Patents Assigned to Services
  • Dual sub-surface release plug with bypass for small diameter liners
    Patent number: 11293253
    Abstract: A dual plug system comprises a bottom plug and a top plug. The bottom plug comprises, a bottom plug mandrel, a plurality of first fins, and a first seat. The plurality of first fins is disposed between a first end and a second end of the bottom plug mandrel, and the first seat is disposed at the second end The top plug comprises a first end and a second end. The top plug further comprises a top plug mandrel, a plurality of second fins, a collar, and a sleeve. The plurality of second fins is disposed around the top plug mandrel covering at least a portion of the length of the top plug mandrel, and the collar is coupled to the top plug mandrel The dual plug system further comprises a connector, wherein the connector is coupled to the first end of the top plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Handoko Tirto Santoso, Lonnie Carl Helms, Tor Sigve Saetre, Frank Vinicia Acosta, Thomas Zachary Vonk, Rajesh Parameshwaraiah
  • Deploying a content distribution network using resources from cloud service providers
    Patent number: 11297133
    Abstract: A first computer transmits a respective first command to each of a plurality of second computer systems. Each first command includes instructions to initiate one or more virtual machine instances on the respective second computer system. Each virtual machine instance is configured to retrieve data from a third computer system over a communications network, cache the retrieved data, and transmit the cached data to one or more client computers over the communications network in response to a request for the cached data by the one or more client computers. The first computer system also transmits configuration data to each of the second computer systems. The configuration data includes indications of one or more parameters associated with retrieving the data from the third computer system, caching the retrieved data, and/or transmitting the cached data to the one or more client computers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Jason Paul Larrew
  • Data synchronization
    Patent number: 11297135
    Abstract: The present subject matter discloses a method for application data synchronization through a communication network. The method includes receiving application data from at least one user device, formatting the application data based on at least one formatting parameter to generate a data file, where the formatting parameter is indicative of a format of the data file, and transmitting the data file to at least one target syncing device through protocols based on Push Email Synchronization.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventor: Rao Kotamarti
  • Real-time glare detection inside a dynamic region of an image
    Patent number: 11297248
    Abstract: A user device may capture a plurality of preview images that each include image data. The user device may process, in substantially real-time, a preview image to identify an object in the preview image, including determining an outline of the object. The user device may create a mask that hides a portion of the image data associated with an area outside of the outline of the object in one or more of the preview images. Based on determining that a parameter associated with glare of the object in the preview images does not satisfy a threshold, the user device may provide, in substantially real-time, feedback to a user, including an instruction to the user to perform an action with respect to the user device or to the object, and, based on determining that the parameter satisfies the threshold, the user device may automatically capture an image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Pribble, Nicholas Capurso, Daniel Alan Jarvis
  • Autonomously driven rotary steering system
    Patent number: 11293229
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include systems and methods to improve downhole drilling. A representative system may include a geostationary portion (e.g. a valve assembly) and a turbine coupled to the geostationary portion to cause counter-rotation of the geostationary portion relative to a drillstring in a default state. A generator that is also operable to act as a motor is coupled to the turbine, and is also coupled to a controller and an energy that may harness any excess energy generated by the turbine when the turbine is able to counter-rotate the geostationary portion at a faster rate than needed to maintain the geostationary portion in a rotationally static condition relative to the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi P. Nanayakkara, Mukul Agnihotri
  • Methods and systems for automated identification of agro-climatic zones
    Patent number: 11294940
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides methods and systems for automated identification of agro-climatic zones. The methods deal with receiving parameters pertaining to ambience and soil from various external systems for a geographical region via one or more interaction methods. The parameters may be raw data or derived from raw data, homogenized and stored in a generic and hierarchical format for easy consumption. Inference is drawn from the parameters and associated attributes by comparing with historic attributes available in a knowledge base module for a corresponding agro-climatic zone. Inferences may also be made from parameters available in encoded form such as images, videos and ontological knowledge. Based on the comparison, a score is generated that reflects the degree of compliance with pre-defined agro-climatic zones.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Tata Consultancy Services Limited
    Inventors: Sanat Sarangi, Praneet Padinchare Vazhayil, Saranya Ramanath, Gopu Chandrasenan, Srinivasu Pappula
