Patents Assigned to Services
  • Oil-in-water stable, emulsified spacer fluids
    Patent number: 10087356
    Abstract: Some embodiments described herein provide a method comprising method comprising providing an oil-in-water emulsified spacer fluid comprising a binary surfactant mixture, solvent non-aqueous base fluid, and an aqueous base fluid, wherein the binary surfactant mixture comprises a surfactant and an amphiphilic co-surfactant, wherein the surfactant is present in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the oil-in-water emulsified spacer fluid and wherein the amphiphilic co-surfactant is present in an amount in the range of from about 0.5% to about 30% by weight of the oil-in-water emulsified spacer fluid, and introducing the oil-in-water emulsified spacer fluid into a subterranean formation comprising a residual non-aqueous fluid therein, wherein the binary surfactant mixture in the oil-in-water emulsified spacer fluid emulsifies at least a portion of the residual non-aqueous fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Krishna Ravi, Sam Lewis, Kyriacos Agapiou
  • Radio frequency identification tag
    Patent number: 10089572
    Abstract: A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag includes a substrate; and an inductive-capacitive circuit located on the substrate. The circuit includes a corrugated inductive antenna to communicate with a RFID interrogator using radio frequency signals. The circuit further includes a capacitor coupled to the corrugated inductive antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Goodwin, Mark Roberson
  • Tubing assembly with a temporary seal
    Patent number: 10087710
    Abstract: A tubing assembly can include a pressure holding barrier with an opening between a first and a second area of the pressure holding barrier. The opening can define a passageway. A deformable stop can be positioned within the passageway that restricts fluid flow through the passageway. The deformable stop can be responsive to an application of pressure from the first area of the pressure holding barrier above a pre-set threshold by deforming. The deformable stop, when deformed, can restrict fluid flow from the first area of the pressure holding barrier to a second area of the pressure holding barrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Michael Greci, Michael Linley Fripp
  • Use of plant cells expressing a TNFalpha polypeptide inhibitor in therapy
    Patent number: 10087232
    Abstract: A method of treating a TNF Alpha associated medical condition selected from the group consisting of obesity, metabolic syndrome, diabetes and a liver disease or disorder is provided. The method comprising enterally administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of plant cells expressing a TNF Alpha polypeptide inhibitor, thereby treating the TNF Alpha associated medical condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: Protalix Ltd., Hadasit Medical Research Services and Development Ltd.
    Inventors: Yaron Ilan, Yoseph Shaaltiel, Uri Hanania, Tali Kizhner, Tami Ariel, Svetlana Gingis-Velitski
  • Electromagnetic casing inspection tool with azimuthal sensitivity
    Patent number: 10087738
    Abstract: Various downhole logging tools and methods of using and making the same are disclosed. In one aspect, a downhole logging tool for inspecting a well casing is provided that includes a housing adapted to be supported in the well casing by a support cable. A transmitter is positioned in the housing and operable to generate a magnetic field. Plural receivers are positioned in the housing in circumferentially-spaced apart relation and are operable to sense the magnetic field with azimuthal sensitivity. Electronic circuitry is operatively coupled to the receivers to determine a parameter of the sensed magnetic field and determine a characteristic of the well casing based on the parameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Probe Technology Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Jun Zhang
  • Systems and methods for locally streaming applications in a computing system
    Patent number: 10089209
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to a system that includes a storage component that stores data and a processor. The processor may install an application using a portion of the storage component, partition the portion of the storage component from a remaining portion of the storage component, and execute the application via the portion of the storage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Ryan Russell
  • Composite bow centralizer
    Patent number: 10087689
    Abstract: A centralizer comprises a first collar, a second collar, a plurality of bow springs coupling the first collar to the second collar, and a plurality of particulates disposed on an outer surface of at least one bow spring. One or more of the first collar, the second collar, and the bow springs comprises a composite material. In some embodiments, the centralizer comprises a third collar, wherein the plurality of bow springs comprise a first portion of bow springs and a second portion of bow springs, and wherein the first portion of the bow springs couple the first collar to the third collar and the second portion of the bow springs couple the second collar to the third collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Lively, David Levie, Dietmar Mueller, Thorsten Weber
  • Gold or silver metallized plastic product free of any gold and silver element and method for manufacturing it
    Patent number: 10087515
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a metallized plastic product with a gold or silver hue, comprising the steps: galvanization of a surface of the plastic body for forming a galvanized chromium layer; deposition by evaporation of a metal layer directly on the galvanized chromium layer, the metal being copper, a mixture of metals comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, a copper alloy comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, or aluminum. The invention also relates to a metallized plastic product (1) with a gold or silver hue, comprising a plastic body (2), a galvanized chromium layer (3, 4, 5, 6), and a metal layer (7), the metal being copper, a mixture of metals comprising at least 70% by weight of copper, an alloy containing copper in an amount of at least 70% by weight, or aluminum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Albea Services
    Inventor: Cécile Ghesquiere
  • LED light fixture
    Patent number: 10090925
    Abstract: An LED light fixture includes one or more optical transceivers that have a light support having a plurality of light emitting diodes and one or more photodetectors attached thereto, and a processor in communication with the light emitting diodes and the one or more photodetectors. The processor is constructed and arranged to generate a communication or data transfer signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Federal Law Enforcement Development Services, Inc.
