Patents Assigned to Service
  • DOWNHOLE CONTROL LINE CONNECTOR
    Publication number: 20150376956
    Abstract: An example connector includes a housing having a conduit chamber defined therein between a body and a shroud, a matable connector at least partially disposed within the housing and providing a mating face that faces tangentially with respect to the housing so as to mate tangentially with an opposing matable connector, and a splitter block coupled to the housing and conveying one or more communication media into the conduit chamber to communicate with the matable connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: William Mark Richards
  • INSULATION ENCLOSURE WITH A RADIANT BARRIER
    Publication number: 20150375299
    Abstract: An example insulation enclosure includes a support structure having at least an inner frame and providing a top end, a bottom end, and an opening defined in the bottom end for receiving a mold within an interior of the support structure, and a radiant barrier positioned within the interior of the support structure, the radiant barrier including a front surface arranged to face the mold and a back surface facing the support structure, wherein the radiant barrier interposes the mold and the support structure to redirect thermal energy radiated from the mold back towards the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Clayton Arthur Ownby
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTEXTUAL SERVICES EXPERIENCE
    Publication number: 20150379581
    Abstract: A contextual services delivery system may comprise a services repository containing services instructions and a contextual services delivery module. The contextual services delivery module may deliver different contextual services to a smartphone and/or a POS terminal in response to a context environment, in order to provide a user with a customized contextual services experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: John Bruno, Sibish Neelikattil Basheerahammed, Premkumar Manivannan, Sathish Muthukrishnan, Nageshwara R. Chirravuri
  • Plugging Composition Using Swellable Glass Additives
    Publication number: 20150376492
    Abstract: Disclosed are methods and compositions for plugging in a subterranean formation. An example comprises providing a composition comprising a cementitious material, water, and a swellable glass additive, wherein the swellable glass additive comprises a plurality of interconnected organosilica nanoparticles; and introducing the composition into a subterranean formation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Jiten Chatterji, Craig Wayne Roddy, Darrell Chad Brenneis, Gregory Robert Hundt
  • Coin Acceptor with Anti-Fraud Feature
    Publication number: 20150379802
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for preventing the fraudulent receipt of credit for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device is disclosed. A coin acceptor with an anti-fraud feature comprises a coin-accept channel comprising a lip to block the introduction of a non-coin object to a coin sensor and a coin-guiding surface to guide a coin downstream the lip to the coin sensor. The coin-accept channel may further comprise a blocking area, a deflection surface, and a protrusion to prevent the upstream movement of a tethered coin-like object, thereby preventing a single tethered coin-like object from receiving multiple credits for the goods or services provided by a coin-operated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Applicant: IMONEX SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Philemon L. Bruner, Kurt D. Regenbrecht
  • Consolidating agent emulsions and associated methods
    Patent number: 9222014
    Abstract: Method of treating a subterranean formation comprising providing a consolidation fluid, introducing the resin consolidation fluid into a subterranean formation comprising unconsolidated particulates; and, curing the resin to at least partially consolidate the unconsolidated particulates. The consolidation fluid comprises a resin in emulsified form with an aqueous external phase and an organic internal phase wherein the emulsified resin does not comprise a hardening agent and an aqueous base fluid that further comprises a hardening agent. The consolidation fluid may further comprise an emulsifying agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard D. Rickman, Ronald G. Dusterhoft, Philip D. Nguyen, Thomas D. Welton, Jimmie D. Weaver, Mike W. Sanders, Harvey J. Fitzpatrick
  • Mechanically adjustable flow control assembly
    Patent number: 9222340
    Abstract: A flow control assembly can be mechanically adjusted, rotationally or translationally, inside a tubing downhole between multiple positions by an intervening tool from the surface to change resistivity to flow through the flow control assembly. The positions among which the flow control assembly can be adjusted can include a closed position, a fully open position, and positions at which fluid experiences various resistances prior to flowing to an inner area of the tubing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Luke W. Holderman, Jean-Marc Lopez, Brad R. Pickle, Frank D. Kalb
  • Perforating safety system and assembly
    Patent number: 9222339