  • Buoyancy assist tool
    Patent number: 11293260
    Abstract: A buoyancy assist tool has an outer case and a rupture disk connected in the outer case. A sleeve is disposed in the outer case and movable from first to second position in the outer case. A rupture disk membrane of a rupture disk prevents the sleeve from moving to the second position prior to the rupture disk membrane rupturing. The outer case is configured to be connected in a well casing. A lock ring holds the sleeve in the first position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Avinash Gopal Dharne, Stephen Allen Yeldell, Frank Vinicio Acosta, Min Mark Yuan, Kevin Wendell Ardoin
  • Predictive data analysis using image representations of categorical and scalar feature data
    Patent number: 11295136
    Abstract: There is a need for more effective and efficient predictive data analysis solutions and/or more effective and efficient solutions for generating image representations of categorical/scalar data. Various embodiments of the present invention address one or more of the noted technical challenges. In one example, a method comprises receiving the one or more categorical input features; generating an image representation of the one or more categorical input features, wherein the image representation comprises image region values each associated with a categorical input feature, and further wherein each image region value of the one or more image region values is determined based at least in part on the corresponding categorical input feature associated with the image region value; and processing the image representation using an image-based machine learning model to generate the image-based predictions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Optum Services (Ireland) Limited
    Inventors: Ahmed Selim, Michael Bridges
  • Valve position sensing using electric and magnetic coupling
    Patent number: 11293278
    Abstract: A system and method for identifying a position of a sliding sleeve. The system may comprise an outer housing, a sliding sleeve within the outer housing, one or more magnetic switches, and a magnet. A method may comprise closing a switch within a magnetic switch disposed with a magnet, wherein the magnetic switch is disposed downhole, and transmitting an electric current into a first electric branch, wherein the electric current traverses through first electric branch, through the magnetic switch, to a second electric branch, and to a node. The method may further comprise measuring the electric current or voltage at the node and identifying a position of a sliding sleeve in an outer housing from the measurement. The method may further comprise calibrating a linear resistor position sensor assembly based at least in part on the measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Chakkungal Joseph, Paul Gregory James, Ziquan Wang, Ravi Sharad Vayeda
  • Treatment of oil-based mud for determining oil-water ratio
    Patent number: 11293239
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods measure a specified volume of a drilling fluid for a test sample. An electrical parameter of the test sample is measured; and a chemical formulated to effect a change in the electrical parameter of the test sample is added in known increments. After each incremental addition of the chemical, the electrical parameter of the test sample is measured to determine if the electrical parameter measurement is at a stable value. When the electrical parameter measurement is at a stable value, the electrical parameter is correlated with an amount of water in the drilling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiangnan Ye, Dale E. Jamison
  • Systems and methods for electronic enrollment and authentication
    Patent number: 11297056
    Abstract: Current embodiments relate to proofing and authenticating digital access and/or control requests. By communicating with various service providers, automatic proofing and/or enrollment for authentication of digital access and/or control services may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Michael Wayne Lester, Thomas Bret Buckingham
  • Methods for creating RFID tags based on flexible antenna materials
    Patent number: 11296398
    Abstract: Methods and systems form shaped wire lengths of flexible wire materials by use of dispensing heads and movement of same in a direction along an axis different from the axis of movement followed by a web of material with which the thus formed shaped wire lengths are combined or to which the thus formed shaped wired are secured or adhered by adhesives applied onto the web prior to or during dispensing. Items are prepared that are suitable for use as antenna components of RFID devices. Also, RFID elements can be positioned on the web and the shaped wire length applied to the RFID element to provide a combination RFID device having both antenna and RFID element. Shaping of the flexible wires is achieved in manufacturing times substantially shorter than other methods and systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Avery Dennison Retail Information Services LLC
    Inventor: Ian Forster
  • Transaction card with integrated stand
    Patent number: 11295186
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments generally relate to a transaction card with an integrated card stand. The transaction card comprises a substrate having a card thickness, and first and second card surfaces, the second card surface being substantially coextensive with the first card surface. The transaction may further comprise a card stand pivotable relative to the second card surface and having a stand thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler Maiman, Max Miracolo, Joshua Edwards
  • Financial management system with account guardian oversight
    Patent number: 11295313
