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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6873098 | Electroluminescent devices and displays with integrally fabricated address and logic devices fabricated by printing or weaving Improved electroluminescent and photonic devices with integrated logic and control circuits are disclosed. Low mobility, contact barrier, space charge limitation and carrier balancing are provided solutions that increase efficiency, reliability and longevity of the ... | 03/29/2005 |
| 7069991 | Method and apparatus for surge pressure reduction in a tool with fluid motivator Apparatus and method for controlling pressure surges in a wellbore. One embodiment provides a downhole surge control tool equipped with a fluid motivator. The fluid motivator may be, for example, any type of motor or a venturi. The fluid motivator motivates wellbore... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7071411 | Fire-resistant system and method for passing at least one cable, tube or the like through the opening in a wall A fire-resistant system for passing at least one cable, tube, or the like through an opening in a wall, which system having a fire-resistant sleeve member includes a continuous slit, which is at least partially arranged round said at least one cable, tube, or the li... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7048055 | Packer with integral cleaning device The present invention generally relates to methods and apparatus for sealing a tubular. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a packer having a body, a sealing element, and a cleaning device operatively connected to the body. In one aspect, the apparatus may cle... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048050 | Method and apparatus for cementing drill strings in place for one pass drilling and completion of oil and gas wells The steel drill string attached to a drilling bit during typical rotary drilling operations used to drill oil and gas wells is used for a second purpose as the casing that is cemented in place during typical oil and gas well completions. Methods of operation are des... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7035522 | Joint between fibre and support with cold weld for an optical module An optical module comprises a support (T) on which an optical fibre (F) is mounted. Introduced on the support (T) is a V-groove (VG) that serves only to fix the fibre (F). Applied perpendicularly to the groove (VG) is a strip-shaped contact layer (CL). The fibre (F)... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011344 | Connector and method of use of the connector A connector for connection of a pipe end portion of coiled tubing adapted for connecting a piece of downhole equipment. The connector is formed by three separate parts that can be screwed together two and two, of which a radially inner shrinkable adapter sleeve comp... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7008063 | Use of distorting optics in imaging systems An optical detection system for forming an image of a field of view in an object plane onto an image plane in which the electromagnetic radiation image is transmitted to a detector array at the image plane via an optical distorting element such as a reflector 11 | 03/07/2006 |
| 6982996 | Large diameter optical waveguide, grating, and laser A large diameter optical waveguide, grating, and laser includes a waveguide 10 having at least one core 12 surrounded by a cladding 14, the core propagating light in substantially a few transverse spatial modes; and having an outer waveguide dim... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980209 | Method and system for scalable, dataflow-based, programmable processing of graphics data A scalable pipelined pixel shader that processes packets of data and preserves the format of each packet at each processing stage. Each packet is an ordered array of data values, at least one of which is an instruction pointer. Each member of the ordered array can b... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6973596 | Testing of termination circuits in SCSI bus controllers Embodiments are provided for testing termination circuits in SCSI bus controllers. In one embodiment, the termination circuits are tested by sending test data between respective SCSI controllers of the termination circuits for varying enabled/disabled statuses of th... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971449 | Borehole conduit cutting apparatus and process The apparatus is used for cutting an opening through the wall of a conduit located in a borehole traversing the subsurface formations. The apparatus includes a body adapted to be lowered into the conduit to a desired level. The body is formed by a cylindrical wall d... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971259 | Fluid density measurement in pipes using acoustic pressures The density of at least one fluid in a pipe is determined using a pair of effective sound speeds a1eff and a2eff of the fluid/pipe system. The pair of effective sound speed measurements is taken at two sensing regions along the pipe wherein eac... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6968911 | Apparatus and methods for drilling A drilling method in which a rotary drill bit is mounted on a tubular drillstring extending through a bore comprises: drilling through a formation containing fluid at a predetermined pressure; circulating drilling fluid down through the drill string to exit the stri... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968904 | Method and apparatus for operations in underground/subsea oil and gas wells A method and apparatus for advancing a rotating motorized downhole tool for operations in oil/gas wells. The apparatus is adapted for drilling and milling away of casing sections in the wells, as preparation for plugging the same. The apparatus includes a rotating t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962206 | Packer with metal sealing element A packer, and operation of the same, which forms elastomeric seals and non-elastomeric seals. The packer may be constructed from a non-elastomeric tubular core having a frustoconical shaped inner diameter. The outer diameter of the core may be substantially smooth a... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6962204 | Isolation container for a downhole electric pump An isolation container designed for use with a downhole electric pump assembly commonly used in oil and gas drilling and production operations is disclosed. The isolation container has an annular housing with an axial inlet and outlet bore. A downhole electric pump ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6956988 | Optical interleaver In accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, an optical device includes a first element which decomposes said optical signal into a first beam and a second beam with the first beam being in a first polarization state and the second beam being... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955218 | Placing fiber optic sensor line The present invention generally relates to a method and an apparatus for placing fiber optic control line in a wellbore. In one aspect, a method for placing a line in a wellbore is provided. The method includes providing a tubular in the wellbore, the tubular having... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6955231 | Tool for changing the drilling direction while drilling A tool adapted for changing the direction of drilling during drilling. The drilling equipment used in the drilling includes a drill string, a bent sub, a drill motor, and a drill bit. The tool is positioned between the drill string and the bent sub, includes housing... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952925 | Optimizing inlet air for gas turbines Air intake temperature in a gas turbine is regulated by a heat exchange fluid having a low viscosity at low temperatures. The circulated heat transfer fluid preferably comprises an alkali metal formate, most preferably potassium formate. The potassium formate may be... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953096 | Expandable bit with secondary release device The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and method of forming a wellbore. In one aspect, an expandable bit for use in a wellbore is provided. The expandable bit includes a body and a blade assembly disposed on the body. The blade assembly is movable ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6953141 | Joining of tubulars through the use of explosives Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to methods and apparatus of connecting wellbore tubulars by explosive welding, using a frangible anvil, and reforming a surface of wellbore tubulars at a connection. In one embodiment, a first tubular is aligned ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6951114 | Reliable outdoor instrument cooling system A method, system, and apparatus for controlling the temperature within a remotely located enclosure that contains temperature sensitive equipment is provided. For some embodiments, the system includes an array of thermoelectric cooling (TEC) devices that act as an a... | 10/04/2005 |
| D509906 | Handrail for escape routes and flights of steps, with integrated recess for fluoridizing element | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947628 | Dynamic wavelength-selective optical add-drop switches A wavelength-selective optical add-drop switch includes a first and a second 1×2 wavelength switch optically coupled to one another via at least one mirror. Each of the first and second 1×2 wavelength switches has a switch input and two switch outputs, a wavelengt... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945095 | Non-intrusive multiphase flow meter Embodiments of the present invention generally provide methods, apparatus, and systems for determining void fractions of individual phase components of a multiphase mixture. The void fractions may be determined based on measured parameters of the mixture as a whole,... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6945330 | Slickline power control interface An apparatus, method, and system for use in operating an electric downhole tool on a non-conductive support line (slickline) by converting a battery voltage to an output voltage suitable for operating the tool. In response to receiving a trigger signal, the output v... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6944573 | Method and apparatus for the analysis of scratches on semiconductor wafers For the analysis of scratches on semiconductor wafers, the semiconductor wafer surface is detected and a possible scratch position or a scratch course on the semiconductor surface is determined, in which case a parameter value identifying the scratch is determined f... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938694 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing an expandable slotted tube A method of manufacturing an expandable slotted tube fabricated from at least one tubular element and at least two annular elements connected to the opposite ends of the tubular element by means of butt joints wherein axially extending slots are formed at a uniform ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939763 | DRAM cell arrangement with vertical MOS transistors, and method for its fabrication DRAM cell arrangement with vertical MOS transistors, and method for its fabrication. Channel regions arranged along one of the columns of a memory cell matrix are parts of a rib which is surrounded by a gate dielectric layer. Gate electrodes of the MOS transistors b... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937923 | Controller system for downhole applications The present invention generally provides a closed feedback system for operating peripheral devices in response to environmental conditions. Illustrative environmental conditions include well bore pressure, line pressure, fluid levels, flow rates and the like. In one... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937385 | Customer interface module An optical amplifier assembly comprises a Customer Interface module and a plurality of other amplifier modules. The Customer Interface module includes: (i) a customer interface configured to interact with other devices and (ii) optical and electrical connectors, con... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934197 | Method and circuit configuration for digitizing a signal in an input buffer of a DRAM device A method and circuit configuration for digitizing data and control signals using an input buffer in a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) device. In one embodiment, the input buffer includes buffer modules having a differential amplifier with a first input responsiv... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6932161 | Profiled encapsulation for use with instrumented expandable tubular completions The present invention provides an encapsulation for housing instrumentation lines, control lines, or instruments downhole. In one use, the encapsulation resides between an expandable downhole tool, such as an expandable sand screen, and the wall of the wellbore. The... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6933491 | Remotely deployed optical fiber circulator Fiber-optic-based systems and methods for monitoring physical parameters using a remotely deployed circulator are disclosed. In a preferred embodiment the circulator is remotely deployed with respect to an optical source/detector and coupled thereto by two dedicated... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6929068 | Non-cryogenic production of nitrogen for on-site injection in well clean out The present invention generally relates to a well servicing system for cleaning out of a well in which a compressed inert gas, produced by the non-cryogenic separation of air is delivered to the region of the well where particulate matter has collected that inhibits... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929737 | Method of removing contaminants from petroleum distillates In a method of removing acidic compounds, color, and polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and for removing or converting hydrocarbons containing heteroatoms from petroleum distillates, phase transfer catalyst is employed to facilitate the transfer of inorganic or orga... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6931194 | Methods and apparatus for forming an optical cable splice A method and apparatus for terminating an end of an optical cable is disclosed such that coaxial tubes of the cable and fibers therein are all prevented from moving relative to one another. For some embodiments, the coaxial tubes crimp together by a mechanical crimp... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6927148 | Ion implantation method and method for manufacturing SOI wafer Disclosed are an ion implantation method capable of dramatically increasing an implantation rate of hydrogen ions into a semiconductor substrate and a method for manufacturing an SOI wafer, in which manufacturing efficiency of the SOI wafer is sufficiently high. Whe... | 08/09/2005 |
