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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8164983 | Fish finder A method, system, and apparatus are provided for focused ultrasonic acoustic imaging of objects within a body of water. Echo soundings are collected, produced by an ultrasonic transmitter and detected by an ultrasonic receiver. Spatial location information of the tr... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8098071 | Resistivity imaging using phase sensitive detection with a floating reference signal A device, method and system for measuring characteristics of a geologic formation using a floating reference signal having a mud chamber, an electrode disposed within the mud chamber, and an electrically conductive plate disposed within the mud chamber, the plate se... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8032311 | Estimating gas-oil ratio from other physical properties A method for characterizing a desired property of a fluid downhole is described. In some non-limiting examples, the method comprises receiving an input signal representing sound speed of a fluid downhole, processing the input signal using a correlation equation expr... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016032 | Well treatment device, method and system System, devices, and methods are described relating to the treatment (e.g., perforating, fracturing, foam stimulation, acid treatment, cement treatment, etc.) of well-bores (e.g., cased oil and/or gas wells). In at least one example, a method is provided for treatme... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7964878 | Light emitting polymer devices using self-assembled monolayer structures A light emitting device comprising a transparent substrate; a layer of conducting material in contact with the transparent substrate; a self-assembled monolayer bonded to the layer of conducting material; one or more light emitting polymer layers in electron contact... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7921021 | System, method, and manufacture for decreasing the amount of treatment a patient requires from a first care-giver A process, system, and manufacture are provided for decreasing the amount of treatment a patient requires from a first care-giver. In at least one example, the system comprises a means for receiving a set of records, and the set of records includes at least one repr... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7863902 | Coherent in-phase demodulation for resistivity image tools with spread spectrum continuous phase modulation stimulus A method and system for measuring formation resisitivity is achieved by introducing one or more continuous phase modulated electrical signals into the formation, each signal introduced at a different location. The current of each introduced electrical signal is then... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7855560 | Analog front-end coherent in-phase demodulation data acquisition system for resistivity image tools A method and system for measuring formation resisitivity is achieved by introducing an electrical signal into the formation. The current of the introduced electrical signal is then sensed, producing an analog voltage signal as a measurement of the formation. The int... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7849918 | Centering structure for tubular member and method of making same An apparatus and method for manufacture of a unitary centralizer forming Apertures are formed in a blank to create an intermediate blank having bow spring elements within a unitary centralizer and expanding a medial portion of the bow spring elements. An expansion e... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7820262 | Retail merchandising strip A source roll having a first layer of liner paper and a second roll of two-sided adhesive is fed through a pair of rollers having six aligned rotary die cutters sized to cut through only the adhesive layer. The excess adhesive web is peeling off and removed from the... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7806176 | Well tubular running tool A casing running tool comprising an integral elevation module and make-up/torque module. In accordance with one aspect or the invention, the tool is adapted to automatically engage a collared end of a tubular structure such as a casing string segment. The integral m... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7798249 | Impact excavation system and method with suspension flow control A system and method for excavating a wellbore through a subterranean formation that includes a drill string having an inner passage for flowing a suspension of fluid and impactors. The drill string includes a flow control device to block flow in the drill string pas... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780855 | Method for pre-engineering a system for environmental control of storm water The present invention provides a method of installing an environmental control system so as to allow for separate sizing of treatment and bypass capacity while also offering the ability to make or change either treatment or bypass capacities at different times. This... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7757786 | Impact excavation system and method with injection system A system and method according to which at least one vessel injects a suspension of liquid and a plurality of impactors into a formation to remove at least a portion of the formation. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753226 | Oral medicine dispenser An oral medicine dispenser for administering liquid medicine to a child includes: a cup having a cap and nozzle with a medicine compartment located therein. When a child sucks the nozzle, the medicine flows from the medicine container into the nozzle. The nozzle has... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7719676 | Downhole laser measurement system and method of use therefor A downhole laser measurement system useful for evaluating the chemical or elemental composition of geologic formations or formation fluids or interrogating a fiber optic sensor includes a pressure housing, wherein the pressure housing further includes a laser dispos... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7624675 | Barbeque pit smoker A barbeque pit smoker is provided, the smoker including a cooking pit having a first side, a second side, and a front side; an access door disposed on the front side of the cooking pit; a firebox disposed adjacent to the first side of the firebox; an adjustable pit ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7586309 | Apparatus and method for guiding energy in a subsurface electromagnetic measuring system A device for guiding energy in a subsurface electromagnetic measuring system is provided, the device including a transmitting member for transmitting an electromagnetic signal into a subsurface medium, an energy-guiding member disposed in magnetic communication with... | 09/08/2009 |
| D595717 | Combination overlay and pointing device cover | 07/07/2009 |
| D586924 | Construction block | 02/17/2009 |
| 7480931 | Volume mount authentication There is a variety of media that may be inserted into a reading or writing device, such as CD's, USB drives, floppy disks, memory sticks, and many other devices. Media is inserted into a media reading or writing device that is in communication with a computer or net... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7476187 | Strength assistant device and methods A device and methods for assisting a person in body strengthening, stretching, or exercising. One or more base units of particular ratio of dimensions are provided, each having a horizontal bar for use in performing strength and exercise assistance to the user. Owin... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7470361 | System for stormwater environmental control The present invention provides a method of installing an environmental control system so as to allow for separate sizing of treatment and bypass capacity while also offering the ability to make or change either treatment or bypass capacities at different times. This... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7423743 | Method and an apparatus for measuring positions of contact elements of an electronic component A method and an apparatus for measuring respective positions of a set of N contact elements of an electronic component. A first and a second light path are created by a first and a second light beam which have different viewing angles. Both the first and the second ... | 09/09/2008 |
| D574488 | Oral medicine dispenser | 08/05/2008 |
| 7357040 | Torus wedge flow meter A flow meter for measuring the volume of fluid flowing through the meter includes an inner cylindrical tube through which the fluid flows and an outer cylindrical tube tending over the inner cylindrical tube. The outer cylindrical tube is radially spaced from the cy... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356413 | Pore-scale geometric models for interpretation of downhole formation evaluation data Parameters of a pore-scale geometric model of a clastic earth formation are adjusted so that the output of the model matches measurements made on a core sample. Additional properties of the earth formation are predicted using the pore-scale model. The additional pro... | 04/08/2008 |
