Patents by Inventor Andrew May
Andrew May has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 11932803Abstract: Methods and compositions for improving the rheological properties of fluids including sepiolite are provided. In one or more embodiments, the compositions comprise a clay selected from the group consisting of: sepiolite, palygorskite, attapulgite, and a combination thereof; and an extender comprising sodium polyacrylate, wherein the extender is present in an amount from about 0.01 lbs/ton of the clay to about 10 lbs/ton of the clay. In one or more embodiments, the methods comprise introducing a treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation, wherein the treatment fluid comprises an aqueous base fluid, a clay selected from the group consisting of: sepiolite, palygorskite, attapulgite, and a combination thereof, and an extender comprising sodium polyacrylate.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventor: Preston Andrew May
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Publication number: 20240086370Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product are provided. A processor defines and stores units of image data of a container image, where the units of image data are compressible. A processor represents the units as nodes in a dependency graph for a container image, including one or more nodes at a dependency level in the dependency graph.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventors: Francis McNamee, Paula May Tomaszko, Andrew Jack Bell, ROBERT KERR
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Patent number: 11927062Abstract: Methods for manufacturing lost circulation material particulates that may be for use in treating a subterranean formation are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include providing at a well-site a feed vessel that contains a liquid material, the liquid material including a monomer and an initiator; providing an injection device disposed underneath the feed vessel for directing at least a portion of the liquid material from the feed vessel to a reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber includes a fluid; discharging at least a portion of the liquid material from the feed vessel to the reaction chamber through an orifice disposed on the injection device; and forming LCM particulates at least in part by allowing at least a portion of the liquid material to polymerize in the fluid in the reaction chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, William Walter Shumway, Preston Andrew May
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Publication number: 20230341163Abstract: A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet, a liner, a thermodynamic assembly, an air conduit, a heat pipe, a conductive ice mold, and a water dispenser. The liner may define an icebox (IB) compartment. air conduit may be disposed within the IB compartment. The air conduit may define a conduit path between a conduit inlet and a conduit outlet downstream from the conduit inlet. The heat pipe may be mounted to the air conduit and extend therefrom outside of the conduit path. The conductive ice mold may be mounted to the heat pipe within the IB compartment. The conductive ice mold may define a mold cavity outside of the air conduit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2022Publication date: October 26, 2023Inventors: Brent Alden Junge, Jason Andrew May
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Patent number: 11795494Abstract: In certain embodiments, the present invention provides amplification methods in which nucleotide tag(s) and, optionally, a barcode nucleotide sequence are added to target nucleotide sequences. In other embodiments, the present invention provides a microfluidic device that includes a plurality of first input lines and a plurality of second input lines. The microfluidic device also includes a plurality of sets of first chambers and a plurality of sets of second chambers. Each set of first chambers is in fluid communication with one of the plurality of first input lines. Each set of second chambers is in fluid communication with one of the plurality of second input lines. The microfluidic device further includes a plurality of first pump elements in fluid communication with a first portion of the plurality of second input lines and a plurality of second pump elements in fluid communication with a second portion of the plurality of second input lines.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: FLUIDIGM CORPORATIONInventors: Andrew May, Peilin Chen, Jun Wang, Fiona Kaper, Megan Anderson
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Patent number: 11768190Abstract: Described herein are methods to determine an amount of shale inhibitor in drilling fluids used in wellbore operations. In some cases, methods include receiving a sample of a drilling fluid, removing solids from the sample to produce a solids-free fluid, contacting the solids-free fluid with an anion to produce a precipitate in a test solution, and determining an amount of an amine-based shale inhibitor within the sample by measuring the amount of the precipitate in the test solution.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Preston Andrew May, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20230287745Abstract: Methods for manufacturing lost circulation material particulates that may be for use in treating a subterranean formation are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include providing at a well-site a feed vessel that contains a liquid material, the liquid material including a monomer and an initiator; providing an injection device disposed underneath the feed vessel for directing at least a portion of the liquid material from the feed vessel to a reaction chamber, wherein the reaction chamber includes a fluid; discharging at least a portion of the liquid material from the feed vessel to the reaction chamber through an orifice disposed on the injection device; and forming LCM particulates at least in part by allowing at least a portion of the liquid material to polymerize in the fluid in the reaction chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2020Publication date: September 14, 2023Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, William Walter Shumway, Preston Andrew May
