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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D623967 | Multi-function sports and recreation device | 09/21/2010 |
| 7677244 | Drug delivery device and method Breathing apparatus for medicating an airstream, compring a breathing apparatus (139), a medication chamber (138) adapted to store and discharge a therapeutic agent, a delivery pathway (141) between the chamber (138) and an intake air pat... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7557570 | System and method for producing color contour maps of surface defects of high pressure pipelines A system for mapping a surface defect in an electrically-conducting material by measuring a change in the resonance of the material includes a flexible printed circuit board and a two dimensional array of transducers printed on the flexible circuit board, wherein ea... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7452345 | Anti-infective endotracheal tube A multi-lumen endotracheal tube has means for coating an inside and an outside surface of the endotracheal tube with antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents; means for releasing antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents from the endotracheal tube; means for using electrical... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7303010 | Apparatus and method for an autonomous robotic system for performing activities in a well An autonomous robot performs maintenance and repair activities in oil and gas wells, and in pipelines. The robot uses the well and pipeline fluids to provide most of the energy required for the its mobility, and to charge a turbine from which it may recharge batteri... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273098 | Method for controlling oil and gas well production from multiple wells A method for producing oil or gas from multiple wells, the wells including at least a first well and a second well, with each well using an artificial lift system that includes a plunger associated with a motor valve off time, and first and second identical connecti... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7266456 | Method for management of multiple wells in a reservoir A method of managing multiple wells connected to a reservoir comprises the steps of: setting production and performance goals for each individual well; monitoring the performance of each individual well; ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7073534 | Silencer for perforated plate flow conditioner A perforated plate flow conditioner includes a single acoustic feedback interference device having an upstream end attached to a downstream side of the perforated plate. The upstream end covers substantially all of the downstream side of the perforated plate between... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7006918 | Method for stress and stability related measurements in boreholes A method for the measurement of the stresses and pressure perturbations surrounding a well, and a system for computing the optimum location for initiating a hydraulic stress fracture. The technique includes using sensors attached to the wellbore casing connected to ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6939775 | Capacitor and method of storing energy A method for storing energy in a capacitor includes connecting a first conductor to a first electrode. A second conductor is connected to a second electrode. The second electrode is separated from the first electrode by a dielectric layer. The dielectric layer inclu... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6932091 | Method for surgically restoring coronary blood vessels A method for surgically restoring a coronary artery having an atheroma, to more normal structure by making an arteriotomy incision over the length of the atheroma, extracting plaque, inserting stent into the coronary artery at the incision and closing the coronary a... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6883606 | Differential pressure controller In a production system for producing oil or gas from a well, the production system including a plunger in well tubing, and a motor valve in a sales line connected to a plunger lubricator which connects to the well tubing, a differential pressure controller system in... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6881979 | One-chip micro-integrated optoelectronic sensor This disclosure describes one-chip micro-integrated optoelectronic sensors and methods for fabricating and using the same. The sensors may include an optical emission source, optical filter and a photodetector fabricated on the same transparent substrate using the s... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6850314 | Method for optical sensing A method for determining optical properties of a target, using a plurality of transmitters for transmitting signals at the target, and a plurality of receivers for detecting reflected signals from the target, comprises the steps of: a) transmitting radiation signals... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6850673 | Light source for fiber optics A method of providing light includes generating white light from a plurality of white light sources, focusing the white light into beams of white light, transferring the beams of white light to a plurality of light guides to create guided beams, combining the guided... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6835626 | Method to overcome instability of ultra-shallow semiconductor junctions A method of forming a stable junction on a microelectronic structure on a semiconductor wafer having a silicon surface layer on a substrate includes the following steps: implanting dopant ions into the surface layer; cleaning and oxidizing the surface layer, and twi... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834233 | System and method for stress and stability related measurements in boreholes A system and method for the measurement of the stresses and pressure perturbations surrounding a well, and a system for computing the optimum location for initiating a hydraulic stress fracture. The technique includes using sensors attached to the wellbore casing co... | 12/21/2004 |
| D497996 | Cold compress for relieving pain of breast engorgement | 11/02/2004 |
| D497003 | Foot-tanning device | 10/05/2004 |
| D494277 | Foot-tanning device | 08/10/2004 |
| D493231 | Foot-tanning device | 07/20/2004 |
