Abstract: A system is disclosed including beacons and sensors that are incorporated in point-of-purchase displays and other in-store displays. The beacons and sensors detect signals from mobile devices to activate sensory stimuli incorporated into the displays.
Abstract: A method of manufacturing a flavored piece includes providing a matrix material providing at least one of a flavorant and an aroma, mixing the matrix material with the at least one of the flavorant and the aroma to form a mixture, and performing a fabricating process of the flavored piece. A flavored mouth-end piece for an e-vaping device includes a matrix material and at least one of a flavorant and an aroma, wherein the at least one of the flavorant and the aroma are distributed within the matrix material.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 8, 2016
Publication date:
January 11, 2018
Applicant:
Altria Client Services LLC
Inventors:
Munmaya K. MISHRA, Douglas A. FERNANDEZ, Rebecca GRAY, Chris SIMPSON, Gerd KOBAL, Pauline MARCQ, Eric A. HAWES, Ryan A. BAILEY, Yu FANG
Abstract: A method of planning for deployment of facilities includes modeling maximization of satisfaction of demands for service in a geographic area (packing constraint) and minimization of distance traveled from locations of interest within the geographic area to deployed facilities (covering constraint) as a mixed packing and covering problem with a service level constraint on the deployed facilities and an overall budget constraint. Additional embodiments describe an iterative process to identify an optimized solution, an incremental process to identify incremental optimized solutions in relation to release of incremental budgets for deployment of facilities, and deployment of facilities in which multiple private providers compete for sites and subsidies from an authoritative agency. Various embodiments of facility deployment planning systems associated with the method are also provided, as well as various embodiments of non-transitory computer readable medium associated with the method.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 8, 2016
Publication date:
January 11, 2018
Applicant:
Conduent Business Services, LLC
Inventors:
Ragavendran Gopalakrishnan, Arpita Biswas, Alefiya Lightwala, Abhishek Tripathi, Partha Dutta, Daniel H. Greene
Abstract: A method, system and non-transitory computer-readable medium for forming a seismic image of a geological structure are provided. After obtaining seismic wave data including a plurality of seismic wave traces at a first region of the geological structure, a predicted time dispersion error of an actual time dispersion error that results from a use of a finite difference approximation in calculating predicted seismic wave data at a second region of the geological structure as if a seismic wave propagates from the first region to the second region of the geological structure, is calculated. A corrected predicted seismic wave data at the second region of the geological structure is calculated by applying the finite difference approximation to the seismic wave data at the first region of the geological structure compensated with the predicted time dispersion error.
Type:
Application
Filed:
April 28, 2015
Publication date:
January 11, 2018
Applicants:
Statoil Gulf Services LLC, Statoil (Beijing) Business Consulting Service Co., Ltd.
Abstract: A flavor assembly for an e-vaping device cartridge is configured to provide mechanically-adjustable flavorant elution to form a flavored vapor. The flavor assembly may include at least one flavor material holding a flavorant and a exposure control mechanism configured to adjustably expose the at least one flavor material to the vaporizer assembly to adjustably control flavorant elution from the at least one flavor reservoir into the generated vapor. The flavor assembly may be included in a flavor assembly module. The flavor assembly module may include an interface configured to couple with a vaporizer assembly and direct generated vapors formed by the vaporizer assembly to the flavor assembly. The flavor assembly may include multiple flavor materials holding different flavorants. The exposure control mechanism may adjustably expose a selected flavor material. The flavor assembly may be included in an e-vaping device that includes control circuitry configured to control the exposure control mechanism.
