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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669133 | System and method for developing rules utilized in a knowledge management system A system and method for developing rules for validating a process having one or more parameters. The system or method may be used with a knowledge management system to validate the process. In one example, one or more rules are created to be used to validate the pro... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658243 | System and method for preventing slippage and rotation of components in a tubular housing Systems and methods for preventing slippage and rotation of components installed in a tubular housing member and/or along a rotatable tubular shaft during drilling operations are disclosed herein. The housing and/or rotatable shaft include a shoulder disposed proxim... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7637546 | Apparatus for moving tubulars and method of using same A channel member having four roller wheels is controlled by an ergonomic handle formed from a continuous length of aluminum tubing having a first arm to support one hand of a user, and a second arm to support a second hand of the user to guide and stabilize the hand... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7628200 | Tubular running tool and method of using same An automated tubular running tool for use in drilling systems and the like allows for the picking up, positioning, stabbing and threadedly connecting a tubular segment to a tubular string being held by the rig by a spider. The tool comprises a pivoting arm, which ca... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7607496 | Drilling apparatus and system for drilling wells A device for boring a well with casing. The device is attached to a motor that has a power shaft for imparting rotational movement. The device comprises a driver operatively connected to the power shaft, with the driver containing a cylindrical body, a first bit hav... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7594428 | Apparatus and method for eliminating the breakthrough peak in differential detectors The method comprising the steps of engaging the flow circuit of the detector with a reference fluid, accepting a sample in the flow circuit of the detector, sensing an attribute of the sample for determining a characteristic of the sample, changing the direction of ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7585413 | Method and apparatus for treating animal waste and wastewater Novel methods and apparatuses are disclosed for the treatment of wastewater to reduce, often associated, offensive odors. Irrigation of oxygenated liquid on top of a permeable cover effectively creates an aerobic treatment zone at the top of the lagoon whereby odoro... | 09/08/2009 |