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Publication number: 20230272429Abstract: Provided herein are cells with a gene modification of an ABO gene, RHD gene, and/or FUT1 gene. In some embodiments, the cells express reduced levels of a MHC I antigen and/or a MHC II antigen. In some instances, the cells are also hypoimmunogenic cells.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2021Publication date: August 31, 2023Inventors: William DOWDLE, Andrew MAY, Sonja SCHREPFER
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Patent number: 11718777Abstract: Compositions and methods involving polyvalent cation reactive polymers for use as lost circulation materials in subterranean treatment operations are provided. In some embodiments, the methods include forming a treatment fluid including a base fluid, a source of a polyvalent cation, a polyvalent cation reactive polymer, and an acid precursor; introducing the treatment fluid into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation; and allowing the treatment fluid to at least partially set.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Preston Andrew May, Hui Zhou, Jay Deville
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Publication number: 20230174841Abstract: A variety of methods and systems are disclosed, including, in one embodiment, a method for emulsion breaking including: applying a trigger to an oilfield emulsion to facilitate breaking of the oilfield emulsion, wherein the oilfield emulsion includes an oleaginous phase, a non-oleaginous phase, and a breakable emulsifier, wherein the trigger breaks the breakable emulsifier into non-emulsifying byproducts; and separating at least a portion of the oleaginous phase from the non-oleaginous phase.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2021Publication date: June 8, 2023Applicant: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Preston Andrew May, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 11639459Abstract: A fluid is provided. The fluid includes a base fluid and an additive. The additive has a marker functional group that absorbs infrared radiation having a wavelength in a predetermined range between about 2100 cm?1 and about 2300 cm?1.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2022Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Preston Andrew May, Michele Suzanne Brown
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Patent number: 11639823Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a chilled chamber defining a plurality of cooling zones and a lighting assembly comprising a plurality of lighting zones corresponding to the plurality of cooling zones. A climate control system generates and selectively directs a flow of cooling air into the plurality of cooling zones such that the temperature in each zone is independently regulated and the lighting assembly selectively illuminates the plurality of lighting zones to provide user feedback regarding the operation of the climate control system, e.g., by indicating which zones are receiving the flow of cooling air, by notifying a user when a zone has reached a setpoint temperature, or by identifying the presence and location of a flow restriction.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2021Date of Patent: May 2, 2023Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Jason Andrew May, Jarvis Ward
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Patent number: 11603487Abstract: Compositions and methods for using those compositions to at least partially stabilize subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods include providing a treatment fluid including an aqueous base fluid and an additive including a low molecular mass organic gelator; introducing the treatment fluid into at least a portion of a subterranean formation to contact at least a portion of the subterranean formation that includes shale; and allowing the additive to interact with the shale to at least partially stabilize the shale.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 14, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jay Paul Deville, Preston Andrew May
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Publication number: 20230062612Abstract: Disclosed herein are cells including pluripotent stem cells that conditionally express an immunosuppressive factor and related methods of their use and generation. In some embodiments, the cells disclosed do not express MHC I and MHC II human leukocyte antigens, and in some cases, also do not express one or more TCR complexes. In some embodiments, hypoimmunogenicity of the cells is controlled by activation of a controllable expression system upon contacting the cells with a specific factor or agent.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2021Publication date: March 2, 2023Inventors: Ryan CLARKE, Greg HOFFMAN, Andrew MAY, Eleonore THAM
