to the training data. The method further includes applying a model wrapper code to the feature generation code, the data grouping code, and the modeling code to generate a model wrapper and deploying the model wrapper such that the model wrapper may receive a first application programming interface (API) call including an input data value, determine a score relating to the input data value, and send a second API call including the score in response to the first API call.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Capital One Services, LLCInventor: Chen Wu
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Patent number: D880729Type: GrantFiled: August 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: J. Sonic Services Inc.Inventor: Wenjian Lai