Patents Assigned to Service
  • Surgical template
    Patent number: 9839497
    Abstract: An embodiment of the invention provides a method of producing a surgical template comprising the steps of: obtaining a set of 3D surface data, the 3D surface data representing a surface of a patient's oral situation, obtaining a support structure model describing a surgical template configured to fit to a portion of the surface of the patient's oral situation, obtaining planned bore position data, the planned implant position data describing the longitudinal axes of a set of one or more planned implant bore holes relative to the 3D surface data, automatically modifying the support structure model to provide support material for guide holes in the support structure model corresponding to the one or more planned implant bore holes, producing the dental splint in dependence on the modified support structure model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Veerle Wouters, Wouter Mollemans, Filip Schutyser, Pascal Kunz
  • Systems and methods for loading items into a tray
    Patent number: 9840379
    Abstract: Features for systems and methods for loading items into a tray are disclosed. The system may have an item conveyor configured to move the items towards a tray conveyor. The tray conveyor may be configured to move trays to receive items from the item conveyor into the tray. One or more sensors may detect the height of the items on the item conveyor and/or in the tray, and/or the position of the trays on the tray conveyor. A controller may receive data related to the one or more detected heights of the items and/or the position of the trays on the tray conveyor and correspondingly control movement of the item and/or tray conveyors for efficient loading of items into the tray and efficient movement of the trays for further processing. Tray conveyor movement sensors may detect movement of the trays or tray conveyors for further control or reliability of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: The United States Postal Service
    Inventors: Dongliang Yang, Shao C. Yang, Christopher R. Simpson, James E. Goodbar, Marina E. Khazanov, George Coupar
  • Latent curing agent compatible with low pH frac fluids
    Patent number: 9840656
    Abstract: A method of treating a subterranean formation including providing a treatment fluid comprising a hardenable acid curable resin and a hydrolysable strong acid ester. The treatment fluid is combined with a diluent fluid and is introduced into a subterranean formation. Upon the hydrolyzing of the ester in the formation and the contacting of unconsolidated proppants, the treatment method produces consolidated proppants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim D. Weaver, Philip D. Nguyen, Dipti Singh
  • SMART FRACTURING FLUID
    Publication number: 20170349813
    Abstract: Among the methods provided is a method comprising: providing a fracturing fluid that comprises a base fluid and an additive having a high dielectric constant; and introducing the fracturing fluid into least a portion of a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Raed Rahal, Michael Bittar
  • VARIABLE STIFFNESS FIXED BEND HOUSING FOR DIRECTIONAL DRILLING
    Publication number: 20170350192
    Abstract: An example apparatus for controlling the direction of drilling a borehole includes an outer housing having non-uniform stiffness and an inner housing at least partially within and rotationally independent from the outer housing and having non-uniform stiffness, A drive shaft may be at least partially within the inner housing. At least one of the outer housing and the inner housing may include a tubular structure with at least one of multiple materials with different stiffness, and a portion with less structural material than another portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamid Sadabadi, Kennedy Kirkhope
  • Integrated Multiple Parameter Sensing System And Method For Leak Detection
    Publication number: 20170350234
    Abstract: A multiple parameter sensing leak detection system may include one or more multi-parameter sensing modules capable of simultaneously measuring downhole temperature, pressure, and acoustic signals. The temperature and pressure detectors may include quartz based sensing elements, and the acoustic detector may include piezoelectric based sensing elements. In one or more embodiments, a plurality of sensing modules may be carried on a caliper for allowing radial identification of leak location. In one or more embodiments, multiple calipers, each carrying a circumferential arrangement of sensing modules may be used to identify annular or inter-annular leakage beyond production tubing using triangulation techniques. A leak analysis method identifies if relative pressure and temperature variation amplitudes fall outside leak thresholds and if power spectral density from noise has anomalous frequency signatures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Xia, Clovis S. Bonavides, Avinash V. Taware
  • TRACEABLE METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS FOR USE IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS
    Publication number: 20170350225
