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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110046998 | Systems, Program Product, and Methods For Targeting Optimal Process Conditions That Render An Optimal Heat Exchanger Network Design Under Varying Conditions A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery for a process or cluster of processes under all possible combinations of given process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided. The... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110046997 | Systems, Program Product, and Methods For Synthesizing Heat Exchanger Networks That Exhibit Life-Cycle Switchability and Flexibility Under All Possible Combinations of Process Variations A system, methods, and user-friendly program product to optimize energy recovery for a process or cluster of processes under all possible combinations of given process changes and stream-specific minimum temperature approach values without enumeration, are provided. The... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110042101 | LATCHING MECHANISM FOR CHANGING PUMP SIZE A latching mechanism for selectively disengaging an upper pump from a motor in an ESP. The latching mechanism comprises barbs formed on an upper end of an upper shaft that are engaged by a tool to lift the upper shaft until a lower end of the upper shaft disengages from... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110041099 | Interface and Method for Exploring a Collection of Data An interface is provided for permitting a user to explore a collection of data. The data collection provides nodes as structural elements, and references which are assigned to nodes and hold identifiers of other nodes. Multiple references can be assigned to each node, t... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040470 | Starter Control Valve Failure Prediction Machine To Predict and Trend Starter Control Valve Failures In Gas Turbine Engines Using A Starter Control Valve Health Prognostic, Program Product and Related Methods Starter control valve failure prediction machines, systems, program products, and computer implemented methods to predict and trend starter control valve failures in gas turbine engines using a starter control valve health prognostic and to make predictions of starter c... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110040425 | Device, Program Product and Computer Implemented Method for Touchless Metrology Using an Inertial Navigation System and Laser A metrology device, computer program product and computer-implemented method generating survey data without having the device touch subsea objects being surveyed. The metrology device may be used with an underwater vehicle or diving personnel, and may comprise an inerti... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110037332 | Non-Sliding Carrier Bearing in Submersible Pump Motor and Method of Installation A submersible well pump motor has features to prevent the carrier bearing from sliding axially along the stator due to thermal growth of the rotor. The rotor has a shaft and rotor sections spaced apart from each other. Carrier bearings are located between the rotor sect... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110036639 | ROLLER CONE DISK WITH SHAPED COMPACTS An earth boring drill bit that includes a cutting cone with a cutting disk. Compacts are inserted within the disk having a chisel shaped end set flush with the cutting disk periphery. The compact crests and cutting disk periphery form a generally seamless cutting surfac... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110030213 | HYDRAULIC INSTALLATION TOOL FOR PUMP PLUNGER A hydraulic plunger installation tool that exerts a hydraulic force on a plunger for a reciprocating pump to install the plunger into a pump cylinder opening. Maintenance of the pump typically includes repacking of the packing that surrounds the plunger and revalving of... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110029234 | Threat Analysis Toolkit A method and system for managing an aircraft's flight path by identifying and categorizing potential threats in the aircraft's original flight path and determining an alternate flight path. The alternate flight path is selected from potential flight paths and has a thre... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110027077 | SHAFTLESS CENTRIFUGAL PUMP A centrifugal pump has impellers that are not connected by a central shaft. More specifically, each of the impellers has a separate hub segment that interlocks with an adjacent hub segment from another impeller. The hub segments are rotated in unison with each other to ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110026789 | RETINAL IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS A platform is proposed for automated analysis of retinal images, for obtaining from them information characterizing retinal blood vessels which may be useful in forming a diagnosis of a medical condition. A first aspect of the invention proposes that a plurality of char... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110025526 | Communication System for a Hydrocarbon Extraction Plant A method of enabling communication between components of a hydrocarbon extraction plant, the plant having an underwater hydrocarbon extraction installation including at least one hydrocarbon extraction well with an associated tree, comprises providing a plurality of RF ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024943 | Portable Sealant Dispense System A system and method for dispensing a sealant over aircraft fasteners secured to a surface in the aircraft. The system includes a nozzle tip having a shroud configured for placement over the fasteners. Sealant is metered to the shroud via an orifice within the nozzle tip... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024330 | Composition and Process for the Removal of Sulfur from Middle Distillate Fuels A composition and process for removing sulfur from middle distillate petroleum hydrocarbon fuels. The composition includes an alumina component and a carbon component. The composition is present in an amount effective to adsorb sulfur compounds from the fuel. The alumin... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024199 | Seal Ring With Auxiliary Ring for Earth-Boring Bit An elastomeric seal ring is located between each bearing pin and each cone of an earth-boring bit. An auxiliary ring or band is imbedded within an annular recess formed in the inner diameter of the seal ring. A portion of the inner diameter of the seal ring as well as t... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024124 | Caisson Two-Phase Emulsion Reducer A seafloor pump assembly is installed within a caisson that has an upper end for receiving a flow of fluid containing gas and liquid. The pump assembly is enclosed within a shroud that has an upper end that seals around the pump assembly and a lower end that is below th... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110024123 | ESP FOR PERFORATED SUMPS IN HORIZONTAL WELL APPLICATIONS The present invention relates to a process for cooling an electrical submersible pump. More specifically, the invention relates to blocking a portion of wellbore fluid from entering a sump, thereby causing the pump to draw fluid from below the pump motor past the exteri... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023384 | System for Forming a Movable Slab Foundation An embodiment of the system for forming a movable slab foundation as comprised by the present invention has a slab foundation, at least one substantially vertical support member, at least one support surface, and at least one support sleeve. The at least one supports sl... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110023355 | Combustible Mixed Butanol Fuels A fuel composition including mixed butanols, such as for example, 2-butanol, iso-butanol and tert-butanol, preferably 2-butanol and tert-butanol is provided. Methods of preparing and using the mixed butanols composition as combustible neat fuels and/or oxygenate fuel co... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110018733 | Monitoring of Undesirable Fluid Ingress into Subsea Control Modules A subsea control module has a casing (1) inside which there is at least one pair of electrodes, there being electronic means (26-33) connected with the electrodes of the or each pair for monitoring at least one electrical characteristic between the ... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110017459 | APPARATUS FOR FLUIDIZING FORMATION FINES SETTLING IN PRODUCTION WELL The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for reducing the occurrences of lateral wellbores being occluded by fines such as sand and silt. More specifically, the invention relates to discharging a portion of the output of an electrical submersible pump thr... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110013184 | Optical Method for Determination of the Total Suspended Solids in Jet Fuel The invention provides a method for the quantitative determination of total suspended solid particles in a liquid. The method includes providing a liquid sample that includes solids suspended therein, illuminating the solids with a light source, collecting light scatter... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110012473 | END COIL TIE DOWNS A submersible electric pump motor comprises an unvarnished stator structure having stator windings formed of conductors. The stator windings form end coils at each end of the stator for each phase. The end coils are tied to three arc-shaped, metal segments, each having ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110011596 | WELLBORE DRILLED AND EQUIPPED FOR IN-WELL RIGLESS INTERVENTION ESP A string for drilling a well for installation and retrieval of ESP equipment without a rig. A well is drilled past the end of casing which has been cemented in place and extends to a wellhead at the surface. A receptacle is attached between production casing joints and ... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110005748 | RECOVERING HEAVY OIL THROUGH THE USE OF MICROWAVE HEATING IN HORIZONTAL WELLS A process to enhance secondary recovery of underground formations having heavy hydrocarbons through the use of a horizontal source well and a producing well. The horizontal source well is equipped with a plurality of microwave source emitters and the producing well is e... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110005078 | System for Forming a Movable Slab Foundation An embodiment of the system for forming a movable slab foundation as comprised by the present invention has a slab foundation, at least one substantially vertical support member, at least one support surface, and at least one support sleeve. The at least one supports sl... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20110002799 | Method for locking a stator lamination in a motor An electrical submersible pumping system (ESP) having a stator lamination stack that is anchored to prevent the stack from spinning. The ESP includes a motor section having a housing with an axial bore. A groove circumscribes an inner surface of the housing and a snap r... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110002795 | System to Measure Vibrations Using Fiber Optic Sensors A vibration monitoring system for an electrical submersible pump (ESP) that includes a fiber optic cable coupled with the ESP and an optical sensor coupled with the fiber optic cable. The optical sensor emits electromagnetic radiation into the fiber optic cable, some of... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110001483 | Subsea Electronic Modules A module for use as a subsea electronic module of a subsea well, comprises an input (7) for receiving signals from a sensor arrangement which senses at least one parameter of a well, the module including a plurality of separate, different electronic circuits (... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20110000861 | Portable and Scalable Water Reclamation System and Method An embodiment of a water reclamation system has at least one water filtration module mounted to a transport vehicle. The at least one water filtration module has a plurality of water treatment vessels with a treatment media positioned therein. A waste water inlet header... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100329908 | HEAT EXCHANGER FOR ESP MOTOR A heat exchanger to serve ESP equipment installed on the seabed located in either a caisson or skid. A hot oil line connects the base of the ESP motor with the externally located heat exchanger, allowing hot motor oil to be circulated through coils externally exposed to... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100329893 | External Oil Expansion Chamber for Seabed Boosting ESP Equipment An expansion chamber to serve ESP equipment installed on the seabed located in either a caisson or a conduit on a skid. The expansion chamber provides an external reservoir for expansion and contraction of motor oil in the ESP equipment. During operation of an ESP, the ... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100328070 | METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT TO DETECT MICRON SCALE DISPLACEMENT OF OBJECTS FROM A LONG RANGE WITH AND OPTICAL DEVICE AND RELATED COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED METHODS Embodiments of systems, program products, and computer implemented methods to measure the displacement of an object located in a hazardous or otherwise inaccessible location at a long range from an optical device with micron-level accuracy are provided the object being.... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326694 | LONG LENGTH ELECTRO COILED TUBING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Electro coiled tubing (ECT) can be utilized to provide electrical power to equipment in wells. A long length of ECT is provided with protrusions welded on the inside of the tubing at selected intervals to form support shoulders. Anchors with a load shoulder are attached... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100326541 | STAND FOR PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE A frame for supporting a pressure relief valve located within a frac line connected to high pressure pumps on frac trucks. A metallic base is formed from rectangular tubing in the shape of a box. Saddles on the base support a tee on the lower portion of the relief valve... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100325888 | CARRIER FOR PLUNGER DURING DISASSEMBLY A carrier that holds a plunger for a reciprocating pump during maintenance. Maintenance of the pump typically includes repacking of the packing that surrounds the plunger and revalving of the pump's inlet and outlet valve. To allow repacking or revalving, the pump is di... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100322802 | Readily Removable Pump Crosshead A reciprocating pump has a driven crankshaft and a connecting rod having an aft end rotatably mounted to the crankshaft. The pump has a stationarily mounted crosshead case in which a crosshead assembly strokes. The crosshead assembly has first and second crosshead membe... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100320224 | System for Avoiding Excessive Pressure while Discharging Compressed Gas Cylinders A system and method of safely discharging hydraulic fluid from a compressed gas cylinder, comprises filling first and second compressed gas cylinders with compressed gas. A compressed gas dispensing system has a pump that pumps hydraulic oil into the compressed gas cyli... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100319926 | Gas Boost Circulation System A submersible well pump assembly in a wellbore; the pump assembly includes a liquid lift pump and a booster pump for pumping a two-phase mixture of gas and liquid. A shroud with an opening at its upper end partially encloses the pump assembly. An annulus is formed betwe... | 12/23/2010 |