Abstract: The invention relates to a dengue virus tetravalent vaccine containing a common 30 nucleotide deletion (?30) in the 3?-untranslated region of the genome of dengue virus serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4, or antigenic chimeric dengue viruses of serotypes 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 20, 2017
Publication date:
January 11, 2018
Applicant:
The United States of America,as represented by the Secretary, Department of Helath and Human Service
Inventors:
Stephen S. Whitehead, Brian R. Murphy, Lewis Markoff, Barry Falgout, Joseph Blaney, Kathryn Hanley, Ching-Juh Lai
Abstract: The invention includes systems, methods, and software applications for centrally maintaining information and automatically distributing relevant portions of the information to remote users. In one embodiment, a central server stores the information, which is maintained on the central server. Periodically, or each time the server information is updated, the server identifies the portion of the information that is relevant to each user and downloads the relevant portion of information to each user, for example to a mobile device such as a Blackberry™. The invention may be used to maintain and timely distribute information related to emergency response procedures, sales or servicing schedules, and delivery schedules, among other things.
Abstract: A system and method are disclosed that, in an embodiment, are related to goal-oriented generation of advertising spot sets. The system and method each involve: receiving spot inventory data associated with a plurality of TV stations; receiving a rule variable associated with an advertising rule; receiving a goal variable associated with a goal; applying the advertising rule to select a plurality of spots that are eligible to form one or more spot sets; forming or generating at least one of the spot sets depending, at least in part, on a proximity to the goal; and generating an output associated with the generated spot set.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 6, 2017
Publication date:
January 11, 2018
Applicant:
Active Media Services, Inc. d/b/a Active International
Abstract: An optical measurement system comprising a vessel for non-invasively testing a sample material composition in-situ and in real time. The test chamber is configured to hold a sample material composition for a wellbore. The optical measurement system is configured to provide in-situ monitoring of the sample material composition in real time and at high temperature and high pressure. Dimensional and geometrical changes occurring within the sample material composition are monitored using the optical measurement system. The system further performs goniometry on a sample.
Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to methods, systems, and apparatuses for providing a secure authentication scheme for authenticating users and accounts on behalf of a service provider server computer offering services to a user. Upon determining, by the secure authentication scheme, that the user and/or account identifier associated with the user is authenticate, the service provider server computer may be provided with assurance that the user is authenticate and thereafter provide a service requested by the user.
Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for constructing a 3D structure. The system of the present disclosure comprises an image capturing unit for capturing images of an object. The system comprises of a gyroscope, a magnetometer, and an accelerometer for determining extrinsic camera parameters, wherein the extrinsic camera parameters comprise a rotation and a translation of the images. Further the system determines an internal calibration matrix once. The system uses the extrinsic camera parameters and the internal calibration matrix for determining a fundamental matrix. The system extracts features of the images for establishing point correspondences between the images. Further, the point correspondences are filtered using the fundamental matrix for generating filtered point correspondences. The filtered point correspondences are triangulated for determining 3D points representing the 3D structure. Further, the 3D structure may be optimized for eliminating reprojection errors associated with the 3D structure.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 23, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Tata Consultancy Services Limited
Inventors:
Brojeshwar Bhowmick, Apurbaa Mallik, Arindam Saha
Abstract: A method of using spectroscopic envelopes for determining components in a sample may include selecting spectroscopic envelopes and passing input light through a sample comprising at least one absorbing component is provided. The method includes measuring throughput light with a photo-detector and determining the concentration of the at least one absorbing component in the sample using the measured throughput, wherein at least one of the plurality of spectroscopic envelopes overlaps at least one absorption band of the at least one absorbing component in the sample. An apparatus for determining components in a sample including an input light source having a spectrum and a sample container having a fixed optical path-length is also provided. The apparatus may include a plurality of pre-selected spectroscopic envelopes to select spectral portions of the throughput light from the sample; and at least one photo-detector to measure the throughput light selected by the spectroscopic envelopes.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 11, 2011
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Jing Shen, Christopher Michael Jones, Michael T. Pelletier
