Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 9447998
    Abstract: A refrigerant recovery unit with improved charging accuracy is provided. In some embodiments, the contamination of charging refrigerant can be prevented while also providing greater refrigerant flow control. In addition, methods associated therewith for servicing refrigerant containing refrigeration systems are provided. In some aspects, the methods include steps that can be used to achieve more accurate assessments of the refrigerant that is charged into the refrigeration systems during servicing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Mark McMasters, Dylan Lundberg, William Brown
  • Patent number: 9446048
    Abstract: A method for treating core binding factor (CBF) leukemia in a subject, comprising administering to a subject having CBF leukemia a therapeutically effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, that inhibits CBF? and RUNX1 binding in the subject, thereby treating the CBF leukemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Pu Liu, Wei Zheng, Juan Marugan, Noel T. Southall, Lea Cunningham
  • Patent number: 9447659
    Abstract: A tool for unseizing and/or lubricating a valve having a protruding valve stem on an exterior periphery. The tool possesses a hollow tubular member, having at one end thereof an open, hollow, cylindrical flexible member adapted to be placed over and contain therewithin a portion of the valve stem. A circumferential tightening member, encircling one end of the flexible member, is provided, to permit the flexible member to sealingly engage the valve stem about the outer periphery thereof when the flexible member is placed over the valve stem. The tool further possesses a fluid inlet port, situated along a length of the tubular member, in fluid communication with an interior of the tubular member, and a pressurized fluid inlet port likewise in fluid communication with the interior of the tool. A method for un-seizing and/or lubricating such valve, making use of the above tool, is further disclosed and claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Progressive Oilfield Services Ltd.
    Inventor: Scott Thistle
  • Patent number: 9448998
    Abstract: A system monitors each of multiple applications. For each application, a corresponding monitoring script sets forth procedures for monitoring the application. A script execution engine executes each script, and each executed script retrieves indicia to be monitored from the corresponding application. For each retrieved indicia, the script generates a corresponding record in a generic format employed across all applications, which includes a date and time the indicia was retrieved, a name of the application from which the indicia was retrieved, a name of the indicia, and a value for the retrieved indicia. A monitoring database stores the records generated by each script in the generic format. A generic monitoring console retrieves various records in the generic format from the monitoring database for various ones of the multiple applications and displays monitoring information for various ones of the multiple applications as generated from the various records.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
    Inventor: Emory W. Bluhm
  • Patent number: 9449525
    Abstract: A computer-based testing system includes testing stations connected to a testing service center and backend via the Internet for providing testing services. The system is operable to perform state management to implement fault recovery due to a computing device failure while a test is being administered. The system is also operable to utilize multiple caching techniques for mitigating network latency while administering tests.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Darshan Timbadia, Steve Henderschott, Kenneth H. Berger
  • Patent number: 9447678
    Abstract: A sensing subassembly for use with a downhole tool comprises a housing, a cavity disposed within the housing, at least one electronic component disposed within the cavity, and at least one isolating member disposed within the cavity. The at least one isolating member is configured to attenuate at least a portion of frequency components of a mechanical wave above a threshold and transmit at least a portion of frequency components below the threshold to the at least one electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick L. Walter, John P. Rodgers, Timothy S. Glenn, Marco Serra
  • Patent number: 9447654
    Abstract: A downhole circulating valve includes a generally tubular outer housing having a generally axially extending internal passageway. At least one generally longitudinally extending circulating passageway is formed through at least a portion of the housing. At least one exterior port and at least one interior port are in fluid communication with the circulating passageway. At least one seal plug is disposed within the circulating passageway. The seal plug has a first position relative to the housing wherein the seal plug is remote from the exterior port and the interior port, thereby allowing fluid flow between the exterior port and the interior port through the circulating passageway. The seal plug has a second position relative to the housing wherein the seal plug is between the exterior port and the interior port and wherein the seal plug forms at least one metal-to-metal seal with the circulating passageway, thereby preventing fluid flow between the exterior port and the interior port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dan Vick, Jr., Jimmie Robert Williamson, Robert Lester Thurman, Russell Irving Bayh, III
  • Publication number: 20160265284
    Abstract: Forming a precipitation hardened composite material having reinforcing particles and precipitated intermetallic particles dispersed in the binder material may involve heat treating the hard composite material at a temperature above a solvus line for the binder material and below a melting point of the binder material and quenching the hard composite material to a temperature below the solvus line of the binder material. At least some of the precipitated intermetallic particles in the precipitation hardened composite material may have at least one dimension less than 1 micron. Such precipitated intermetallic particles may optionally be grown to larger sizes by heat treating the precipitation hardened composite material at a temperature below the solvus line of the binder material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Brendan Voglewede, Garrett T. Olsen
  • Publication number: 20160265316
    Abstract: Some metal surfaces are often unable to be contacted effectively with fluids containing hydrofluoric acid or acidic fluoride ions due to significant corrosion issues. Metal surfaces comprising titanium or a titanium alloy represent but one example. Corrosion inhibitor compositions comprising boric acid and other boron-containing compounds may at least partially suppress corrosion of titanium and titanium alloy surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Enrique Antonio Reyes, Aaron M. Beuterbaugh
  • Publication number: 20160265701
    Abstract: A spoolable swivel, methods, and systems for coupling a first and second length of coiled tubing. The spoolable swivel can include an inner tubular element and an outer tubular element. The inner tubular element and the outer tubular element can both have dimpled distal ends and races on their proximal ends, defining one or more annular voids for swivel bearings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Scott Robert GREIG
  • Publication number: 20160262660
    Abstract: An interactive virtual care system may include a user sensory module to acquire multi-modal user data related to user movement. A data analysis module may compare the multi-modal user data to predetermined historical user data and/or statistical norm data for users to identify an anomaly in the user movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Craig A. GETTELMAN, Dadong WAN, Ankur POGULA, Ben REIERSON, Terrianne ERICKSON