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Patent number: 11560794Abstract: A method of detecting an amine-based additive in a wellbore servicing fluid (WSF) comprising contacting an aliquot of WSF with an amine detector compound and an aqueous salt solution to form a detection solution; wherein the aqueous salt solution comprises an inorganic salt and organic carboxylate salt; wherein the WSF comprises the amine-based additive; and wherein the detection solution is characterized by at least one absorption peak wavelength in the range of 380-760 nm; detecting an absorption intensity for detection solution at a wavelength within about ±20% of the at least one absorption peak wavelength; comparing the absorption intensity of detection solution at the wavelength within about ±20% of the at least one absorption peak wavelength with a target absorption intensity of amine-based additive to determine the amount of amine-based additive in WSF; and comparing the amount of amine-based additive in WSF with a target amount of amine-based additive.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Preston Andrew May, Emily Cummings Hart, Jay Paul Deville
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Patent number: 11555787Abstract: A method of detecting an amine-based additive in wellbore servicing fluid (WSF) comprising contacting an aliquot of WSF with an amine detector reagent and aqueous medium to form a detection solution; wherein the amine detector reagent comprises an amine detector compound, and a polar organic solvent (POS) with flash point >105° C.; wherein the WSF comprises the amine-based additive; and wherein the detection solution is characterized by at least one absorption peak wavelength in 380-760 nm; detecting an absorption intensity for detection solution at a wavelength within ±20% of the at least one absorption peak wavelength; comparing the absorption intensity of detection solution at the wavelength within ±20% of the at least one absorption peak wavelength with a target absorption intensity of amine-based additive to determine the amount of amine-based additive in WSF; and comparing the amount of amine-based additive in WSF with a target amount of amine-based additive.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Preston Andrew May, Emily Cummings Hart, Jay Paul Deville
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Publication number: 20220398658Abstract: In the present invention, a system and method is described for lowering costs associated with taxes, insurance and HOA payments, during the initial five and/or ten year periods of owning a home, by financing these costs and other ongoing charges related to the consummation of a mortgage loan. In addition to the cost savings, the consumer may set up an asset that helps generate additional income to the consumer. Cost savings are achieved and secondary market ownership of the mortgage results in a lower overall risk to the investor through the creation of an asset that may be accessed to offset costs of homeownership or mitigate risk to the investor in the mortgage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2021Publication date: December 15, 2022Inventors: Eric Iseley, Andrew May
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Patent number: 11499087Abstract: Methods and compositions for the use of thermally responsive lost circulation materials in subterranean formations are provided. In one embodiment, the methods include introducing a treatment fluid including a base fluid and a thermally responsive lost circulation material including a thermally responsive hydrogel that includes at least one thermoresponsive polymer into a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation including a loss zone; allowing the thermally responsive lost circulation material to reach a thickening transition temperature; and allowing the treatment fluid to at least partially set in the subterranean formation.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Dale E. Jamison, William Walter Shumway, Preston Andrew May
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Patent number: 11485899Abstract: Methods for reducing zinc in fluids for use in subterranean formations are provided. In one or more embodiments, the methods include providing a fluid comprising an aqueous base fluid and zinc; and adding a precipitant comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone or any derivative thereof to the fluid to form a precipitate with at least a portion of the zinc.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: William Walter Shumway, Hui Zhou, Preston Andrew May
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Patent number: 11475362Abstract: Systems and methods for a machine learning query handling platform are described, whereby each computing node in a computer network is configured to implement a respective local prediction model that calculates an output based on input attributes passed through trained parameters of the local prediction model, whereby at least two of the computing nodes calculate different predicted outputs to the same input attributes. In an embodiment, the trained parameters of each local prediction model include a first set of parameters received from a remote server, a second set of parameters received from another interconnected computing node, and a third set of parameters based on data in a local memory. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: International Consolidated Airlines Group, S.A.Inventors: Daniel Jobling, Glenn Morgan, Paul Shade, Andrew May