Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 9569937
    Abstract: A machine (10) is operative to carry out financial transfers responsive to data included on data bearing records including user cards. The machine includes a user interface (15) including a display (24). The user interface includes a card reader (16) which is operative to read data on user cards which identify at least one of user and a user's financial accounts. Records of the financial transfers are provided by a printer (30). A touch screen display module (608) is operative to securely receive manual inputs and/or card data. The touch screen display module includes a contact surface that can be electronically contoured to provide outputs that can be perceived through finger contact with the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Randall Jenkins, Tim Crews, Natarajan Ramachandran, Joseph Hartman, Raymond P. Motz, Anne E. Konecny, Klaus Steinbach
  • Patent number: 9567387
    Abstract: The invention provides an isolated or purified T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for a cancer antigen, e.g., a renal cell carcinoma antigen, wherein the TCR recognizes the cancer antigen in a major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-independent manner. Also provided are related polypeptides, proteins, nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, isolated host cells, populations of cells, antibodies, or antigen binding portions thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions. The invention further provides a method of detecting the presence of cancer in a host and a method of treating or preventing cancer in a host using the inventive TCRs or related materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Qiong J. Wang, Kenichi Hanada, James C. Yang
  • Patent number: 9567838
    Abstract: A lift and method for reciprocating a downhole pump includes an linear actuator, such as a piston-cylinder arrangement, located coaxially above the stuffing box of a well. The linear actuator includes a connecting rod that passes through and seals against the stuffing box, thereby taking the place of the traditional polished rod and allowing the linear actuator to be positioned lower and closer to the well. The connecting rod may be connected to the traditional polished rod below the stuffing box. A stopper may be selectively removed to allow the connecting rod to be pulled clear of the stuffing box while using the polished rod to seal the well, thereby allowing the linear actuator to be removed for maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joe Robert Marshall, Justin Wayne Hayes
  • Patent number: 9571158
    Abstract: A system and method for inferring schematic and topological properties of an electrical distribution grid is provided. The system may include Remote Hubs, Subordinate Remotes, a Substation Receiver, and an associated Computing Platform and Concentrator. At least one intelligent edge transmitter, called a Remote Hub Edge Transmitter, may transmit messages on the electrical distribution grid by injecting a modulated current into a power main that supplies an electric meter. The Subordinate Remotes, Remote Hubs, the Substation Receiver, and the associated Computing Platform and Concentrator may contain processing units which execute stored instructions allowing each node in the network to implement methods for organizing the on-grid network and transmitting and receiving messages on the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: Astrolink International, LLC, Dominion Resources Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jerritt Hansell, Henrik F. Bernheim, Yu Liao, Marcia Reid Martin, Andrew Louis Abendschein
  • Patent number: 9567853
    Abstract: Methods for analyzing sag in a section of a wellbore may utilize computational methods that produce sag profiles, which may be useful in performing further wellbore operations. The computational method may include inputs of at least one wellbore fluid property, at least one wellbore condition relating to a section of a wellbore, at least one operational parameter into a computational method, and any combination thereof. Further, the computational methods may include a mass balance analysis for individual elements of the meshed section of the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Sandeep D. Kulkarni, Dale E. Jamison
  • Patent number: 9566756
    Abstract: A blank of sheet material for forming a container includes a plurality of side panels and a glue panel coupled together in series along a plurality of generally parallel fold lines. At least one of the generally parallel fold lines has an increased stiffness. The blank also includes a plurality of bottom panels. At least one of the bottom panels includes at least one bottom corner portion that extends adjacent to and beneath a free bottom edge of a corresponding one of the corner panels and the glue panel. The blank further includes a plurality of top panels. At least one of the top panels includes at least one top corner portion that extends adjacent to and above a free top edge of a corresponding one of the corner panels and the glue panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: WestRock Shared Services, LLC
    Inventor: David Joe Brundage
  • Patent number: 9569516
