Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 10625958
    Abstract: In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for using containers, instead of pneumatic transfer, to move bulk material from a transportation unit to a blender receptacle (e.g., hopper or mixer of a blender) are provided. A transportation unit may deliver multiple containers of bulk material to the well site, where multiple conveyors may deliver the containers to a location proximate the blender receptacle. Openings at the bottom of the containers are arranged adjacent one another so that the load of two containers may be delivered to the tight space occupied by the blender receptacle. Since the transportation unit is able to unload the containers of bulk material without pneumatic transfer, the containers may enable a cleaner and more efficient bulk material transfer at the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Bryan Chapman Lucas, Tim H. Hunter, Calvin L. Stegemoeller, Bryan John Lewis, Austin Carl Schaffner, Jim Basuki Surjaatmadja
  • Patent number: 10626702
    Abstract: A sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe and a flow control device positioned within a flow path for a fluid that extends between the exterior and the interior of the base pipe. The flow control device includes a housing defining an inlet that receives the fluid from the flow path and an outlet that discharges the fluid back into the flow path, and a piston chamber is defined in the housing to fluidly communicate the inlet with the outlet. A pressure-balanced piston is positioned within the piston chamber and movable between a first position, where fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet is prevented, and a second position, where fluid flow between the inlet and the outlet is facilitated. An actuator moves the pressure-balanced piston between the closed and open positions, and an electronics module is communicably coupled to the flow control device to operate the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Decena Ornelaz, Michael Linley Fripp, Thomas Jules Frosell, John C. Gano
  • Patent number: 10624384
    Abstract: A leaf removal assembly including a frame comprising a front plate having a feed opening, a leaf stripping assembly mounted on said front plate in front of said feed opening and an upper sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of upper socket grippers extending radially outward of the upper sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. The leaf removal assembly further includes a lower sprocket wheel comprising a plurality of lower sprocket grippers extending radially outwardly of the lower sprocket wheel and being disposed behind the front plate. At least one of the upper sprocket wheel and the lower sprocket wheel may be adjustably attached to the frame. A process for separating a leaf from a stalk comprising at least one leaf is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: James David Evans, Ashish Jain, Loren Theodore Duvekot, David C. Haller
  • Patent number: 10626580
    Abstract: Individual honeycomb shaped modules used in an assembly for underground storage of storm water and other fluid storage needs. Modules are assembled into a resultant honeycomb shape for maximized structural strength and material use efficiency. Internal hexagonal or square shaped modules are assembled and encased by external hexagonal or square shaped modules. Internal adjacent modules are in direct fluid communications with one another through a channel-less chamber. Internal hexagonal or square shaped modules drain into external hexagonal or square shaped modules chamber where fluid is either stored or drained. Assemblies include various top and side pieces along with access ports for entry into said assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Bio Clean Environmental Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Zachariha J. Kent, John Scott
  • Patent number: 10628766
    Abstract: Method and system for enabling dynamic capacity planning are disclosed. In an embodiment, a plurality of operational inputs are configured to forecast a demand volume and generate a dynamic capacity planning schedule. For example, said plurality of operational inputs include raw data received from a server. Further, historical data is processed based on said plurality of operational inputs to create a plurality of contextual data elements. Furthermore, said demand volume is forecasted and said dynamic capacity planning schedule is generated using at least a part of the historical data and a current capacity planning requirement, said current capacity planning requirement is being generated dynamically by said server. In addition, said dynamic capacity planning schedule is rendered based on said forecasted demand volume and said rendered dynamic capacity planning schedule is clustered into a plurality of work reports associated with said plurality of contextual data elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Sumukh Sudhakar Sirmokadam, Mahesh Kshirsagar, Sumit Raut, Muralidharan Somasundaram, Sumit Inderjeet Juneja
  • Patent number: 10628434
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for indexing and clustering machine learned models. Moreover, the present disclosure relates to systems and methods for searching indexed machine learned models and receiving suggested models based on the clustering of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Austin Walters, Jeremy Goodsitt, Vincent Pham, Fardin Abdi Taghi Abad, Anh Truong, Kenneth Taylor, Reza Farivar
  • Patent number: 10630344
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to techniques communicate in a cellular communication frequency range, detect a resonant signal in response to the communication in the cellular communication frequency range for cellular communication, the resonant signal to indicate presence of a contactless card. Embodiments also include enabling a near-field communication device to send a communication to the contactless card based on the detection of the resonant signal, the near-field communication device to communicate with the contactless card in a near-field communication frequency range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Osborn, David Wurmfeld, Kevan Emmott
  • Patent number: 10628842
    Abstract: In one aspect, a computing apparatus is configured to facilitate the redemption of loyalty currency in a payment transaction via facilitating awareness of the payment transaction, managing the consumer segmentation and offering promotions, validating available points currency, managing a currency value exchange rate, applying deductions to consumer currency balance, facilitating consumer reimbursement, invoicing for currency exchange, and/or providing consumer engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventor: Walter J. Granville, III
  • Patent number: 10626695
    Abstract: A wellbore isolation device may include a mandrel; degradable slips disposed about the mandrel and composed of a degradable metal alloy selected from the group consisting of a magnesium alloy, an aluminum alloy, and any combination thereof; and at least one packer element disposed along the mandrel. The degradable slips may be formed of a degradable metal material. Optionally, the wellbore isolation device may further include degradable slip bands formed of a degradable metal material or a degradable polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Zachary William Walton
  • Patent number: 10626321
    Abstract: Compositions, systems, and methods for generating heat and/or gas, for example, to create and/or enhance microfractures in low-permeability formations are provided. In certain embodiments, the methods comprise: providing a treatment fluid that comprises a base fluid and a plurality of microbubbles, wherein the microbubbles each comprise at least an outer shell and a heat- and/or gas-generating chemical within the shell, and have a diameter of about 100 microns or less; and introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the microbubbles may enter one or more microfractures in the subterranean formation and release the heat- and/or gas-generating chemical therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip D. Nguyen, Lee J. Hall
