Patents Assigned to Service
  • Horizontal frac ball injector
    Patent number: 9228417
    Abstract: An injector spool supports a plurality of ball injector assemblies having respective ball cartridges adapted to load one frac ball at a time into a ball chamber of a ball launcher of the respective ball injector assemblies to provide a horizontal frac ball injector adapted to be connected to a frac head by frac iron.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Oil States Energy Services, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Bob McGuire, Danny Lee Artherholt
  • Spatial heterodyne integrated computational element (SH-ICE) spectrometer
    Patent number: 9229126
    Abstract: A spatial heterodyne spectrometer may employ an integrated computational element (ICE) to obtain a measure of one or more fluid properties without requiring any moving parts, making it particularly suitable for use in a downhole environment. One illustrative method embodiment includes: directing light from a light source to illuminate a sample; transforming light from the sample into spatial fringe patterns using a dispersive two-beam interferometer; adjusting a spectral weighting of the spatial fringe patterns using an integrated computation element (ICE); focusing spectral-weight-adjusted spatial fringe patterns into combined fringe intensities; detecting the combined fringe intensities; and deriving at least one property of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: David L. Perkins
  • System for monitoring caregivers and equipment
    Patent number: 9230421
    Abstract: A hospital monitoring system for monitoring hospital personnel, a plurality of patient locations for patients, and associated devices is configured to control the associated devices based on the presence of hospital personnel or alarms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan A. Reeder, Kenneth L. Kramer, William L. Jacques, Carl William Riley, Richard J. Schuman
  • Card activated cash dispensing automated banking machine system and method
    Patent number: 9230247
    Abstract: An automated banking machine system operates to cause financial transfers responsive to data read from data bearing records. The system is operative to read a financial card bearing account indicia with a card reader. A user is enabled to perform at least one banking operation responsive to account indicia read from the card. Such banking operations may include dispensing cash and accessing financial accounts. A user is also enabled to perform at least one banking operation responsive to financial account data communicated to the automated banking machine from a mobile phone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: Jay Paul Drummond, Mark D. Smith, Natarajan Ramachandran
  • Frequency location apparatus, methods, and systems
    Patent number: 9228431
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an ex-situ apparatus and a system, as well as a method and an article, operate to transmit wideband modulated pulses to generate an externally-projected oscillating magnetic field in a material body, to record one or more raw echo free induction decay (REFID) signals during echo acquisition periods following some of the second modulated pulses, and to transform the acquired REFID signals via frequency decomposition to determine a preferred nuclear magnetic resonance frequency associated with a maximum amplitude of decomposed frequency components. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc
    Inventors: Jie Yang, Rebecca Corina Jachmann
  • Mounting apparatus assembly
    Patent number: 9230606
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket and a pivoting member. A first sliding slot, a second sliding slot, a first guiding slot and a locating hole are defined in the bracket. A pivoting hole, a first guiding portion, a second guiding portion and a resisting wall are located on the pivoting member. A locating block is positioned on the resisting wall. A fastening member and a pivoting portion are configured to be positioned on a hard disc drive. The pivoting portion is passed through the pivoting hole, the first guiding portion is slid in a second guiding slot in the hard disc drive, the fastening member is slid in the first sliding slot. The pivoting portion is slid in the second sliding slot, the second guiding portion is slid in the first guiding slot, the resisting wall is rotated until the locating block is locked in the locating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Zhongshan Innocloud Intellectual Property Services Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lin Ding, Yu-Ming Xiao
  • Automated banking machine with audio jack
    Patent number: 9230414
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an externally accessible headphone jack that is suitable for use with an automated banking machine such as an ATM. The headphone jack is configured to be releasably, electrically connectable to portable audio output devices. The headphone jack includes an opening external of the machine that is configured to receive electrical connector plugs therein. A jack housing is located within the automated banking machine, wherein the jack housing extends below the opening and bounds an interior area, wherein the interior area houses at least one electrical contact configured for releasable electrical connection with electrical connector plugs. The jack housing includes a drain opening therein below the at least one electrical contact that is configured to drain water from the interior area of the jack housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Diebold Self-Service Systems Division of Diebold, Incorporated
    Inventors: David N. Lewis, Gregory S. Ray, Tim Crews, Bruce Bowen, Lee Kravitz, James Trocme
  • System, apparatus and process for collecting balls from wellbore fluids containing sand
    Patent number: 9228409
    Abstract: A ball catcher for recovering balls from wellbore fluids containing sand during flow back operations. The ball catcher has a receiving chamber for receiving the wellbore fluids containing sand, a first flow outlet for discharging a portion of the wellbore fluids and sand contained therein, and a diverter for redirecting balls entrained within the wellbore fluids. The redirected balls and a balance of the wellbore fluids also containing sand are received in a ball-retaining chamber. A blocker fit to the ball-retaining chamber retains the recovered balls therein while the balance of the wellbore fluids and sand contained therein is discharged from a second flow outlet and directed to downstream equipment through an auxiliary flow line. The retaining chamber can be isolated allowing the balls to be removed from the ball catcher without disrupting the flow back operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ISOLATION EQUIPMENT SERVICES, INC.
