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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110041343 | Pipe Turning Tool A pipe tool, useful for cutting, removing a weld, and/or truing a pipe, comprises a housing; a drive interface; a gripper selectively insertable into an inner annulus of a pipe and movable independently of the housing, the gripper comprising a selectively expandable gri... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110024107 | DOWNHOLE FLUID INJECTION DISPERSION DEVICE The invention described herein is directed to a downhole fluid injection dispersion device. This invention may be employed to radially disperse fluid injected downhole in a well bore. This invention comprises a body comprising an inlet port and at least two radial outle... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110017446 | Downhole Fluid Injection Dispersion Device The invention described herein is directed to a downhole fluid injection dispersion device. This invention may be employed to radially disperse fluid injected downhole in a well bore. This invention comprises a body comprising an inlet port and at least two radial outle... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100325102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ELECTRONIC DOCUMENTS IN A LITIGATION CONTEXT A system and method for production of analyzing electronic documents includes document acquisition software; a database, comprising a document table; a document parser; a categorization schema; and a document processor operatively in communication with the database and ... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100314106 | LOW COST RIGLESS INTERVENTION AND PRODUCTION SYSTEM A downhole system comprises (a) a wellbore deployable container comprising an operational control circuit and a power source operationally in communication with the operational control circuit, each disposed within the container; a wellbore deployable, controllable down... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100288332 | SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR PANEL A solar photovoltaic concentrator panel comprises a Fresnel lens concentrator which may be arched and a photovoltaic receiver within a container comprising a top window. The lens, photovoltaic cell, and window may be affixed in a container with no internal sun-tracking ... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100287780 | Filament Clamp for a Vegetation Trimmer A vegetation trimmer with a spool and hub assembly has a cutting filament wound around the spool. The free end of the filament extends through an aperture in the hub into the cutting plane. The spool and hub are rotated at a high rate to allow the filament to cut vegeta... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100252300 | Electromagnetically Shielded Subsea Power Cable This invention is directed to an electromagnetically shielded subsea power cable containing at least one conductor, an electromagnetic shielding layer wrapped around each conductor, an insulation layer wrapped around each electromagnetic shielding layer, and a metallic ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100251820 | Method For Imaging Strain Of A Target Body The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-de... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100231411 | Long Distance Power Transfer Coupler for Wellbore Applications A long distance power transfer coupler for wellbore applications system uses two or more wireless modules, each wireless module comprises a self-resonant coil, to transmit energy within a wellbore. The second, and potentially subsequent, wireless modules receive radiant... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100230090 | Low Cost Rigless Intervention and Production System A system which may be used to replace workover rigs and metallic pipes for the production of hydrocarbon from wellbores uses a non-metallic, substantially continuous, flexible tube comprising a flexible, non-metallic, e.g. resin-based, substantially continuous productio... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100186833 | 4-Way Valve System The invention relates to valve system made up of multiple three way valves mechanically coupled together to produce the functionality of a four way valve.... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100181075 | MODULAR, DISTRIBUTED, ROV RETRIEVABLE SUBSEA CONTROL SYSTEM, ASSOCIATED DEEPWATER SUBSEA BLOWOUT PREVENTER STACK CONFIGURATION, AND METHODS OF USE A distributed function control module adapted for use in a modular blowout preventer (BOP) stack for use subsea comprises a housing, adapted to be manipulated by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) with a stab portion adapted to be received into a BOP stack control module... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100180915 | Subsea Conduit Cleaning Skid and Method The invention described herein is directed to a skid for cleaning subsea conduits, such as strakes and fairings, and a method of cleaning subsea conduits. This invention may be utilized for the removal of marine growth from subsea conduits.... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100180684 | Methods For Measuring Mechanical Stimulus The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-de... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100108309 | Downhole Fluid Injection Dispersion Device The invention described herein is directed to a downhole fluid injection dispersion device. This invention may be employed to radially disperse fluid injected downhole in a well bore. This invention comprises a body comprising an inlet port and at least two radial outle... | 05/06/2010 |
| 20100101477 | System and Method for High Current Recovery Cursor A high current cursor comprises a outer frame in which a center carriage travels. The center carriage travels between the top and bottom of the outer frame. Movement of the center carriage is limited within the outer frame constraints and its own locking mechanism. Cent... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100086364 | Subsea Suction Pile Crane System A subsea suction pile crane system comprises a suction pile and a crane mounted on the suction pile. The crane comprises a rotatable mounting surface, a winch, and a boom having a proximal section attached to the rotatable mounting surface such that the boom can pivot w... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100052309 | Umbilical Bullet Connector The invention described herein is directed to a bullet connector for umbilicals, and for a method of disconnecting an umbilical from a bullet connector. The bullet connector described herein comprises a tapered nose cone, a body comprising a cylindrical housing, a cylin... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100042357 | Manipulator Position Sensor System A system and method for determining a position of an articulated member with respect to a predetermined plane comprise a multi-axis accelerometer mounted to a first movable member of an articulated set of members. The multi-axis accelerometer produces a sinusoidal signa... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100038324 | System And Method For Underwater Oil And Gas Separator A passive hydrocarbon containment system for containing hydrocarbons in a fluid comprises a subsea separator dome, an oil pathway in fluid communication with a hydrocarbon collector disposed within the collection dome, and a gas outlet pipe having a discharge height dim... | 02/18/2010 |