  • Patent number: 10627226
    Abstract: A sensor calibration tool, in particular for calibrating sensors on a vehicle, includes a vertical rail defining a first axis, and first and second carriage assemblies. The first carriage assembly is supported by the vertical rail, movable along the first axis, and has a horizontal rail defining a second axis transverse to the first axis. The second carriage assembly is supported by the horizontal rail, movable along the second, and has a target mount that releasably supports a calibration target. A calibration tool includes a horizontal rail defining a first axis, a first carriage assembly movable along the first axis, a mounting bar defining a second axis and pivotable about a pivot axis transverse to the first and second axes, and a target mount positioned on the mounting bar. The first carriage assembly and the mounting bar move independently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignees: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Reiner Leikert
  • Patent number: 10628674
    Abstract: Techniques are described for capturing an image of a document or other type of physical object, and presenting the image in a user interface (UI) with an overlay that includes context information regarding the document or other physical object in the image. An application running on a portable computing device receives an image of the document that is captured using a camera of the device. The application may perform an initial analysis to identify one or more data elements present in the document, such as certain words, phrases, paragraphs, and so forth. The data elements can be uploaded to a remote service that analyzes the data elements and returns context data which is presented as an overlay to the image of the document. The context data can then be presented in an overlay to the presented image of the physical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Hrishikesh Godse
  • Patent number: 10628731
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for automatically scoring a constructed response. The constructed response is processed to generate a plurality of numerical vectors that is representative of the constructed response. A model is applied to the plurality of numerical vectors. The model includes an input layer configured to receive the plurality of numerical vectors, the input layer being connected to a following layer of the model via a first plurality of connections. Each of the connections has a first weight. An intermediate layer of nodes is configured to receive inputs from an immediately-preceding layer of the model via a second plurality of connections, each of the connections having a second weight. An output layer is connected to the intermediate layer via a third plurality of connections, each of the connections having a third weight. The output layer is configured to generate a score for the constructed response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Derrick Higgins, Lei Chen, Michael Heilman, Klaus Zechner, Nitin Madnani
  • Patent number: 10625179
    Abstract: A degasser system may comprise a mass flow controller device and a sample pump coupled to a sample degasser for controlling the dilution of gases extracted from drilling fluid in the sample degasser by a dilution fluid, such as nitrogen gas. The mass flow controller may inject the dilution fluid into the tank of the sample degasser to dilute the gases extracted from the drilling fluid. The dilution fluid may be aspirated or sparged into the sample degasser. The sample pump may extract a sample of the gases separated from the drilling fluid by the sample degasser. The rate of injection of the dilution fluid into the sample degasser and the rate of extraction of the gas sample from the drilling fluid may be adjustable to control the dilution of the gas sample for analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Hay Henderson, Neil Patrick Schexnaider, Paul Brown
  • Patent number: 10628744
    Abstract: Some aspects of this specification describe the use of Boolean algebra for patent claim mapping and analysis. In some instances, characteristics of a collection of technologies are represented as binary variables, and each of the technologies has a respective subset of the characteristics. The collection of technologies is represented as a collection of binary functions, and each binary function includes a respective subset of the binary variables. A patent claim is generated based on inverting the binary functions according to Boolean algebra.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim B. Surjaatmadja, James Douglas Funkhouser
  • Patent number: 10628794
    Abstract: Systems and methods of processing items. Items in a distribution network or process may be scanned at every handling point in the distribution network, and each scan is recorded in a central repository. The scan information can be used to generate real-time access to data, analytical tools, predictive tools, and tracking reports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Stephen M. Dearing, Kuldip K. Goyal, Carla F. Sherry, Amy B. Cradic, C. Scot Atkins, Himesh A. Patel
  • Patent number: 10630648
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes receiving a request for a digital document from a digital wallet executing on a mobile device. The method includes identifying a digital document provider capable of providing the requested document. The method includes sending the request for the digital document to the identified digital document provider. The method includes receiving, from the digital document provider, information that enables the mobile device to view the digital document and does not enable the computer system to view the digital document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan C. Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Minya Liang, Sudarshan Rangarajan
  • Patent number: 10629052
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, includes an alert light assembly having indicators that are individually illuminated to convey information regarding respective alert conditions. The indicators each have indicia related to a particular condition of the patient support apparatus. The illuminated indicators are each sufficiently large so as to be seen from afar, such as on the order of ten feet or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Huster, Dan R. Tallent
  • Patent number: 10626716
    Abstract: A wellbore ranging system includes a processor, a memory, and a wellbore ranging module. The wellbore ranging module is operable to receive survey information in response to a survey measurement signal and determine a location of a first wellbore in a formation. The wellbore ranging module is further operable to receive first ranging information in response to a first ranging measurement signal and determine, based on the first ranging information, a location of a second wellbore in the formation and a second wellbore location error associated with the determined location of the second wellbore in the formation. The wellbore ranging module is also operable to determine, using the location of the first wellbore, the location of the second wellbore, and the second wellbore location error, a next location at which to send a second ranging measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Thomas Hay
  • Patent number: 10629092
    Abstract: Systems and methods improve call center performance. A system can include a motor training component and a communication training component. A composite training component can determine a composite accuracy based on both motor training and communication training. A method can train motor skills, communication skills, and develop a composite training metric reflecting at least performance with respect to these aspects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: George Selix