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| 7765820 | Thermal control system and method A system and method for controlling the temperature of a process tool uses the vaporizable characteristic of a refrigerant that is provided in direct heat exchange relation with the process tool. Pressurized refrigerant is provided as both condensed liquid and in ga... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7717014 | Torque drive for making oil field connections A power tong system for precisely making up a connection between two elongated elements, such as sucker rods, into an operative string for petroleum well installations. High precision is attainable to secure the full advantages of prestressing the coupling by combin... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7669651 | Apparatus and method for maximizing production of petroleum wells The level of petroleum accumulating from a production zone as it is pumped from a lower elevation in a wellbore is remotely monitored by using the energy of a sucker rod driven pump. One or more sensors are interposed between sections of the sucker rod between the p... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7647963 | Interconnect rod for sucker rod string A device for coupling a driver system to a downhole string of sucker rods in a petroleum well employs a polish rod construction in which the polish rod is strengthened by an attached sleeve providing a transverse should in a predetermined plane. The sleeve is shrink... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7596847 | Connectable rod system for driving downhole pumps for oil field installations Improved sucker rod joints for down hole petroleum pumping applications are provided within the form factor of standard API sucker rods, such that existing inventory in suitable condition is fully usable in more demanding applications. The pin ends are selected or p... | 10/06/2009 |
| 6874629 | Case for microkeratome blade A small case for protecting a microkeratome blade while allowing inspection and cleaning of the blade cutting edge incorporates adjacent walls which are hinged together to open and close relative to an inserted microkeratome blade. In position, when the case is clos... | 04/05/2005 |
| 7442275 | Lateral temperature equalizing system for large area surfaces during processing In many processes used in fabricating semiconductors the wafer is seated on the top surface of a pedestal and heated in a high energy process step, such as plasma etching. The pedestal, chuck or platen may be cooling but the wafer gradually heats until the process c... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7315681 | Fiber optic rotary coupling and devices In this invention, a fiber optic rotary joint and applications of such to retractable fiber optic cables is described. The fiber optic rotary joint consists of a spiral arrangement of a spring and optical fiber pair placed between rotating inner and outer diameters.... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7295491 | High impact communication and control system A system and method in accordance with the invention communicator remotely with remotely controllable down hole tools in a well bore at a drilling installation. At the surface, high energy pressure impulses directed into the tubing or the annulus, or both, being at ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289197 | Transmissive optical detector In this invention, a transmissive optical detector for low loss monitoring of transmitted optical power is described. The optical detector consists of a partially absorbing coating whose electrical characteristics change under illumination while letting most of the ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7243500 | Heat exchanger and temperature control unit Systems and methods for heat exchange in accordance with the invention define adequately long-interchange distances for two fluids by wrapping a tube containing a first fluid about the wall of an inner cylindrical tank, within a gap formed with a second concentric t... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7195693 | Lateral temperature equalizing system for large area surfaces during processing In many processes used in fabricating semiconductors the wafer is seated on the top surface of a pedestal and heated in a high energy process step, such as plasma etching. The pedestal, chuck or platen may be cooling but the wafer gradually heats until the process c... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7178353 | Thermal control system and method A system and method for controlling the temperature of a process tool uses the vaporizable characteristic of a refrigerant that is provided in direct heat exchange relation with the process tool. Pressurized refrigerant is provided as both condensed liquid and in ga... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7152426 | Thermal control systems for process tools requiring operation over wide temperature ranges A system and method for maintaining the temperature of a thermal transfer fluid at a selectable level within a wide temperature range, so as to operate a process tool in a chosen mode employing at lease two cascaded stages, each operating with a different fluid in a... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7108063 | Connectable rod system for driving downhole pumps for oil field installations Improved sucker rod joints for down hole petroleum pumping applications are provided within the form factor of standard API sucker rods, such that existing inventory in suitable condition is fully usable in more demanding applications. The pin ends are selected or p... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6993918 | Thermal control systems for process tools requiring operation over wide temperature ranges A system and method for maintaining the temperature of a thermal transfer fluid at a selectable level within a wide temperature range, so as to operate a process tool in a chosen mode employing at least two cascaded stages, each operating with a different fluid in a... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6942254 | Threaded connection engagement and disengagement system and method A system for making and breaking connections between the pin ends of sucker rods and coupling sleeves employs a hydraulically powered system of radially driven gripper heads which are interchangeable to accept different sucker rod sizes. A torqueing system adjacent ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6760275 | High impact communication and control system A system and method in accordance with the invention communicator remotely with remotely controllable down hole tools in a well bore at a drilling installation. At the surface, high energy pressure impulses directed into the tubing or the annulus, or both, being at ... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6390584 | Label printing system and method A system for aligning labels on label stock of different sizes with the print head in a printer is disclosed. The label stock is wound around a tubular core, which has a ring shaped groove in its inner surface at the midpoint of its length, forming a roll... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6388577 | High impact communication and control system A system and method in accordance with the invention communicator remotely with remotely controllable down hole tools in a well bore at a drilling installation. At the surface, high energy pressure impulses directed into the tubing or the annulus, or both... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6334074 | Microwave applicator for therapeutic uses A hand held applicator for delivery of microwave energy to skin surfaces is provided that is compact, easily manipulated, precisely positionable and secure against malfunction. Microwave energy of a chosen frequency is supplied for a given duration at a p... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6247531 | Temperature control of individual tools in a cluster tool system A temperature control unit for independent control of a number of independent channels, as can exist with a cluster tool used for semiconductor fabrication, has high efficiency, long term life and reliability, and requires only a small floor area. To thes... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6149633 | Flow control system and method for endoscopic surgeries In a system which utilizes an endoscope and irrigation fluid during surgery within a body orifice, and in which irrigation fluid is withdrawn via a principal path into a suction canister, there is a substantially constant suction and withdrawal rate from ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6109047 | Systems and methods for capacity regulation of refrigeration systems An arrangement is provided for insuring that excessive demand is not placed on a refrigeration unit that supplies pressurized subcooled refrigerant to different channels having independent needs for use of refrigeration capacity. A separate reference chan... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6104959 | Method and apparatus for treating subcutaneous histological features A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses t... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6102113 | Temperature control of individual tools in a cluster tool system A temperature control unit for independent control of a number of independent channels, as can exist with a cluster tool used for semiconductor fabrication, has high efficiency, long term life and reliability, and requires only a small floor area. To thes... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5993409 | Needle for surgical use A surgical needle for use in phaco-emulsification procedures during eye surgery is disclosed. The surgical needle comprises a tubular principal section substantially concentric about a longitudinal principal axis and a tubular terminal section for channel... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5282787 | Fluid transfer system incorporating disposable cassette A system for controlling the irrigation and aspiration functions in flow lines cooperative with a surgical control console employs separate interacting cooperative units for the segregation of different functions in units employed in different ways. A rec... | 02/01/1994 |
| 3949394 | Read amplifier having retriggerable, variable duty cycle inhibit pulse generator A read amplifier generates pulses in response to the transitions of a phase encoded signal and selectively gates the pulses to an output and to a retriggerable one shot multivibrator under the control of inhibit pulses produced by the multivibrator. Durin... | 04/06/1976 |