    Inventor: Boris (Bruce) P Cherewyk
  • Room inventory management
    Patent number: 9230235
    Abstract: According to an example, a method for room inventory management may include generating inventory records for rooms for a predetermined time period. An inventory record may include an inventory record index representing a physical property of an associated room, and an inventory record attribute representing a modifiable attribute of the associated room. The method may further include generating keys to identify one or more of the inventory records based on attributes associated with the keys. A key may include a key index that matches the inventory record index for one or more of the inventory records. The method may also include receiving selections of the keys from the generated keys, and generating, by a processor, virtual room pools by grouping the selected keys for each of the selections and the inventory records identified by the selected keys for each of the selections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Gregory Taylor
  • Multi-stage setting tool with controlled force-time profile
    Patent number: 9228413
    Abstract: A multi-stage setting tool actuated by hydrostatic pressure downhole is provided with a selectable force-time profile during setting. A first port opens a first piston chamber to hydrostatic pressure which drives a first piston. A force-transmitting member, attached to the piston, is driven in response to the fluid pressure increase in the chamber. The process is repeated with sequential ports and piston chambers. A settable tool is set in response to the driving of the force-transmitting member by the pistons. The combined stroke distances and forces of the pistons are selected to set the tool. Opening of the ports can occur in response to electrical signal and can be conditional on occurrence of a selected event or condition. Speed of setting can be regulated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Linley Fripp, Don Kyle
  • Patient support systems and methods of use
    Patent number: 9228885
    Abstract: A patient support system includes a scale system, an air system, and a lift system. The patient support system also includes a control system configured to graphically communicate information about the scale system, the air system, and the lift system to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Zerhusen, James M. Allen, Jennifer Fearing, Mark Chiacchira
  • Hydrajetting nozzle and method
    Patent number: 9227204
    Abstract: A jetting device comprises a body, and an interior flow path within the body. The interior flow path comprises a flow section, an expansion section, and a shoulder formed at the intersection of the flow section and the expansion section. The length and diameter of the expansion section are configured to allow a portion of the pressure of the fluid downstream of the expansion section to provide power to a fluid flowing through the nozzle when the fluid is flowing through the nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Jim B. Surjaatmadja
  • Spirocyclic isoxazoline parasiticidal combinations
    Patent number: 9226928
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a novel antiparasitic composition comprising an effective amount of a) a Formula (1) compound, wherein R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R3, R4, and n are as defined herein, stereoisomer thereof, or a pharmaceutical or veterinary acceptable salt thereof, b) a macrocyclic lactone or derivative thereof and c) optionally, at least one additional veterinary agent, and further comprising at least one veterinary or pharmaceutical acceptable carrier; and a method of treating an animal with a parasitic infection, by administering an effective amount of said composition to the animal in need thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Nathan Anthony Logan Chubb, Kevin Evans, Tom L. McTier, Patrick F. M. Meeus
  • Data processing method, system, and computer program product
    Patent number: 9230004
    Abstract: The present description refers in particular to a data processing method, a computer program product, and a data processing system for obtaining and storing data in an outsourcing environment, the method including providing a user interface on a user computer; determining an indicator which indicates whether there is synchronization data in a user database, wherein the synchronization data is for synchronization with a remote database which is located on a remote computer; obtaining user data with the user interface; and storing the user data in the user database if the indicator indicates that there is synchronization data in the user database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SERVICES LIMITED
    Inventor: Huzefa Yusuf Bakir
  • Extrusion process for proppant production
    Patent number: 9227874
    Abstract: An extrusion method and apparatus are described for producing ceramics, glass, glass-ceramics, or composites suitable for use as proppants. The method includes forming one or more green body materials, extruding the green body materials to form a green body extrudate, separating and shaping the green body extrudate into individual green bodies, and sintering the green bodies to form proppants. The apparatus includes a means for forming an intimate mixture of green body materials, means to produce a green body extrudate, means for separating and shaping the green body extrudate into individual green bodies, and means to sinter the green green bodies to form proppants.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dilip K. Chatterjee, Shanghua Wu, Yuming Xie, Christopher E. Coker, Robert D. Skala