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the use of traceable metal-organic frameworks in subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods comprise: introducing a fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, the fluid comprising a base fluid and a solid particle comprising a metal-organic framework comprising at least one detectable component, wherein the metal-organic framework further comprises at least one metal ion and an organic ligand that is at least bidentate and that is bonded to the metal ion; and detecting one or more signals from the at least one detectable component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Denise Nicole Benoit, Nathan Carl Schultheiss, Zheng Lu, Humberto Almeida Oliveira, Chandra Sekhar Palla-Venkata
  • ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE
    Publication number: 20170347716
    Abstract: An electronic smoking article includes an outer tube extending in a longitudinal direction, an inner tube within the outer tube and including a pair of opposing slots, a liquid supply comprising a liquid material, a coil heater, a wick and a mouth end insert. The coil heater is located in the inner tube. The coil heater is formed of an iron-free, nickel-chromium alloy and has substantially uniformly spaced windings. The wick is surrounded by the coil heater such that the wick delivers liquid material to the coil heater and the coil heater heats the liquid material to a temperature sufficient to vaporize the liquid material and form an aerosol in the inner tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Geoffrey Brandon Jordan, Barry S. Smith, Ali A. Rostami, Michael J. Mullins
  • Slickline Shredder
    Publication number: 20170350207
    Abstract: A slickline shredder tool includes a housing, a housing inlet, a power receiver, a shredder coupled to the power receiver, and a storage unit. The shredder rotates about a first axis when the power receiver receives power. Malfunctioning slickline enters the housing through the housing inlet and is shredded into shredded pieces by the shredder. The shredded pieces are stored in the storage unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard MINEO, Dominick Joseph BELLOTTE
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACE CAPTURE AND MATCHING
    Publication number: 20170351907
    Abstract: According to an example, a face capture and matching system may include a memory storing machine readable instructions to receive captured images of an area monitored by an image capture device, and detect one or more faces in the captured images. The memory may further store machine readable instructions to track movement of the one or more detected faces in the area monitored by the image capture device, and based on the one or more tracked detected faces, select one or more images from the captured images to be used for identifying the one or more tracked detected faces. The memory may further store machine readable instructions to select one or more fusion techniques to identify the one or more tracked detected faces using the one or more selected images. The face capture and matching system may further include a processor to implement the machine readable instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Cyrille BATALLER, Anders ASTROM
  • Solar Shingle Roofing Kit
    Publication number: 20170353144
    Abstract: A solar shingle roofing kit comprises a plurality of crystalline solar panel modules, a central connector for adjoining adjacent solar modules, a starting connector to join a solar module to an eaves or a deck of a roof; left and right closures to join solar modules to the rake edges of a roof or to other kinds of commercial shingles or roof tiles, and a plurality of clamps to fasten the forgoing elements to the deck of a roof. The solar shingle roofing kit allows solar modules to be installed interchangeably with metal roof shingles. The solar shingle roofing kit allows an individual solar module to be removed and replaced without removing neighbouring modules or shingles in the event that a solar module fails.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: PV Technical Services Inc.
    Inventor: Li Hui Guo
  • Systems and Methods of Monitoring Control Rods of Nuclear Power Plants
    Publication number: 20170352440
    Abstract: An automated system for on-line monitoring and coil diagnostics of rod position indicator (RPI) coils coil diagnostic, or RPI coil diagnostic system. The RPI coil diagnostic system performs coil diagnostics for a RPI system in a nuclear power plant. The RPI coil diagnostic system is in electrical communication with and monitors the outputs of the detector coils. The RPI coil diagnostic system measures characteristics of the detector coils that are indicative of the health of the detector coils and/or the connections between the detector coils and the RPI electronics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2017
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory W. Morton, Hashem M. Hashemian, Brent D. Shumaker
  • COVERS FOR DRUG CONTAINER PISTON ARRAYS OR PISTON NESTS AND PACKAGES FOR COVER AND PISTON NEST ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20170348476
    Abstract: A cover for a drug container piston array includes a plurality of cover sections configured for positioning over the drug container piston array. Each cover section includes an elongated cover section body having an open base end and a closed capped end, and a plurality of base sections or a web positioned between the plurality of cover sections and coupled to each base end. Packaging assemblies including a cover and a piston nest are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicants: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., Daikyo Seiko, Ltd.