    Abstract: The present subject matter relates to execution of an enterprise process through an electronic device. In one embodiment, an enterprise process execution method is disclosed, comprising: replicating data from a centralized database in a local database; creating a first set of data fields based on a first set of rules, wherein the first set of data fields is populated with a first set of data values retrieved from the local database based on a second set of rules; dynamically creating a second set of data fields populated with a second set of data values, wherein each data field of the second set of data fields is dynamically created based on a data value of a previous data field; validating the second set of data fields; and synchronizing the local database storing a report including information associated with execution of an enterprise process with the centralized database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Nitin Kamal, Venus Katela
  • Patent number: 9568525
    Abstract: A configuration and a method for capacitive sensing of the rotatory motion of a rotary member are described. The configuration has four electrodes located in one plane, an analysis unit connected to the electrodes and an electrically conducting coupling surface, which is located at the rotary member opposite to the electrodes. The electrodes comprise a central excitation electrode, surrounded by the other electrodes. The coupling surface is opposite to the surface of the excitation electrode in each rotary position and covers a part of the surface formed by the remaining electrodes and passes over the surface formed by the remaining electrodes during a rotation of the rotary member. The remaining electrodes are formed by two sensor electrodes and a joint reference electrode, whereby at least the joint reference electrode is designed different than the sensor electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Techem Energy Services GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Reus
  • Patent number: 9570206
    Abstract: A solar cell can include a substrate and a semiconductor region disposed in or above the substrate. The solar cell can also include a conductive contact disposed on the semiconductor region with the conductive contact including a paste, a first metal, and a first conductive portion that includes a conductive alloy formed from the first metal at an interface of the substrate and the semiconductor region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: SunPower Corporation, Total Marketing Services
    Inventors: Richard Hamilton Sewell, Paul Loscutoff, Michel Arsène Olivier Ngamo Toko
  • Patent number: 9567566
    Abstract: A method of enhancing an antigen-specific immune response in a host comprising administering to the host an HMGN polypeptide comprising at least one of HMGN1, HMGN3a, HMGN3b, HMGN4, Nsbp1, or a functional fragment thereof, in an amount effective to enhance an antigen-specific immune response; as well as a pharmaceutical composition comprising an HMGN polypeptide comprising at least one of HMGN1, HMGN3a, HMGN3b, HMGN4, Nsbp1, or a functional fragment thereof, and an antigen, or nucleic acids encoding such molecules; and related methods and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Dept. of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: De Yang, Joost J. Oppenheim, Michael Bustin
  • Patent number: 9567852
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for monitoring drilling fluid components in real time. One system includes a flow path fluidly coupled to a borehole and containing a drilling fluid having at least one component present therein, an optical computing device arranged in the flow path and having at least one integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the drilling fluid and thereby generate optically interacted light, and at least one detector arranged to receive the optically interacted light and generate an output signal corresponding to a characteristic of the at least one component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, Stephen W. Almond
  • Patent number: 9567143
    Abstract: A tamper-evident closure (110) for containers includes a closure shell (112) having a top surface (118) and a depending skirt (120). The top surface defines a first aperture (124) therethrough and a frangible portion (122). The skirt defines an open lower end (20a) for engaging a container. A tamper-evident tearable member (114) overlies the top surface of the closure shell and defines a second aperture (126) overlying the first aperture. A removable closure cap (116) overlies the top surface of the closure shell and the tearable member. The closure cap has an annular ring (132) projecting downwardly from an under-side of the closure cap and extending through the first and second apertures. The annular ring attaches to an underside of the frangible portion. At least partial removal of the closure cap from the top surface of the closure shell peels the frangible portion away from the top surface of the closure shell along the scoring, and tears the tamper-evident member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael A. Carvajal, Sean J. Corrigan, Keith Grider, Phil Humphrey, Markus Vor Dem Esche, John R. Wolfe, Xia Zhao
  • Patent number: 9567508
    Abstract: Dry drilling fluid additives may include a dry mixture that comprises a clay stabilizing agent at about 76% to about 93% by weight of the dry mixture, a dispersant at about 3% to about 6% by weight of the dry mixture, and a surfactant at about 4% to about 18% by weight of the dry mixture. Such dry drilling fluid additives may be useful in methods and systems for drilling wellbore penetrating subterranean formations, especially deviated and highly-deviated wellbores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Cortner, Preston Andrew May, Ryan Patrick Collins