| 6752541 | Camera jib A hand powered camera jib includes an arm which defines a longitudinal axis. At one end, the arm has a pivoting control platform, and at the other end, a pivoting camera platform. The jib also includes a leveling system to maintain the camera platform at an operator... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6669624 | Temporary heart-assist system A balloon is positionable in the patient's descending aorta. The balloon includes a balloon catheter and two pressure sensors that electrically couple to an extra-corporeal controller. The balloon itself also couples pneumatically to the extra-corporeal c... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6581446 | Determination of adhesion strength of HVOF coating by spherical indentation A method for determining the adhesion strength of any HVOF-coating/substrate system. This method applies a spherical indentor to the coated part in a loading-unloading cycle. During the loading phase, the substrate deforms plastically. During the unloadin... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6371137 | Tank cleaning apparatus Crude oil tank cleaning apparatus includes a gimbal having a substantially straight passageway extending therethough. A mounting bracket sealingly and rotatably mounts the gimbal in a wall of the tank so that the gimbal has an interior side exposed to the... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6291376 | Bimodal silicon nitride BAS ceramic composites A composition and method of fabricating pressureless sintered 70 volume % silicon nitride--30 volume % barium aluminum silicate ceramic composites. The composites are made from 70 volume % silicon nitride, containing varying amounts and size distributions... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6184164 | Bimodal silicon nitride-bas ceramic composites A composition and method of fabricating pressureless sintered 70 volume % silicon nitride-30 volume % barium aluminum silicate ceramic composites. The composites are made from 70 volume % silicon nitride, containing varying amounts and size distributions ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6133329 | Aromatic polyester polyols made from a natural oil Methods of making aromatic polyester polyols that are suitable for use with hydrocarbon and hydrofluorocarbon blowing agents. The polyols are made by reacting polyethylene terephthalate, dissolved in a solution comprising a plurality of glycols, with a na... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6112006 | Splice arrangements for optical fibre cables A splice enclosure for optical fiber cables comprises a base (20) having at least one port (21) to receive a folded-over loop of a main optical fiber cable (10). The enclosure further comprises a plurality of storage trays (30) to receive loops or bights ... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6024625 | Musical baby bottle A musical feeding bottle for babies comprises a hollow body 10 for holding the baby's feed and a sound generating assembly having an electrically operated sound generating device 11,12 sealingly mounted therein. The sound generating device 11,12 is activa... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6009271 | Method of retrieving data from a relational database A computerized method of retrieving data from a relational database stored in a computer memory, using SQL queries, which give rise to result sets derived from data objects in the database. The method includes the steps of capturing an SQL query and corre... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5937362 | Method for predicting pore pressure in a 3-D volume A pore pressure prediction method includes the steps of: (a) designing a normal compaction trend velocity model; (b) testing the normal compaction trend velocity model; (c) designing 3-D spatial adjustment parameters to compensate for water depth; and (d)... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5883856 | Power switching method for marine seismic acquisition systems An improved bottom cable for a seismic marine data acquisition system 10. The bottom cable 30 includes a cable section 30b having a bus 48. The cable, along with the cable section and bus, are used to electrically connect a master control unit 40 to first... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5867451 | Solid marine seismic cable assembly A solid marine seismic cable assembly includes a cable, hydrophone housings, a buoyant filler, and an outer protective jacket. The cable includes a load-bearing fiber bundle, data-transmitting wires, power conductors, optical fibers, and a protective shea... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5865564 | Water-fillable barrier A fluid-fillable barrier includes a tubular, impermeable membrane and at least one tension member. The membrane has a first attachment area and a second attachment area. The tension member secures between, and extends from, the first attachment area to th... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5860069 | Method of efficient collection of SQL performance measures A computerized method of intercepting SQL processing within a relational database. The relational database includes a relational database management program having SQL processing logic. The method includes the steps of: (a) enabling an SQL intercept code ... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5842692 | Covered feed unit for feeding recording media into an office machine A covered feed unit (1) fits on the housing of an office machine (7), in particular, of a flat-bed scanner, having a feed opening (47) for recording media (46), and having a discharge opening which is arranged in a plane located beneath the feed opening, ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5825720 | Combination seal and wear for an air gun A wear ring assembly for an air gun includes a support ring having a receiving recess of a first length formed in a surface of an end of the support ring. An elastic ring is adjacent an end of the receiving recess. A wear ring seats in the receiving reces... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5825719 | Dual-port air gun having a single shuttle A seismic air gun includes a body, a main chamber, two ports, several air passageways, a shuttle, a return device, and a firing device. The main chamber is within the body. The two ports are in the main chamber. The ports lie along a common axis. The air ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5796676 | Hydrophone module for a marine seismic cable A low-profile hydrophone module for a marine seismic system includes a block having a curved surface and a receiving surface in which an open cavity is disposed, a hydrophone assembly, to which lead wires attach, disposed in the cavity, lead wires which p... | 08/18/1998 |