| 20100032168 | Method and Apparatus for Expanded Liner Extension Using Downhole then Uphole Expansion An expansion and cementing assembly is run into the well as the expandable liner is made up. A work string is tagged into the expansion assembly and run to depth. Pressure drives the swage to initially expand and move uphole with the attached work string until the liner... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100032167 | Method for Making Wellbore that Maintains a Minimum Drift A well having a minimum drift between or among strings is provided using strings that have a recessed segment and a hanging segment. The length of the recessed segment in the lower end of the upper string is substantially longer than the hanging segment of the lower str... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100025049 | SWELLING DELAY COVER FOR A PACKER A swelling packer is covered with a material that is preferably in a tubular form and slipped over the swelling element to be shrink fit with applied heat. The material is formulated to break down at temperatures slightly below the expected downhole temperatures so that... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100025035 | Swelling Delay Cover for a Packer A swelling packer is covered with a material that is preferably in a tubular form and slipped over the swelling element to be shrink fit with applied heat. The material is formulated to break down at temperatures slightly below the expected downhole temperatures so that... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100012323 | BEAD PACK BRAZING WITH ENERGETICS A method of making porous shapes from unit structures such as beads involves coating the beads with two or more layers of material deposited such that it forms an energetic material. These bi-layer energetic materials are formed from a variety of materials including, bu... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100011559 | Retrofit Seals and Method for Placement in an Existing Groove A seal is retrofit to an existing seal groove and made whole after being positioned in the groove. It can be an initial coil shape to allow it to slip over a shaft to get to the groove or it can be in a plurality of sections that are joined in place. The sections can be... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100010353 | Methods For Determining Displacement Or Strain Of A Target Body The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-de... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100006296 | Lock Open and Control System Access Apparatus for a Downhole Safety Valve A combination penetration tool for access to the control system of a subsurface safety valve also has a lockout for the flapper that operates by latching into a nipple profile near its upper end as a series of collet fingers pass through a sleeve that is held in the loc... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090321076 | Completion Method with Telescoping Perforation & Fracturing Tool An apparatus and method for perforating a liner, fracturing a formation, and injection or producing fluid, all in one trip with a single tool. The tool has a plurality of outwardly telescoping elements (12, 14) for perforation and fracturing. The tool also has a ... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090317271 | Centrifugal Pump The invention is directed to a multi-disk centrifugal pump suitable for pumping fluids, including biocompatible fluids, such as blood. The design of the pump components is optimized to reduce or eliminate the probability of clotting and hemolysis when pumping blood, and... | 12/24/2009 |
| 20090308596 | Wire wrap screen manufacturing method Non conductive supports flank the mounting location of ribs for a wire wrap screen so as to limit penetration into the wire being fed over the ribs and resistance welded notwithstanding variations of applied force from the weld roller. Optionally the wire can be pre-rol... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090301710 | Fixed Swirl Inducing Blast Liner Wear is reduced in abrasive slurry service at an outlet into an annular space defined by the wellbore and around the tool. In a gravel packing application with a crossover, the slurry exits a central passage and goes into an internal annulus in the tool. Turning vanes t... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090301706 | Non-Metallic Whipstock A whipstock that is totally to substantially non-metallic is made preferably from a composite material. The body can include one or more stiffeners that are also preferably non-metallic. The mounting lug for the window mill can also be non-metallic. A metallic base can ... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090301204 | Methods For Imaging Displacement Of A Target Body The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-de... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090283330 | Downhole Material Retention Apparatus A debris removal device features structural support from an exterior housing that allows more space for debris collection. The debris enters the collection volume from the top to eliminate debris from having to go through a valve. The screen in the device is disposed in... | 11/19/2009 |
| 20090277629 | Acoustic and Fiber Optic Network for Use in Laterals Downhole Communication between a lateral and a main bore is established wirelessly preferably using sensors that transmit sensed parameters in the lateral and transmit acoustically coded messages to the main bore preferably into a fiber optic cable that extends in the main bore.... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090263205 | Self Locking Tensioner The present invention is directed to a self locking tensioner that can be used to place a piston or stud in tension. The present invention is directed to a tensioner comprising slip wedges positioned between a piston and a body which houses the piston and the slip wedge... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090255667 | Crossover Sub with Erosion Resistant Inserts A crossover tool that resists the erosive forces of high velocity slurry streams of gravel in downhole fracturing and gravel packing operations employs hardened inserts that protect the inside face of the housing as well as the openings through the crossover housing wal... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090242191 | Telescoping Wiper Plug A wiper plug has a telescoping feature to allow it to be shorter while in a lubricator so as to reduce lubricator length as compared to an extended length for proper propulsion past off center openings such as side pocket mandrels in the string. The wiper has a telescop... | 10/01/2009 |
