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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176971 | Earth heat transfer loop apparatus An earth loop heat transfer system which, in certain aspects, has a heat transfer loop extending down into the earth and having a first portion, a second portion, and a bottom portion at a first level in the earth, heat transfer fluid flowable down to the bottom por... | 05/15/2012 |
| D652078 | Pocket for connection to folder | 01/10/2012 |
| D645080 | Pocket for connection to folder | 09/13/2011 |
| D636438 | Pocket for connection to folder | 04/19/2011 |
| 7918752 | Game apparatuses Game apparatus, e.g., a game racquet or a golf club, with selectively variable and maintainable weight distribution, e.g. by moving material (e.g., liquid and/or solid weight members) within or on the apparatus and selectively positioning the weight(s) and maintaini... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914865 | Frosted articles, frosting liquids, and frosting methods A solid frosted article including a substrate, a film formed on the substrate, the film comprising a frosting coating, the frosting coating comprising thermoset acrylic resin, polymethyl methacrylate, polyacrylate copolymer, and methylated melamine-formaldehyde resi... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7600450 | Curvature conformable gripping dies A gripper is disclosed for gripping a tubular, e.g. to facilitate rotation of the tubular, the gripper including a body, the body having conformable material having an initial body shape, and the conformable material able to change the initial body shape upon contac... | 10/13/2009 |
| D600151 | Retainer for electronic identification tag | 09/15/2009 |
| 7581647 | Shale shaker A shale shaker (10) or vibratory separator which, in one aspect, has a base (22), vibration isolation apparatus on the base (22), a basket (12), mount apparatus (16) for mounting the basket on the base (22), and at least one... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7571817 | Automatic separator or shaker with electromagnetic vibrator apparatus A vibratory separator (in one aspect, a shale shaker) and methods for using it, the separator in certain aspects having a base, a basket movably mounted on the base, screen apparatus on the basket, material flowing onto the screen apparatus for treatment, at least a... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7568535 | Methods for recovery and reuse of lost circulation material A system for recovering lost circulation material from spent drilling fluid, the spent drilling fluid containing lost circulation material, drilling fluid, and undesirable solids, the system having alternating separation apparatuses, including sizing apparatus, dest... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7540838 | Centrifuge control in response to viscosity and density parameters of drilling fluid A system for controlling viscosity of drilling fluid, the system, in certain aspects, including a container of the material, a viscosity sensor in the container for producing viscosity signals, a centrifuge for removing solids from the material, drive apparatuses fo... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7540837 | Systems for centrifuge control in response to viscosity and density parameters of drilling fluids A system for controlling a centrifuge processing drilling fluid, the system, in certain aspects, including a container of the material, a sensor in the container for producing signals indicative of a fluid density parameter, a centrifuge for removing solids from the... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7520391 | Screen assembly for vibratory separator A mount for a screen assembly, a screen assembly with such a mount, and a vibratory separator (e.g., a shale shaker) with such a screen assembly; the mount in certain aspects including a body with an inwardly projecting handle apparatus accessible when the screen as... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7520129 | Subsea pressure accumulator systems An accumulator system which, in certain aspects, has a body with three (or more) interior chambers, e.g. in one aspect first, second, and third chambers, the body having a first body end with a first opening, and a second body end with a second opening, an amount of... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7505871 | Diagnosis and troubleshooting for above-ground well systems Systems and methods for diagnosing faults in well servicing operations and determining appropriate remedial action to remedy such faults. ... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7493969 | Drill cuttings conveyance systems and methods Vessels, system and methods for conveying drilling cuttings material, which, in certain aspects, include a system for conveying material from a vessel, the system having a vessel for receiving material to be conveyed, a first conduit for conveying air, a second cond... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7484574 | Drill cuttings conveyance systems and methods Methods for processing drill cuttings including measuring moisture content of the drill cuttings; systems for doing this; methods for moving drill cuttings using conduits with spaced-apart inlets for applying positive pressure; and feeding apparatuses for loading dr... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7484625 | Shale shakers and screens with identification apparatuses A screen apparatus, which in certain aspects is a screen apparatus having a support, screening material on the support, and energizable identification apparatus on (exteriorly, interiorly, and/or within) the support for identifying the screen apparatus; a vibratory ... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7472762 | Top drive oil flow path seals A top drive system including, in certain aspects, a motor, a gear system below, and driven by the motor, a space between the top drive motor and the gear system, a seal assembly for inhibiting oil for lubricating parts of the gear system from flowing into the space,... