Patents Assigned to Service
  • Patent number: 9051508
    Abstract: Of the many compositions and methods provided herein, one method includes a method of preventing emulsification of crude oil into an aqueous-based treatment fluid, comprising: contacting crude oil in a well bore with the aqueous-based treatment fluid comprising a styrene-acrylate copolymer, wherein the crude oil has an API gravity of about 10 or greater; and allowing the styrene-acrylate copolymer to interact with the crude oil in the well bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip W. Livanec, Gregory P. Perez, Jay P. Deville
  • Patent number: 9051817
    Abstract: A pipe conveyed extendable well logging assembly includes a pipe end protector for preventing wellbore debris from entering an opening at the end of the pipe from which a logging tool is extendable. Plugging of the opening is prevented to ensure proper deployment of the extendable logging tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John Hudson Hales, Timothy Gordon Schacherer
  • Patent number: 9051573
    Abstract: Provided is an isolated novel Gram-negative bacterium, wherein the bacterium is an aerobic, facultative methylotroph that produces colonies that are yellow pigmented, wherein the bacterium can use methanol as a sole carbon source and can oxidize glucose and ethanol into acid. Also provided are novel purified polypeptides and isolated nucleic acids from the bacterium. Further provided are methods of using the bacterium and the purified polypeptides to degrade organic material and for use in biofuel cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Steven M. Holland, David E. Greenberg, Adrian Zelazny, Patrick Murray
  • Patent number: 9053131
    Abstract: A distribution plan that indicates how to encode and distribute backup data across multiple data centers may be generated. The distribution plan may be generated such that one or more characteristics of the distribution plan, such as costs, are optimized while constraints on the plan, such as protection level, recovery point objective (RPO), and recovery time objective (RTO) are satisfied. The protection level may indicate the number of the data centers that are to remain available such that the backup data is recoverable from encoded fragments of the backup data stored in the data centers that remain available.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Shubhashis Sengupta, Annervaz Karukapadath Mohamedrasheed
  • Publication number: 20150150952
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for treating cachexia, weakness, fatigue, and/or fever in a subject, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective amount of angiogenin or an angiogenin agonist. The method is particularly applicable to the prevention or treatment of cancer cachexia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicants: Murray Goulburn Co-Operative Co., Ltd., Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Paul Lewandowski, Ross Crittenden, Peter Hobman
  • Publication number: 20150152715
    Abstract: This invention relates to wellbore equipment utilized in conjunction with operations performed in subterranean wells and, in particular, sand control screen assemblies providing secondary flow capabilities. Once sand control screen assembly includes a base pipe having an exterior surface and defining one or more perforations therein, a screen jacket disposed about the exterior surface of the base pipe and having a primary screen axially adjacent a secondary screen, and at least one relief valve configured to open upon experiencing a predetermined fluid pressure, wherein, once opened, the at least one relief valve diverts fluid flow from the primary screen and provides the fluid flow to the secondary screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Cunningham, Jean-Marc Lopez, Stephen Michael Greci
  • Publication number: 20150152723
    Abstract: A well drilling system can include a drilling tool with at least one component which is displaced by a material that changes shape. The material can be a shape memory material. The material may change shape in response to a temperature change. The component can be a drill bit cutter, a depth of cut control surface, a gauge surface or a stabilizer surface. A method of controlling a drilling operation can include configuring a drilling tool with a material which changes shape, and the material displacing at least one component of the drilling tool during the drilling operation. Displacement of the component can be controlled downhole to maintain drilling parameters (such as torque, vibration, steering performance, etc.) in desired ranges.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard T. Hay
  • Publication number: 20150153917
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, an example method for visualizing data may include generating an interface component in response to a first command from a processing component. The interface component may receive data in a first format from the processing component, and may determine an adapter associated with the processing component. The adapter further may be associated with a visualization component. The adapter may be generated in response to a second command from the interface component, and may covert the data from the first format to a second format associated with the visualization component. The adapter may issue a third command to generate the visualization component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: XinGang LV, Xuhui Duan