    Abstract: Perforating assemblies and perforating safety systems capable of being disposed in a wellbore for hydrocarbon fluid production are described. The perforating assemblies can include an isolation device that is capable of preventing a detonation train when the assemblies are in a first orientation and allowing a detonation train when the perforating assemblies are in a second orientation. The isolation device can be automatically reoriented or reconfigured upon a change in the orientation of the perforating assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Lee Mason, John Hales
  • Systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring a pipeline
    Patent number: 9222896
    Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for inspecting and monitoring an inner surface of a pipeline. One system includes a pig arranged within the pipeline, the pipeline being divided into first and second radial divisions, and first and second sets of optical computing devices arranged on the pig adjacent the inner surface of the pipeline, the first set being configured to monitor a first substance on the first radial division and the second set being configured to monitor a second substance on the second radial division. Each optical computing device includes an integrated computational element configured to optically interact with the first or second substance 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 first or second substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ola Tunheim, Robert P. Freese, Christopher M. Jones, Laurence J. Abney, James R. MacLennan, Thomas Idland
  • Patient support apparatus having alert light
    Patent number: 9220650
    Abstract: A patient support apparatus includes a bed frame having a head end and a foot end and control circuitry carried by the bed frame. The control circuitry receives information about conditions of the patient support apparatus. A light is coupled to the bed frame adjacent the foot end and is coupled to the control circuitry. The light is in a first state when the patient support apparatus is operating normally and the light is in a second state when the control circuitry detects an alert condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Hill-Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: John A. Bobey, Stephen L. Douglas, Eric R. Meyer, Jonathan H. Mueller, Robert Petrosenko, Stephen R. Schulte, Andrew F. Skinner, Michael Z. Sleva, Richard B. Stacy, Daniel K. Stevens, Mayur Yermaneni
  • Spirocyclic derivatives as antiparasitic agents
    Patent number: 9221835
    Abstract: The invention recites spirocyclic derivatives of Formula (V.1) or (V.2), stereoisomers thereof, veterinary acceptable salts thereof, compositions thereof, processes for making, and their use as a parasiticide for an animal. The variables A, B, V, Z, Y, W1, W2, W3, R1a, R1b, R1c, R2, R3, R4, n, and “ - - - ” are as described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Zoetis Services LLC
    Inventors: Susan M. K. Sheehan, Valerie A. Vaillancourt
  • Coiled tubing packer system
    Patent number: 9222332
    Abstract: A wellbore monitoring system comprising a length of tubing defining an axial flowbore, two or more data conduits extending within the axial flowbore of the coiled tubing, two or more sensors, each of the two or more sensors configured to measure a wellbore parameter and to communicate data indicative of the measured wellbore parameter via one of the two or more data conduits, and two or more deployable tubular packers, each of the deployable tubular packers disposed within the axial flowbore of the tubing, wherein each of the deployable tubular packers is selectively secured within the axial flowbore of the tubing, and wherein the two deployable tubular packers provide fluid isolation between a first region of the axial flowbore, a second region of the axial flowbore, and a third region of the axial flowbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: HALLIBURTON ENERGY SERVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth James Hueston, Douglas Huber
  • Geofence-based triggers for automated data collection
    Patent number: 9222781
    Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatus, and computer program products are provided for automated data collection using geofence-based triggers. In one embodiment, the location of a vehicle can be monitored by a variety of computing entities. By using the vehicle's location, it can be determined when the vehicle enters and/or exits defined geofences. After a determination that a vehicle has entered or exited a defined geofence, one or more events can be automatically triggered/initiated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher T. Schenken, Mark J. Davidson
  • Cementing plug tracking using distributed strain sensing
    Patent number: 9222349
    Abstract: Various systems and methods for cementing plug tracking using distributed strain sensing include a downhole cementing apparatus that includes a distributed strain sensor with an optical cable and a first downhole cementing plug coupled to a fixed point on the optical cable. The apparatus further includes a second downhole cementing plug slidably coupled to the optical cable between the first downhole cementing plug and a sensing end of the optical cable. The second downhole cementing plug causes a detectable feature in a strain profile along the optical cable's length that indicates a position of the second downhole cementing plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Michel Joseph LeBlanc