    Abstract: A financial management system may include a device processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions, executable by the processor. The computer readable medium may include instructions for receiving purchase information regarding a pending purchase of a system user using an account; sending the purchase information, along with a request for approval of the purchase, to one or more personal electronic devices of a guardian of the account; receiving a response selected by the guardian; and selectively permitting the purchase based on the response selected by the guardian.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventor: Ryan Thomas Russell
  • Method and system for detecting a fault condition in the measurement of the level of a medium in a tank
    Patent number: 11293796
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for detecting a fault condition in the measurement of the level of a medium in a tank having a floating roof. The method uses a radar level gauge to measure the level of the floating roof and a level measuring device to measure the level of the medium. The method includes recording the level of the floating roof during a defined time interval that comprises some filling/emptying cycles of the medium, recording the level of the medium during said time interval, determining the deviations between the level of the medium and the corresponding level of the floating roof, centering the deviations between the level of the medium and the level of the floating roof reduced by the thickness of the floating roof with the corresponding level data, and generating an alert message when the centered deviations exceed a tolerance threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser Group Services AG
    Inventor: Dimitri Vaissiere
  • Distributed biometric comparison framework
    Patent number: 11296888
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. An authentication node may receive a plurality of encrypted match values, wherein the plurality of encrypted match values were formed by a plurality of worker nodes that compare a plurality of encrypted second biometric template parts derived from a second biometric template to a plurality of encrypted first biometric template parts derived from a first biometric template. The authentication node may decrypt the plurality of encrypted match values resulting in a plurality of decrypted match values. The authentication node may then determine if a first biometric template matches the second biometric template using the plurality of decrypted match values. An enrollment node may be capable of enrolling a biometric template and storing encrypted biometric template parts at worker nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Sunpreet Singh Arora, Lacey Best-Rowden, Kim Wagner
  • Pipeline integration oil recovery
    Patent number: 11292972
    Abstract: A method may include: heating a hydrocarbon contaminated waste in a first heating unit, vaporizing at least a portion of water and hydrocarbons in the hydrocarbon contaminated waste and generating: a first vaporized stream and a first bottoms stream, heating the first bottoms stream in a second heating unit; vaporizing at least a portion of hydrocarbons in the first bottoms stream and generating: a second vaporized stream and a second bottoms stream, condensing the first vaporized stream to form a first condensed stream; and condensing the second vaporized stream to form a second condensed stream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Rajesh C. Kapila
  • Drill bit with adjustable inner gauge configuration
    Patent number: 11293232
    Abstract: A drill bit can include a bit body having an upper portion, a central bore, and an adjustable inner gauge. The central bore can define a bore surface, and the bit body can include a plurality of fixed cutters formed on the upper portion. The adjustable inner gauge may be movably positioned within the bit body central bore to increase or decrease an exposed area of the bore surface for adjusting stability or steerability of the drill bit while forming the wellbore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventor: Bradley David Dunbar
  • Provisioning method and system with message conversion
    Patent number: 11296862
    Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method comprises receiving, from a communication device, a provisioning request message including a user device identifier and a cryptogram in a first message format, which is received from the user device by the communication device during a message exchange process between the user device and the communication device. The method also includes generating an authorization request message in a second message format, the authorization request message comprising the cryptogram, transmitting the authorization request message to an authorizing computer, and receiving an authorization response message from the authorizing computer. The method also includes providing access data to the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Thomas Bellenger, Barbara Patterson
  • Gas resistant impeller having lower upthrust for use with a centrifugal pump
    Patent number: 11293445
    Abstract: An impeller for pumping fluid that comprises discharge flow paths that allow high pressure liquid to be used to flush out low pressure gas that can accumulate within the internal structure of the impeller. The impeller comprises transition regions, vanes, and at least one discharge flow path. The vanes are rotational about a central axis. The transition regions and the plurality of vanes have a high pressure flow path and a low pressure flow path. The at least one discharge flow path is in fluid communication with a section of the low pressure flow path of at least one of the transition region(s) and the vane(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Ketankumar Kantilal Sheth, Donn J. Brown