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7461705 | Directional drilling control A method for oscillating a drillstring, the drillstring extending into the earth, the drillstring having a bit on a lower end thereof, the bit for drilling into the earth, the drillstring connected to a motive apparatus, the motive apparatus for rotating the drillst... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7459219 | Items made of wear resistant materials An item made of wear resistant material, the item, in certain aspects, made by a method including forming a mass of wear resistant material, the wear resistant material comprising at least one element from the group consisting of arsenic, antimony, cerium and bismut... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7424917 | Subsea pressure compensation system Systems and method for operating subsea devices and pressure compensated reservoir systems useful therewith which in certain aspects, include a chamber with a piston therein acted on an exposed side by water, e.g. sea water, to provide operational hydraulic fluid fo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422076 | Autoreaming systems and methods Methods and systems for controlling movement of a bit of a drilling assembly during reaming of an already-drilled hole; the methods, in certain aspects, including determining a ream speed for downward movement of the bit in the hole, moving the bit downward in a hol... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419012 | Wellbore top drive systems A drive system for wellbore operations, the drive system, in certain, but not necessarily all aspects, including a main body, a motor apparatus, a main shaft extending from the main body and rotatable by the motor, the main shaft having a top end and a bottom end, a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7401664 | Top drive systems A top drive system for wellbore operations, the top drive system including motor apparatus, a main shaft driven by the motor apparatus, the main shaft having a top end and a bottom end, a quill connected to the main shaft, and a gear system interconnected with the q... | 07/22/2008 |
| D572119 | Support bail | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380589 | Subsea coiled tubing injector with pressure compensation A pressure compensated tubing injector for injecting coiled tubing into a subsea wellhead or flowline. A traction device including grippers carried on respective opposing chain loops provides gripping engagement with the coiled tubing to longitudinally move the coil... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374127 | Systems and methods for making pipe liners An apparatus for wrapping material onto and around a pipe, the apparatus including a shaft, the shaft rotatable by a driving apparatus, a payout core containing material to be wrapped onto a pipe, the payout core releasably mounted on the shaft, a deflection arm ass... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7367396 | Blowout preventers and methods of use Methods and apparatuses for severing a wellbore tubular, the apparatus, in certain aspects, including: a first member movable toward a tubular to be severed; a second member with a second blade disposed opposite to the first member and movable toward the tubular; a ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360603 | Methods and apparatuses for wellbore operations A dual sided elevator for supporting a tubular member in a wellbore operation, the elevator in one aspect having an openable back end and an openable front end, either end openable by using opening apparatus at the front of the elevator; such an elevator with operat... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7350587 | Pipe guide A guide is disclosed for facilitating the movement of tubulars in well operations. In one aspect, the guide is a pipe guide with a base, an upper extension apparatus, a lower extension apparatus with a first end pivotably secured to the upper extension apparatus and... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7331562 | Blowout preventer with breech assembly A blowout preventer which, in certain aspects, has a main body with a main top, a main bottom, and a main bore therethrough from the main top to the main bottom, at least one breech assembly secured to the main body, ram apparatus movable within the breech assembly ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331469 | Vibratory separator with automatically adjustable beach A vibratory separator having a basket for supporting screen apparatus for treating material, the basket pivotably mounted on a base, vibratory apparatus connected to the basket for vibrating the basket, the material forming a pool on the screen apparatus, and a beac... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7320374 | Wellbore top drive systems A system for wellbore operations, the system, in at least certain aspects, including a derrick, a guide beam connected to the derrick, a top drive movable on the guide beam, torque reaction structure connected to the guide beam and to the derrick, skid apparatus hel... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7313986 | Tubular-drill bit connect/disconnect apparatus An apparatus for rotating a tubular with respect to a drill bit, e.g., for making or breaking a connection between a tubular and a drill bit, the apparatus, in at least certain aspects including a frame, gripper apparatus connected to the frame for gripping and rota... | 01/01/2008 |
| D557394 | Cover for air treatment system housing | 12/11/2007 |
| 7306057 | Thermal drill cuttings treatment with weir system A method for treating material, the material contaminated with contaminants, the method including: introducing material with contaminants to a system for remediation including a thermal treatment system, a quench system, a weir tank system and a condensing system; f... | 12/11/2007 |
| D557395 | Base for air treatment system housing | 12/11/2007 |
| 7303021 | Wellbore rig elevator systems An elevator having, in at least certain aspects, an elevator body with two opposed ends and an elevator opening in the body, a door pivotably mounted to the body for selectively closing off the elevator opening, a lock bar on the elevator body, door latch apparatus ... | 12/04/2007 |
