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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7544639 | Composition and process for the treatment of hydrogen sulfide Disclosed is a method for the treatment of hydrogen sulfide. The method preferably includes forming a solvent-surfactant blend, preparing a microemulsion by combining the solvent-surfactant blend with a carrier fluid and contacting the hydrogen sulfide with the micr... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7544050 | Hydraulic proportioning system An hydraulic proportioning system having a fluid actuated motor with a driven motor shaft, the motor being in fluid communication with and powered by a fluid source. A pump is provided having a drive shaft driven by the driven motor shaft of the fluid actuated motor... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7513422 | Transaction card with extended magnetic strip Disclosed is a transaction card assembly that includes a transaction card and a carrier. The transaction card includes four sides, of which two are connected to the carrier. A magnetic stripe extends across the transaction card and a portion of the carrier. The tran... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7484342 | Apparatus and method for automated tape closure Disclosed is a tape closure device for securing the neck of a bag with an adhesive film and a non-adhesive backing. The device preferably includes a closure application assembly that has a guide rail, a contact member and a cutting member. The guide rail preferably ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7461692 | Multi-stage gas separator A gas separator is configured to separate gas from a two-phase fluid. The gas separator includes a rotatable shaft, a plurality of separation stages and an outer housing. Each of the plurality of separation stages includes a rotor connected to the rotatable shaft, a... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462225 | Gas separator agitator assembly An agitator assembly for use in a gas separator includes a central hub and at least one blade affixed to the central hub. The blade includes a leading end, a trailing end, a first curved portion adjacent to the leading end and a second curved portion adjacent to the... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7370697 | Thrust section wear preventor A thrust section for use above a motor preferably includes a housing, a thrust shaft, a thrust runner connected to the thrust shaft, a thrust bearing connected to the housing, and a motor lead guard. The motor is preferably positioned above a pump assembly. The thru... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357186 | Recirculation gas separator A submersible pumping system includes a pump, a motor that drives the pump and a separator assembly. The separator assembly is for separating gas from the fluid and includes an intake and a vent above the intake. Fluid enters the separator assembly at the intake and... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7344356 | Mechanical seal with bellows seating alignment A mechanical seal having a stationary ring and a rotating portion. The rotating portion includes a runner adjacent the stationary ring, an elastomer bellows adjacent the runner, a spring retainer plate and a spacer positioned between the elastomer bellows and the sp... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7343006 | Drive-in restaurant credit-card transaction system A method for conducting credit card transactions at a business having a plurality of remote customer interfaces includes the steps of electronically transmitting a customer's order from one of the plurality of remote customer interfaces to a transaction hub, enterin... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7296622 | Labyrinth seal for pumping system A seal section for a downhole pumping system includes a fluid exchange pathway and a rotatable gravity separator. The rotatable gravity separator preferably includes a chamber, a backwash inlet connecting the chamber to the fluid exchange pathway and a backwash outl... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7281922 | Continuous pallet production apparatus Disclosed is an injection molding apparatus that includes an extruder configured to produce a continuous flow of molten plastic. The injection molding apparatus also includes a plurality of mold assemblies and a delivery system that provides an uninterrupted transfe... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7236910 | Equipment identification, tracking and failure analysis process A process for gathering data from a plurality of users at remote terminals connected to a central database that restricts the data entered into the central database by providing users with predefined responses to scripted prompts and screening the new data entered i... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7191067 | System and method of selecting a motor for a wellbore A system for determining the ability of a selected motor to function in a wellbore preferably includes an input device, a data storage device and a program. The program is preferably configured to determine an expected motor load based on motor input data and applic... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7174957 | Magnetic bailer A bailer is configured to remove particulate solids from fluid passing through the bailer. The bailer preferably includes a housing that includes an intake and an outlet to permit the flow if well fluids through the housing. The bailer also includes a magnetic plate... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7150600 | Downhole turbomachines for handling two-phase flow Disclosed is a submersible pump assembly for handling two-phase flow. The pump assembly preferably includes a housing and a first stage. The first stage includes an impeller assembly and a diffuser assembly, which are collectively configured to produce a diagonal fl... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7122509 | High temperature foamer formulations for downhole injection Disclosed is a process for preparing a foamer composition having an anionic surfactant and a neutralizing amine. The process includes the steps of estimating an extent to which the anionic surfactant will decompose into acidic components under an elevated temperatur... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114188 | Stabilized knee pad Disclosed is a knee pad that is configured to properly stabilize a wearer's patella. The knee pad preferably includes a body that has a generally convex outer surface and a generally concave inner surface. A patella stabilizer is preferably positioned on the inner s... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7086473 | Submersible pumping system with sealing device A submersible pumping system includes a pump assembly that is connected to a motor assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump intake having an intake hole, a pump housing connected to the pump intake and a pump discharge head connected to the pump housing. An intak... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7069985 | Leakage resistant shroud hanger Disclosed is a submersible pumping system for pumping wellbore fluids. The submersible pumping system includes a motor assembly, a pump assembly connected to the motor assembly, and a shroud assembly attached to the pump assembly. The shroud assembly includes a shro... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066248 | Bottom discharge seal section Disclosed is an electric submersible pumping system for use in wellbore. The electric submersible pumping system includes a motor assembly, a pump assembly and a seal section disposed in the wellbore. The pump assembly is below the motor and is driven by the motor. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7048046 | High temperature mechanical seal Preferred embodiments of the present invention provide a submersible pumping system for pumping wellbore fluids. The submersible pumping system includes a rotatable shaft and a mechanical seal that substantially surrounds the shaft. The mechanical seal prevents the ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7033377 | Surgical device for capturing, positioning and aligning portions of a severed human sternum A surgical device for capturing, positioning and aligning portions of a severed human sternum via positioning around the costal cartilage portion of each of a paired set of ribs located on opposite sides of the severed sternum while simultaneously contacting and sub... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6921001 | Hydraulic proportioning system An hydraulic proportioning system having a fluid actuated motor with a driven motor shaft, the motor being in fluid communication with and powered by a fluid source. A pump is provided having a drive shaft driven by the driven motor shaft of the fluid actuated motor... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6911752 | Concatenated motor assembly A concatenated motor assembly for providing rotational power that includes a continuous rotatable shaft cooperating with a first motor module assembly. The first motor module assembly communicates with a motor coupling unit, which in turn communicates with a second ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6892398 | Flexible fit cap with improved sweatband A cap is provided that includes a crown that is substantially hemispherical in shape and configured to receive the head of a wearer and an unfolded sweatband connected to the inside bottom edge of the crown. The sweatband is preferably unfolded and constructed from ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6857781 | Rotor bearing with propeller for increased lubricant flow A pumping system is provided that includes a pump assembly and a motor assembly. The motor assembly has a bearing collar and a bearing sleeve concentric to the bearing collar. Preferably, the bearing sleeve includes at least one propeller blade that is configured to... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6837621 | Rotor bearing for increased lubricant flow Disclosed is an improved hydrodynamic bearing assembly for use in a motor assembly. The motor assembly typically includes a shaft with an axially oriented fluid channel and at least one radial shaft port extending through the wall of the shaft. The bearing assembly ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837380 | Low clearance dual-screen particle sorter An apparatus for sorting particles of a material such as concrete. The apparatus includes a frame and a drive assembly attached to the frame to induce gyroscopic vibratory motion of the frame in a selected rotational direction. Adjacent first and second inclined scr... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6828916 | Truck assembly with internally housed effect modules The present invention provides a truck assembly for use on a skateboard. The truck assembly preferably includes a base block having a battery chamber and a circuit board cavity, a battery contained within the battery chamber, a circuit board housed inside the circui... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6814148 | Rotating jack plate assembly The present disclosure provides an apparatus and method for positioning a section of a well string. The apparatus includes a base plate and a turntable supported by the base plate. The turntable is preferably configured to rotate with respect to the base plate. At l... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6756547 | Method and apparatus for loading and unloading equipment The present invention provides a method for lifting and lowering equipment. In a preferred embodiment, the equipment is lifted by attaching a plurality of equipment adapters to the equipment, attaching a jack assembly to each of the plurality of equipment adapters, ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6748331 | Computer assisted identification of filamentous bacteria Method and apparatus for identifying a filamentous organism of the type present in a biological waste water treatment process. A magnified image of an unstained filamentous organism is obtained (122, 124), and initially evaluated for the presence or absence o... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6745402 | Precurved gusseted glove The present invention comprises a precurved gusseted glove which provides a user's hand(s) with an outer layer of protection which does not bunch together in the palm of the user. In one embodiment, the precurved gusseted glove is useful in weight training. The prec... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6711881 | Apparatus for packaging hay The present invention provides an apparatus and method for converting a large bale of hay into a plurality of smaller sized bales having the same nutritional composition and texture as the large bale. The apparatus comprises a first cutting assembly which has a firs... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6660164 | Biochemically enhanced thermophlic treatment process The present invention provides a process and apparatus for autothermal aerobic thermophilic treatment of high strength and high temperature wastes. Waste material is injected into a reactor vessel (12) having thermophilic microorganisms to form a volume o... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6660287 | Prevention of spoilage of produce using acidified expanded amorphous aluminum silicate impregnated with chlorite Expanded amorphous aluminum silicate (EAAS) is used as a vehicle for a chlorite salt. This vehicle, when exposed to moisture, will release chlorine dioxide (ClO2) for purposes of deodorization or microbial suppression. Thus, where a particular ... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6644844 | Mobile blending apparatus The present disclosure provides a blender apparatus that can be used to prepare a slurry from carrier fluids and solids. In a preferred embodiment, the blender includes a mixing tub system, a fluids intake system, a solids intake system and a slurry deliv... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6602059 | Electric submersible pump assembly with tube seal section The present invention provides an electrical submersible pump assembly having a submersible pump, a submersible electrical motor drivingly connected to the pump, and a seal assembly disposed between the submersible pump and the motor. The seal assembly is... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6598681 | Dual gearbox electric submersible pump assembly The present invention provides a electric submersible pump assembly for producing a fluid from a production zone to the surface and operated independently by one or more electric submersible motors using a dual or multiple gearbox, the electric submersibl... | 07/29/2003 |
