Abstract: A mono-diameter wellbore casing is formed by radially expanding a first tubular liner off of a mandrel into contact with a second tubular liner. The first and second tubular liners are positioned within the wellbore in an overlapping relationship. The overlapping portions of the tubular liners include thin wall portions with compressible annular members that are expanded into contact with each other.

Abstract: A method for delivering encrypted content to a subscriber terminal on-demand through a communication network is provided. The method begins when SRM receives a request for content from the subscriber terminal. In response to the request, the SRM directs a video server to transmit the content as an unencrypted transport stream to an encryptor. The packets in the unencrypted transport stream include a header with a destination address associated with the subscriber terminal. The encryptor encrypts the content in the unencrypted transport stream to generate an encrypted transport stream. The encryptor also inserts in the packet headers of the packets in the encrypted transport stream the destination address associated with the subscriber terminal obtained from the packet headers in the unencrypted transport stream. Finally, the encrypted transport stream is transmitted to the subscriber terminal over the communication network.

Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.

Abstract: A method is provided including storing a first set of characteristics for each of a first set of one or more defined objects in a computer memory, storing a second set of characteristics for each of one or more data item classes in a computer memory, and storing a third set of characteristics for each of one or more data items in a computer memory. The method may further include linking the first set of one or more defined objects to one of the one or more data item classes and assigning a first data item of the one or more data items to a first data item class of the one or more data item classes.

Abstract: A tubular member is expanded by pressurizing an interior region within the tubular member.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing seamless failover to a redundant stream at an edge device is disclosed. A plurality of identical streams are received via a plurality of paths at a plurality of synchronization buffers. Each synchronization buffer receives one of the plurality of identical streams from a corresponding path of the plurality of paths. The plurality of streams are synchronized. A composite stream is generated from the plurality of identical streams according to a packet selection process.

Abstract: A pipeline.

Abstract: A system (10), method (90) and apparatus (14) are provided for provisioning a multicast stream, such as an IP multicast stream, in a network. The system includes a first tier (12), such as a national backbone, with a first Multicast Address Discovery (MCAD) directory (34), and at least one second tier having a headend, such as a regional headend (14), with a second MCAD directory (36, 38). The system (10) includes a tiered MCAD directory network that allows the assignment of multicast addresses to multicast streams received from an upper tier MCAD directory. The tiered MCAD directory structure allows for requesting and storing stream descriptors and delivering stream descriptors on-demand to MCAD-enabled devices throughout the system. The system (10) also allows for stream provisioning maintenance and validation at lower tier headends via MCAD-enabled device queries or re-queries of upper tier MCAD directories.

Abstract: A pipeline.

Abstract: A wellbore casing.

Abstract: The invention relates to a peptide compound having an improved binding affinity to somatostatin receptors, comprising a somatostatin analogue as the peptide and a chelating group covalently linked to the N-terminal free amino group of said peptide, wherein said somatostatin analogue carries an 1-naphthylalanine or a 3-benzothienylalanine residue in its 3-position. The invention further relates to said peptide compound labeled with a detectable element or with a therapeutic radionuclide, as well as to a diagnostic method and to a method for the therapeutic treatment of tumors, by using the labeled compounds.

Abstract: A method of coupling tubular members.

Abstract: A mobile platform seat electrical connection system includes an electrical bus having multiple conductors. A C-shaped trough includes an insulating medium to fix the conductors in a parallel configuration. Each of the conductors has a bulbous or male shaped head and a neck connected to the head supporting the conductor within the trough. A neck width is smaller than a head width. Seats are positioned in the mobile platform, each having multiple C-shaped female contact members. The contact members are biased to releasably engage the head of the conductors and transfer electrical energy between the conductor and the seat. The seats can be positioned at any location along the bus.

Abstract: A system and method for efficiently adding a new network resource to a digital video network, without the need to purchase costly ancillary network hardware or extensive manual configuration, is disclosed. The inventive system and method provide for a loop-through for adding new resources to a digital video network. The present invention provides for the resources to be daisy chained from the network switch, where each resource is configured simply as either a loop-through (“LT”) resource or the “last” resource in the daisy chain. Then, only upstream traffic with Media Access Control (“MAC”) addresses of upstream LT resources are transmitted out of the loop-through by the last network resource.

Abstract: A system of liquid level detection has a vessel, a sight glass in fluid communication with the vessel, a float positioned in the sight glass, a proximity switch affixed exterior of the sight glass for transmitting a signal relative to a sensing of the float in proximity to the proximity switch, a timer cooperative with the proximity switch for measuring a period of time relative to the signal from the proximity switch, and an indicator cooperative with the timer for producing a humanly perceivable indication when the period of time is at a predetermined limit. The proximity switch can be positioned so as to detect a low level of liquid in the vessel or a high level of liquid in the vessel.

Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.

Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.

Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.

Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.

Abstract: An apparatus for expanding a tubular member.