  • Publication number: 20170039298
    Abstract: The method(s) and system(s) for implementing extensibility of computational design and modelling of subject area on a computational platform in respect of a new subject in a subject area through a modelling schema includes populating the new subject in the model repository as data elements corresponding to the domain entity model of the domain entity meta model. The method includes generating a subject integration layer and a subject information interaction layer from the populated subject data elements and generating GUI screens for user interactions from the populated subject data elements. The method, further, includes integrating user determined external simulation tools with the computational platform by mapping the user determined external simulation tool parameters to the subject data elements. Subsequently, the method includes generating simulation tool adapters from said mapping to achieve said integration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Prasenjit DAS, Raghavendra Reddy YEDDULA, Sapankumar Hiteshchandra SHAH, Sreedhar S Reddy, Gautham Purushottham BASAVARSU, Amarendra Kumar Singh, Avadhut SARDESHMUKH
  • Publication number: 20170036956
    Abstract: Methods and compositions are provided that related to cementing operations. Methods and compositions that include pumice and/or perlite as a replacement for fly ash.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery D. Karcher, D. Chad Brenneis, Lance E. Brothers
  • Publication number: 20170039237
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to transaction processing, and more particularly to method and system for transaction processing in an application. In one embodiment, the method includes facilitating selection of an overlay application corresponding to the application. The application includes at least one window having a plurality of fields and is rendered in a first UI. At least one field of the plurality of fields is masked to obtain at least one masked field in the first UI. A second UI corresponding to the at least one window is rendered. The second UI is associated with the overlay application and includes at least one field blank field corresponding to the at least one field masked field in the first UI. Entering data is enabled in the at least one blank field in the second UI, and the data entered is compared with a prepopulated data to determine validity of the transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Dipti Mohan FONDEKAR, Manoj Digambar SOMAN, Mahesh KSHIRSAGAR, Kumaran SETHURAMAN, Jayakumar SUSAIMARI
  • Publication number: 20170039595
    Abstract: A media programming log is evaluated, and a determination is made that the media programming log includes an ad song scheduled for broadcast within a proximity threshold of a commercial set. The ad song is associated with an advertiser. An evaluation of spot inventory associated with the commercial set is performed, and a determination is made that at least one spot in the commercial set can be used for insertion of an ad-song advertisement. The ad-song advertisement contains at least a portion of a version of the ad song. The ad-song advertisement can then be inserted into at least one spot of a broadcast log, which can be delivered to an audio server for broadcast.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Lincoln Albl, David C. Jellison, JR., Nigel Attwell
  • Publication number: 20170038339
    Abstract: Systems and methods of determining settlement characteristics of a drilling mud are disclosed. Conditions under which heavier elements of the drilling mud settle under the influence of gravity can be determined. Samples of drilling mud can be placed in testing cells, and ultrasonic test pulses can be transmitted through the samples. Responses to the test pulses can be detected and compared to other responses detected at different vertical positions within the testing cell. Settlement can be detected when the responses from different vertical positions are generally dissimilar. An environmental temperature of the testing cell can be changed over a testing time interval, and a settlement temperature can be determined by detecting a divergence in the responses from different vertical positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Batakrishna MANDAL, Shubhajit GHOSH
  • Publication number: 20170039530
    Abstract: A system for smart alerts in a batch system for an IT enterprise. The method includes alert configuration by identifying recent steady state of a batch job and deriving schedules for the steady state. The normal behaviour is then computed within the schedules. The method further includes aggregating the one or more alerts by identifying correlated group of alerts by pruning of one or more jobs and alerts, detecting correlations between the two or more alerts and deriving causality of the grouped alerts. The method finally includes predicting of future alerts of a batch job.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Maitreya NATU, Praveen VENKATESWARAN, Vaishali Paithankar SADAPHAL
  • Patent number: D778931
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Net Entertainment Malta Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Artem Solop, Daria Maltseva, Anton Kalemenev, Anton Kolodov, Dmitry Tkachev