  • Unsupervised language model adaptation for automated speech scoring
    Patent number: 9224383
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for generating a transcript of a speech sample response to a test question. The speech sample response to the test question is provided to a language model, where the language model is configured to perform an automated speech recognition function. The language model is adapted to the test question to improve the automated speech recognition function by providing to the language model automated speech recognition data related to the test question, Internet data related to the test question, or human-generated transcript data related to the test question. The transcript of the speech sample is generated using the adapted language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Educational Testing Service
    Inventors: Shasha Xie, Lei Chen
  • Validating a specification associated with a software application and/or a hardware
    Patent number: 9223685
    Abstract: System and method for validating a specification associated with a software application and/or a hardware is disclosed. The specification comprising expected behavior requirements specified in a specification language and the semantics in the tabular notation is received. In order to validate the specification, a string may be identified for the specification. The string may indicate characters conforming to the specification language. Upon identifying the string, a token may be generated using the string. The token may be a binary representation of the string. The token may be arranged into a data structure. The specification is checked to conform to the specification language. Two or more specifications specified in the specification language are merged. A test case is generated from the validated specification. The expected behavior with the actual behavior of the specification is validated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Goldsmith Murali Krishna, Ulka Aniruddha Shrotri, Venkatesh R
  • Piezoelectric element and method to remove extraneous vibration modes
    Patent number: 9224938
    Abstract: A piezoelectric element and a manufacturing method to reduce extraneous radial vibration modes is disclosed, in an example embodiment, four slots, arranged at 90 degrees, are made in one surface such that the slots do not reach the opposite surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Voldi E. Maki, Jr.
  • Downhole flow measurements with optical distributed vibration/acoustic sensing systems
    Patent number: 9222828
    Abstract: A method of verifying a substance interface location during a cementing operation can include optically measuring vibrations caused by substances flowing across structures distributed along a wellbore, the vibrations being caused at each structure, and the vibrations changing at each structure as the interface displaces across the structure. A method of determining a property of at least one substance flowed in a wellbore can include optically measuring vibrations caused by the substance flowing across structures distributed along a wellbore, the vibrations being caused at each structure, and the structures having different shapes, thereby causing the vibrations at the structures to be different from each other when the substance flows across the differently shaped structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael L. Fripp, Neal G. Skinner
  • Methods and systems for dynamically generating and reusing dynamic web content
    Patent number: 9223891
    Abstract: Methods and systems for generating and reusing dynamic web content involve, for example, automatically generating client-side code on a server at run time, and automatically downloading the client-side code to the client side at run time. The client-side code is executed on the client side to become a widget with dynamic behavior attributes displayed as a component of a web page on a display screen of a client-side computing device. Dynamic behavior of the client-side code may triggered via an event handler mechanism wherein properties of the client-side code are dynamically changed without affecting any other content on the web page. The widget may be redisplayed on a subsequent occasion with a change in the widget without regenerating the client-side code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Citicorp Credit Services, Inc. (USA)
    Inventors: France Law-How-Hung, Ramadurai V. Ram
  • Fungi and products thereof
    Patent number: 9222096
    Abstract: The present invention provides substantially purified or isolated fungi of Nodulisporium spp. or Ascocoryne spp., plants infected with said fungi, organic compounds produced by said fungi, and related nucleic acids, polypeptides and methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: Agriculture Victoria Services PTY LTD
    Inventors: German Carlos Spangenberg, Timothy Ivor Sawbridge, Simone Jane Rochfort, Scott W. Mattner, Ross C. Mann