  • Allogeneic autophagosome-enriched composition for the treatment of disease
    Patent number: 9226955
    Abstract: A composition, comprising: an enriched population of autophagosomes derived from a non-small cell lung carcinoma cell line, and wherein the enriched population of autophagosomes includes: one or more toll-like receptor agonists; one or more tumor antigens; and one or more damage-associated molecular pattern molecules. In this way, an off-the-shelf vaccine may be available to be administered in order to stimulate a targeted immune response in patients bearing different tumor types.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignees: UbiVac, LLC, Providence Health & Services-Oregon
    Inventors: Traci Hilton, Sandra Aung, Rieneke van de Ven, Christopher Paustian, Tarsem Moudgil, Christopher Dubay, Christopher Twitty, Hong-Ming Hu, Bernard A. Fox
  • Methods and systems for managing transaction card accounts enabled for use with particular categories of providers and/or goods/services
    Patent number: 9230253
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for managing transaction card accounts involves enabling a transaction card account by a card issuer for use with pre-defined categories of providers of goods/services and goods/services sold and issuing a transaction card and establishing an associated pre-qualified category card account. Upon receiving data for a transaction with the transaction card at a transaction terminal by a processing platform of the card issuer via a card association processing network, the category of the provider and goods/services is interrogated to determine whether or not the transaction can be posted on the pre-qualified category card account of the cardholder, and the transaction is approved and posted to the pre-qualified category card account if the transaction falls within the pre-qualified category of the cardholder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services, Inc.
    Inventor: William Johnson
  • Systems and methods to direct a mobile communication device to a preferred teleconference bridge
    Patent number: 9232067
    Abstract: A telecommunication system includes a processor, interfaces in communication with the public telephone network and a data network, respectively, and a memory. The memory comprises executable instructions that when executed by the processor direct the system to controllably permit access to a teleconference bridge in response to a communication from a mobile-communication device that includes information responsive to a previously communicated license key. Generally, the communication is in the form of a call from the user of the mobile-communication device. Upon receipt of the call, the telecommunication system confirms that the mobile-communication device communicates a pass code that was included in an encrypted form in the license key.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: American Teleconferencing Services, Ltd.
    Inventors: Randolph J. Leigh, Thomas Ray Miller, David Guthrie, J. Scott Tapp
  • Cement set activators for set-delayed cement compositions and associated methods
    Patent number: 9227872
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are cement compositions and methods of using set-delayed cement compositions in subterranean formations. A method of cementing in a subterranean formation, may comprise providing a set-delayed cement composition comprising water, pumice, hydrated lime, and a set retarder, activating the set-delayed cement composition with a cement set activator, wherein the cement set activator comprises at least one activator selected from the group consisting of nanosilica, a polyphosphate, and combinations thereof, introducing the set-delayed cement composition into a subterranean formation, and allowing the set-delayed cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Pisklak, Kyriacos Agapiou, Pauline A. Otieno, Ronnie G. Morgan, Peter J. Boul, Lance E. Brothers
  • Method and apparatus for obtaining photogrammetric data to estimate impact severity
    Patent number: 9228834
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a computer-implemented method to collect information to determine damage to a vehicle involved in a collision using photogrammetric techniques. When determined, this vehicle damage information, which may be in the form of crush measurement information such as a crush damage profile, can be displayed in a computer-generated view of the subject vehicle with a crush damage profile and used to estimate the impact severity. In some embodiments, based on the photogrammetric information derived, a direction of any shifting of the vehicle's components may be obtained and used along with other information to estimate a principal direction of force (PDOF) for one or more vehicles involved in the collision. Still further embodiments may be used to generate and/or audit repair estimates based at least in part on the photogrammetric information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: CCC Information Services Inc.
    Inventors: Scott D. Kidd, Darrin A. Smith