    Inventor: John C. Pederson
  • Point of sale payment method
    Patent number: 10089677
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes making a payment transaction between a customer and a merchant using a payment card of the customer including: transmitting details of the payment transaction from a mobile device to a remote server; capturing at least one image of the payment card using the mobile device of the merchant; transmitting the at least one image of the payment card to the remote server; identifying, by the remote server, the merchant and the payment card captured in the at least one image; and implementing the payment transaction between bank accounts of the customer and the merchant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventor: Robert Hasson
  • Two-piece transaction card construction
    Patent number: 10089571
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments generally relate to transaction card constructions, and particularly, to a two-piece transaction card construction. Disclosed embodiments include a generally planar first card component including a first surface and a generally planar second card component including a second surface wherein the first card component is separate from the second card component. In disclosed embodiments, for example, the generally planar first card component and the generally planar second card component may be configured such that one forms a cavity and the other forms an inlay component configured to be seated within the cavity. In other embodiments the generally planar first card component and the generally planar second card component may be configured such that one forms a container and the other forms a lid configured to close the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew Stern, Makiko Taniguchi, Dan Makoski, Lin Yang, Carl Cepress, Austin Anderson, Jason Deperro, Elwin Ong
  • Fast formation dip angle estimation systems and methods
    Patent number: 10087744
    Abstract: Tools, systems and methods for fast formation dip angle estimation, at least some of which include a logging tool that includes at least one transmit antenna, at least one receive antenna and a controller. The controller measures coupling parameters between the transmit and receive antennas, with at least one of the coupling parameters being measured as a function of depth and azimuthal angle. The controller further determines if a surrounding formation is anisotropic and heterogeneous based at least in part on at least one of the coupling parameters, and if so, derives a dip angle from a partial derivative with respect to depth and artificial dip angle of the coupling parameter(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Dagang Wu
  • Well treatment design based on three-dimensional wellbore shape
    Patent number: 10087746
    Abstract: One example of well treatment design based on three-dimensional wellbore shape can be implemented as a computer-implemented method. Wellbore data including acoustic logging data that defines an internal shape of a wall of the wellbore at multiple locations around the perimeter of the wellbore can be received. A volume of an open hole portion of the wellbore that includes the multiple locations can be determined using the wellbore data. Using the volume of the open hole portion of the wellbore, a volume of a fluid loss treatment to treat the portion of the wellbore for well fluid loss can be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Dwight David Fulton, Julio Vasquez
  • Listener survey tool with time stamping
    Patent number: 10089643
    Abstract: Clients can develop surveys on a client machine, and send a hosting server details about the survey that will be provided to a survey participant. The survey details can include information identifying a media item to be streamed to the survey participant as part of the survey, survey questions, and timing related to the survey questions. The hosting server can determine a length of time between a time when a survey participant begins viewing the media item, or when some other action is performed, and a time when survey questions are answered. The survey participant can be ranked based on the time difference. The time at which survey questions are displayed, and which questions are displayed, can be tied to how much of a media item the survey participant has viewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: iHeartMedia Management Services, Inc.
    Inventor: William Richards
  • Subsurface fiber optic stimulation-flow meter
    Patent number: 10087751
    Abstract: A system is provided that includes a fiber optic cable and a fiber optic interrogator. The fiber optic cable contains acoustical sensors that can be positioned in stimulation fluid in a wellbore. The fiber optic interrogator can determine flow rate of the stimulation fluid based on signals from the fiber optic cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Lee Stokely
  • Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface
    Patent number: D829729
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael Aaron McGlasson, Stephen Holloway, Lea B. Sims, Richard R. Rohrbough, Paul LaFleur, Emily Eaton, Joseph Wall, Nathan J. Rowe, Gualberto Camacho, Melisa Izaguirre
  • Colored metallic credit card
    Patent number: D829818
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Discover Financial Services
    Inventors: Angela Liddy, Ed O'Sullivan, Tony Kola
  • Electronic cigarette
    Patent number: D829974
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Mitchell Stone
  • Electronic cigarette
    Patent number: D829975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Mitchell Stone
  • Electronic cigarette
    Patent number: D829978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventor: Mitchell Stone