  • Publication number: 20160265282
    Abstract: A wellbore tool may be formed, at least in part, by a fiber-reinforced hard composite portion that comprises a binder, matrix particles, and reinforcing fibers, wherein the reinforcing fibers have an aspect ratio ranging from equal to a critical aspect ratio (Ac) to 15 times greater than the Ac, wherein Ac=?f/(2Tc), ?f is an ultimate tensile strength of the reinforcing fibers, and Tc is an interfacial shear bond strength between the reinforcing fiber and the binder or a yield stress of the binder, whichever is lower.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Garrett T. Olsen
  • Publication number: 20160267477
    Abstract: Systems and methods for rapidly provisioning functionality to one or more mobile communication devices are disclosed. The method may comprise generating, prior to a request for the functionality, a globally unique identifier (“GUID”) encryption key, wherein the GUID comprises a unique identifier that may be associated with a transaction account customer, generating a value associated with the GUID, deriving, based on the value, a plurality of base encryption keys associated with the value, creating, a perso-script, wherein the perso-script comprises a file associated with data associated with a customer, and/or creating a proto-script, wherein the proto-script comprises the perso-script prepended by a script to rotate the plurality of base encryption keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventor: JOHN G. MCDONALD
  • Publication number: 20160267586
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to computation of credit scores, and more particularly to methods and devices for computing optimized credit scores. A computer implemented method for computing optimized credit scores comprises transmitting a data retrieval request to a data source for retrieving profile data associated with a plurality of individuals. Availability of social media data for each individual is ascertained based on corresponding profile data. Each of the plurality of individuals is classified into a first set and second set based on the availability of the social media data associated with the individual. A social media score for each individual present in the first set is determined. A social media score for each individual present in the second set is determined based on social media scores of the first set. A credit score for each individual is determined based on corresponding social media score of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Raghav MATHUR, Rajarajan Thangavel Ramalingam, Vandita Bansal
  • Publication number: 20160265309
    Abstract: Disclosed is a subsurface safety valve with a magnetic booster feature. One disclosed safety valve includes a housing, a flow tube reciprocably disposed between an upper position and a lower position within the housing, a first magnetic element coupled to the housing, and a second magnetic element coupled to the flow tube and configured such that interaction of the first and second magnetic elements induces at least one of a first force on the flow tube when the flow tube is in the upper position and a second force on the flow tube when the flow tube is in the lower position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: James Dan Vick, JR.
  • Publication number: 20160269434
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for analyzing threat intelligence information. One of the methods includes receiving by a threat information server, threat intelligence information from one or more intelligence feeds and generating one or more identified security threats, identifying a compromise by a management process orchestration server and retrieving information from the threat information server and identifying one or more actions to be performed, determining by an indicator analytics processor, a composite credibility based on the actions, and determining one or more components for profiling and determining indicators of compromise for each component, and communicating the indicators of compromise to the management process orchestration server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Louis William DiValentin, Matthew Carver, Michael L. Lefebvre
  • Publication number: 20160265339
    Abstract: Downhole slickline cable including a polymer matrix having reinforcing fibers embedded therein. A plurality of integrity-sensing optical fibers are embedded within the polymer composite and extend along an axial length of the downhole slickline cable that enables slickline cable structural and mechanical integrity self-diagnosis. The cable may include energy transmission lines that include one or more integrity-sensing optical fibers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Hua Xia, Sean Thomas, David L. Perkins, John L. Maida
  • Publication number: 20160265318
    Abstract: Disclosed are flow distribution assemblies used to distribute a fluid flow into a surrounding subterranean formation. One flow distribution assembly includes one or more shunt tubes extending along an exterior of a base pipe that defines at least one flow port, the one or more shunt tubes being in fluid communication with the at least one flow port coupled to the one or more flow conduits and extending from the bulkhead along an exterior of the base pipe, and a plurality of shunt screens disposed on the one or more shunt tubes and having one or more openings defined therethrough, wherein the plurality of shunt screens facilitate fluid communication between the base pipe and an external environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Michael L. Fripp
  • Publication number: 20160265350
    Abstract: Downhole assemblies including a plurality of tubular members extendable within a wellbore and defining a through bore. A telemetry device is positioned within a wall of one of the plurality of tubular members and has a secondary flow path defined therethrough and a valve element engageable with a valve seat provided at an upper end of the secondary flow path. The secondary flow path extends between an inlet and an outlet, both of which fluidly communicate with the through bore and are defined in the one of the plurality of tubular members. A flow restrictor is located within the through bore and is axially positioned between the inlet and the outlet of the secondary flow path. The valve element is actuatable to control fluid flow through the secondary flow path to selectively generate a fluid pressure pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: William Brown-Kerr, Bruce Hermann Forsyth McGarian
  • Publication number: 20160265315
    Abstract: An example well system includes a base pipe having an interior and defining one or more flow ports, the base pipe being positionable within a wellbore adjacent a subterranean formation. A flow path for a fluid extends between the interior of the base pipe, through the one or more flow ports, and to an exterior of the base pipe. A transverse turbine is positioned in the flow path, the transverse turbine including a rotor and a plurality of blades positioned to receive a flow of the fluid perpendicular to a rotational axis of the rotor. A generator includes one or more magnets rotatable with rotation of the transverse turbine and one or more coil windings mounted on a stator. The flow of the fluid rotates the transverse turbine and rotation of the transverse turbine generates electrical power in the generator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: September 15, 2016
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Jules Frosell, Michael Linley Fripp, Zachary Ryan Murphree, John Gano