  • Publication number: 20150153310
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a testing device of a turbine blade includes: a non-compressive elastic medium brought into close contact with a platform of the turbine blade in a state fastened to a turbine rotor; a probe which has piezoelectric elements arranged in an array and transmits ultrasound waves toward a fastening portion of the turbine blade through the elastic medium and receives echo waves; and a display portion for imaging an internal region of the fastening portion on the basis of the echo waves and displaying the same.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicants: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Plant Systems & Services Corporation
    Inventors: Setsu YAMAMOTO, Takahiro Miura, Jun Semboshi, Makoto Ochiai, Masato Murakami, Hiroshi Nomura, Takuya Fuchi
  • Publication number: 20150153073
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a sample chamber constructed according to a design certified by the Department of Transportation for transporting fluids at a first pressure P1. A cylindrical sample compartment exists within the sample chamber. The sample compartment is designed to withstand the pressure P1. The cylindrical sample compartment has a cylindrical inner surface with a radius r and a height h. A hollow cylindrical sleeve is secured to the cylindrical inner surface of the sample compartment and has a wall of thickness t. The sample chamber is capable of transporting fluids at a second pressure P2. P2 is higher than P1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael T. Pelletier
  • Publication number: 20150152909
    Abstract: The Invention relates to a locking device for an anchor rod of a wall formwork. Moreover the invention relates to an anchoring system having an anchor rod and a locking device; as well a process for mounting a wall formwork. The locking device for an anchor rod of a wall formwork comprises a thread for the insertion of one end of the anchor rod and a stop which is removable from its stop position for an anchor rod end which is screwed into the thread.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Harsco Infrastructure Services GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Berger
  • Publication number: 20150151308
    Abstract: Apparatus is providing featuring a synthetic bead having a solid-phase body with a surface, and being configured with a predetermined electric charge so as to respond to a corresponding predetermined electric field; and a plurality of molecules attached to at least part of the surface, the molecules comprising a functional group selected for attracting and attaching one or more mineral particles of interest to the molecules. Some combination of the solid-phase body or the surface may be configured from a polymer. The polymer may be polyethylenimine. The polyethylenimine may be engineered or configured to be highly charged so as to be used to collect the mineral particles of interest and then manipulated through and by the corresponding predetermined electric field.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: CiDRA Corporate Services Inc.
    Inventor: Michael A. Davis
  • Patent number: 9047563
    Abstract: A plurality of topics encompassed in a document are determined and, for each such topic, a sentiment for that topic is likewise determined. Thereafter, credibility of the document is determined based on the resulting plurality of sentiments. In one embodiment, credibility of at least one target document is established by first determining, for each of a plurality of portions of the at least one target document, at least one topic encompassed in the portion to provide a plurality of target topics. Likewise, sentiment scores are determined for each portion. Thereafter, for each prior topic of a plurality of prior topics, a topic-sentiment score is determined based on sentiment scores corresponding to those portions of the plurality of portions having a target topic corresponding to the prior topic. A credibility index is determined based on the resulting plurality of topic-sentiment scores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: Andrew E. Fano, Chad Cumby, Marko Krema, Sai P. Kandallu
  • Patent number: 9044509
    Abstract: A process is provided for protecting a primate host from a self-replicating infection by an immunodeficiency retrovirus. Protection is achieved by administering to the primate host a combination of a pharmaceutically effective amount of a nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor and a pharmaceutically effective amount of a nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitor prior to exposure to the immunodeficiency retrovirus. The administration is effective if provided in a single dose within 24 hours of the exposure. A regime of regular daily doses is also effective in providing protection against an immunodeficiency retrovirus becoming self-replicating after infecting a primate host.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Walid M. Heneine, Thomas M. Folks, Robert Janssen, Ronald Otten, Jose Gerardo Garcia Lerma
  • Patent number: 9047286