    Inventors: James THOMPSON, Timothy BROMMER, Hideaki KAWAMURA
  • WELLBORE PLUG WITH A ROTARY ACTUATED VARIABLE CHOKE
    Publication number: 20170350220
    Abstract: A method for controlling fluid flow through a wellbore by introducing a plug with a variable choke into the wellbore, setting the plug in the wellbore, and mechanically adjusting the variable choke in the wellbore, thereby controlling a flow rate of a fluid through the plug. A plug that can control fluid flow through a flow passage in a wellbore, where the plug can include a body, an annular seal element that prevents fluid flow through an annulus between the plug and the wellbore, and a variable choke, where a closure member of the choke is mechanically rotated downhole to adjust a fluid flow rate through the choke. A method that can include producing fluids from two zones and using a plug to control a ratio of the fluids in a produced mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2015
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Mineo, Dominick J. Bellotte
  • Systems and Methods for Fracturing a Subterranean Formation
    Publication number: 20170350222
    Abstract: Systems and methods for fracturing an interval of a subterranean formation to produce fluid from a reservoir through a wellbore. A treating fluid flows into the wellbore to create fractures in the formation. A flow constraint material is selectively flowed into the wellbore simultaneously with the treating fluid. A parameter of the formation is monitored to determine whether a formation system strain is within a range. When the formation system strain is out of the range, the flow of the flow constraint material is adjusted. The flow constraint material partially constrains the treating fluid from entering a fracture so as to at least partially redistribute the treating fluid to an another fracture or fractures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: December 7, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Geoffrey Wedell Gullickson, William Owen Alexander Ruhle, John Dean Stabenau
  • Systems and methods to register merchants for data processing in an electronic transaction system
    Patent number: 9836743
    Abstract: A user interface to register merchants. The user interface is configured to allow a merchant to search and identify a set of transaction parameters that are used in authorization and/or settlement messages of payment transactions initiated for a store of the merchant and allow the merchant to obtain a store identifier representing the set of transaction parameters. The store identifier, for example, can be used to label offers of the store of the merchant. Thus, whether or not an authorization or settlement message transmitted in the payment processing network for a payment transaction is for the store can be determined based on whether or not the transaction parameters in the message match with the set of transaction parameters represented by the store identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Ilker Celikyilmaz, Kalpana Jogi, Muhammad Bassam Adil Khan, Basudeb Ghosh, Mahesh Govind Joshi, Raman Chinnappan, Rajive Gupta, Ryan Hagey, Shashideep Chanda
  • Injector device
    Patent number: D805189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Costello, Antonio Belton, Edward Geiselhart, Pachara Kangchirdsri, Michael Lau, Charlotte Lux
  • Injector device
    Patent number: D805190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Costello, Antonio Belton, Edward Geiselhart, Pachara Kangchirdsri, Michael Lau, Charlotte Lux
  • Dental impression tray for use in obtaining an impression of a dental structure
    Patent number: RE46626
    Abstract: A dental impression tray, a kit, and method of using the same are provided for taking an impression of at least a portion of a dental structure of a patient. The tray can include a tray portion, fiduciary markers, and can also have a holding section with two opposing sides and fasteners disposed thereon. The kit can include the tray and a handle portion. The handle can be removably secured to the holding section of the tray. In some embodiments, the handle can include a pair of handle portions. In other embodiments, a part of the handle can be aligned with a facial feature of a patient from whom a dental impression is to be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: Nobel Biocare Services AG
    Inventors: Per-Olof Karlsson, Jenny Fäldt
  • Dengue tetravalent vaccine containing a common 30 nucleotide deletion in the 3?-UTR of dengue types 1,2,3, and 4, or antigenic chimeric dengue viruses 1,2,3, and 4
    Patent number: RE46631
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Stephen S. Whitehead, Brian R. Murphy, Lewis Markoff, Barry Falgout, Joseph E. Blaney, Kathryn A. Hanley, Ching-Juh Lai