Abstract: Methods including introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore in a subterranean formation, wherein the subterranean formation includes a coal seam gas reservoir, a freshwater reservoir, and formation laminae interposed therebetween, and the wellbore penetrating each, and wherein the treatment fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid and an aqueous curable resin; penetrating at least a portion of the formation laminae with the aqueous curable resin while maintaining the treatment fluid in the wellbore at a pressure sufficient to prevent the flow of freshwater from the freshwater reservoir into the wellbore; curing the aqueous curable resin, thereby stabilizing the formation laminae; creating permeability pathways in the coal seam gas reservoir itself; removing the treatment fluid from the wellbore; recovering gas from the coal seam gas reservoir.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 9, 2014
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Philip D. Nguyen, Douglas Magill, Jessica Lynn Heeter, Billy Smith
Abstract: A method relating to perforation operations, which comprises introducing a wettability altering fluid into a wellbore extending into a subterranean formation such that the wettability altering fluid seeps into the subterranean formation. Subsequent to introducing the wettability altering fluid, a fluid loss pill is introduced into the wellbore such that seepage of fluid between the wellbore and the subterranean formation is inhibited.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 24, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Pubudu H Gamage, William Walter Shumway, Jay Paul Deville
Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for dropping a ball, plug or dart during oil and gas well operations (e.g., cementing operations) employs a specially configured valving member with curved and flat portions that alternatively direct fluid flow through a bore or opening in the valving member via an inner channel or around the periphery of the valving member in an outer channel. In one embodiment, the ball(s), dart(s) or plug(s) are contained in a sliding sleeve that shifts position responsive to valve rotation. An optional indicator indicates to a user or operator that a ball or plug has passed a selected one of the valving members.
Abstract: A data exchange system provides an efficient and cost effective way to control and monitor the manufacturing processes of multiple logistics plants in a virtual manufacturing network. The data exchange system provides a way to quickly and efficiently implement a virtual manufacturing network that includes multiple logistic plants and an electronic production execution system. The data exchange system and electronic production execution system together form a manufacturing collaboration hub that unifies internal and external manufacturing processes of multiple logistic plants to implement a virtual manufacturing network.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 10, 2009
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Accenture Global Services Limited
Inventors:
Stefano Bergantino, Marco Irione, Andrea Giammusso
Abstract: A method for detecting an object includes acquiring a first video of a source domain where a vision-based object detector is trained. Change detection is performed on the first video to collect one or more first localized, unlabeled sample images from the source domain. A second video is acquired of a target domain where the vision-based object detector is used. Change detection is performed on the second video to collect one or more second localized, unlabeled sample images from the target domain. A domain adaptation parameter is determined based on, one or more domain shift properties between the one or more first localized, unlabeled sample images from the source domain and the one or more second localized, unlabeled sample images from the target domain. The vision-based object detector is adapted to be used for object detection in the target domain based on the domain adaptation parameter.
Abstract: A packer for use in a wellbore includes a packer mandrel. First and second pistons are slidably disposed about the packer mandrel defining first and second chambers therewith. An activation assembly initially prevents movement of the first piston. A release assembly initially prevents movement of the second piston. First and second seal assemblies are disposed about the packer mandrel such that actuation of the activation assembly allows a force generated by a pressure difference between the wellbore and the first chamber to shift the first piston in a first direction toward the first seal assembly to radially expand the first seal assembly and to actuate the release assembly and, actuation of the release assembly allows a force generated by a pressure difference between the wellbore and the second chamber to shift the second piston in the first direction toward the second seal assembly to radially expand the second seal assembly.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 2, 2012
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Michael Dale Ezell, Beauford Sean Mallory
Abstract: Embodiments including methods of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a solvent-based treatment fluid comprising a liquid resin agent, wherein the liquid resin agent comprises the reaction product of a multifunctional electrophilic compound comprising at least two electrophilic reactive groups and at least one nucleophilic compound selected from the group consisting of a dimer acid; a dimer diamine; any derivative thereof; and any combination thereof, and wherein the multifunctional electrophilic compound comprises at least two electrophilic reactive groups; introducing the solvent-based treatment fluid into the subterranean formation; and curing the liquid resin agent.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 25, 2013
Date of Patent:
January 9, 2018
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
Inventors:
Loan Vo, Feng Liang, Philip D. Nguyen, Tingji Tang