    Abstract: Content from multiple different stations can be divided into segments based on time. Matched segments associated with each station can be identified by comparing content included in a first segment associated with a first station, to content included in a second segment associated with a second station. Syndicated content can be identified and tagged based, at least in part, on a relationship between sequences of matched segments on different stations. Various embodiments also include identifying main sequences associated with each station under consideration, removing some of the main sequences, and consolidating remaining main sequences based on various threshold criteria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Periklis Beltas, Philippe Generali, David C. Jellison, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9047783
    Abstract: A method for providing telematics to a vehicle includes the step of providing a user-removable telematics component with a Global Positioning System (GPS) device, a data pump, and a short range wireless personal area network transceiver. The telematics component is communicatively connected to an integrated communication device of the vehicle. The integrated communication device has a short range wireless personal area network transceiver and a memory storing a list that includes at least a phone number of at least one currently paired mobile communication device. At least a portion of the list is periodically received at the data pump, the portion of the list including the phone number of the at least one currently paired mobile communication device. The portion of the list is periodically transmitted out from the telematics component to an off-site telematics provider utilizing a communications path of the data pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Sirius XM Connected Vehicle Services Inc.
    Inventors: Tod Farrell, Robert Orson Ellingson, Sammy Halimi, Craig George Kenneth Copland
  • Patent number: 9044451
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders. Specifically, the disclosure relates to a novel use of delta tocopherol in the treatment of diseases and conditions related to lysosomal storage disorders. Included in the present disclosure is a method for the modulation of cholesterol recycling. Further, the disclosure relates to conditions such as Niemann-Pick type C disease, Farber disease, Niemann-Pick type A disease, Wolman disease and Tay Sachs disease. Further included in the present disclosure is a method for treating lysosomal storage disorders comprising the administration of delta tocopherol. Further included in the present disclosure is a method for treating lysosomal storage disorders comprising the administration of delta tocopherol in combination with cyclodextrin to a patient in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
    Inventors: Wei Zheng, Juan Jose Marugan, Ke Liu, Noel Terrence Southall, Christopher P Austin
  • Patent number: 9047248
    Abstract: Recovering logical domain processes from a virtual production environment to a recovery environment by building recovery automation scripts. The process, partially automated and partially guided by an administrative user, captures logic necessary for orderly recovery, but also permits the user to specify certain configuration information for the recovered logical domains. A first step before building recovery script(s) is to execute a capture script on the production environment to retrieve configuration information for the production logical domains. Based on this captured output, a recovery script builder then starts to build one or more recovery script(s). To account for unavoidable inconsistencies between the production and recovery environments, the user is guided through a deterministic process of providing additional information, such as different resource mappings, so that the script builder may further address such differences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Sungard Availability Services, LP
    Inventor: Edward A. Crabtree, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9044204
    Abstract: A person monitoring system is operable to predict the onset of an adverse condition of a person. The system receives first information corresponding to a feature of a person support apparatus and second information corresponding to a physiological characteristic of the person. The system calculates a condition score as a function of the first and second information. In some instances, the system alerts a caregiver if the condition score exceeds a predetermined threshold. Alternatively or additionally, the person monitoring system alerts a caregiver when a person supported on a person support apparatus is regaining consciousness by monitoring one or more of a change in position, a heart rate, and a respiration rate. A person monitoring system that monitors a person's quality of sleep and presents information concerning the quality of sleep to one or more interested parties is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Carl W. Riley, Timothy J. Receveur, David L. Ribble
  • Patent number: 9045252
    Abstract: A corner construction for a box, the corner construction including a first side wall adjacent to a second side wall, the first side wall including a cut out portion, and the second side wall including an extension piece for fitting in the cut out portion of the first side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Concept Packaging Services Limited
    Inventor: Chris Hallam