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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161880 | Deflagration to detonation transition device A detonator assembly is provided. The detonator assembly comprises a deflagration to detonation transition body, a first thermally stable secondary explosive contained by the body, and a bulkhead coupled to the deflagration to detonation transition body. The bulkhea... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8113119 | Surface safe explosive tool An explosive tool is disclosed. The explosive tool comprises a body structure, a charge, a detonator to ignite the charge via propagation of thermal energy, a pressure actuated safety to prevent propagation of sufficient thermal energy to ignite the charge when the ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8082999 | Drilling and completion deflector A tool assembly is provided. The tool assembly comprises a drilling deflector and a completion deflector, the completion deflector coupled to the drilling deflector. ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8082993 | One trip gravel pack assembly A method of completing a wellbore is provided. The method comprises running in a screen, a gravel pack assembly comprising a flow diversion tool, and a completion string in a first trip. The method also comprises gravel packing the well and removing the flow diversi... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8006762 | System and method of controlling surge during wellbore completion A downhole oilfield completion method comprises determining a surge profile for a wellbore and assembling a downhole completion tool having an interior surge volume and comprising a surge attenuation system operable to reduce a surge of the downhole completion tool ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7861784 | System and method of controlling surge during wellbore completion A downhole oilfield completion method comprises determining a surge profile for a wellbore and assembling a downhole completion tool having an interior surge volume and comprising a surge attenuation system operable to reduce a surge of the downhole completion tool ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7685738 | Computer to plate color sensor and drying/curing system and method A printing plate curing system includes a color sensor that measures at least one color value of a printing plate. The color value is used to control a parameter of a curing system, such as energy output or conveyor speed. Multiple color sensors may be used to measu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7669530 | UV curing assembly having sheet transfer unit with heat sink vacuum plate A sheet transfer assembly for use above an ultraviolet curing unit in a flexographic printing press used for printing corrugated sheets includes a vacuum plate with heat sinks. The vacuum plate includes openings for rollers that extend through the vacuum plate to dr... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7416076 | Apparatus and method for packaging and shipping of high explosive content components A system and method for a packaging system for the shipment of high explosive components is described. One or more explosive devices are positioned in a tubing assembly having opposed ends and a thick wall of relatively low-density fibrous material, e.g. rolled pape... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7395784 | Pet toilet A pet toilet that prevents scattering of litter material or tracking of litter material into the home is disclosed. The pet toilet comprises a toilet body having a box portion for containing sand or litter, a seat having a floor defining an opening so that dung and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7363986 | Annular isolators for expandable tubulars in wellbores The present disclosure addressed apparatus and methods for forming an annular isolator in a borehole after installation of production tubing. Annular seal means are carried in or on production tubing as it is run into a borehole. In conjunction with expansion of the... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337840 | One trip liner conveyed gravel packing and cementing system A well completion assembly including apparatus for gravel packing and cementing in a single trip. An outer assembly comprises: a liner and screen; a valved gravel packing port; upper and lower valved cementing ports; and seal bores positioned below and above the gra... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7296660 | Residential elevator An elevator for moving a person between two levels. The system includes at least one carriage in a hoist way extending between two floors. A lever arm lifting system moves the carriage. The lever arm may be an articulated lever arm having a primary arm having a firs... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7234519 | Flexible piezoelectric for downhole sensing, actuation and health monitoring Thin flexible piezoelectric transducers are bonded to or imbedded into oilfield tubular members or structural members. The transducers may be used to telemeter data as acoustic waves through the members. By proper spacing of transducers and phasing of driving signal... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7152687 | Expandable tubular with port valve A ported expandable tubing having an outer valve sleeve which closes the ports upon tubing expansion. An elastomeric sealing member may be carried between the tubing and the valve sleeve to improve closing of the ports. The elastomeric sealing member may be shaped a... | 12/26/2006 |
| RE39305 | Anti-static, anti-smearing pre-stretched and pressed flat, precision-cut striped flexible coverings for transfer cylinders Freshly printed sheets are transferred from one printing unit to another by transfer cylinders each having an ink repellent, electrically conductive, striped flexible jacket covering that is movable relative to the sheet support surface of the transfer cylinder. The... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7048011 | Printing press cylinder flexible jacket covering A flexible jacket covering for a printing press transfer cylinder having a low density selvage for attaching one edge of the jacket to a hook and loop attachment strip on the transfer cylinder. The covering is cut from fabric woven on a shuttleless loom. The fabric ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038332 | Power discriminating systems The present invention relates to a control system for selectively supplying electrical power in a remote environment. The system comprises a plurality of electrical circuits, each designed to operate over a unique frequency passband. Power transmitted within the fre... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7013977 | Sealed connectors for automatic gun handling A sealed perforating gun assembly for use with automatic pipe handling equipment on oil and gas drill rigs. An upper sealed connector and a lower sealed connector have sealed threaded connections for mating with ends of a perforating gun. The connectors have externa... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7000247 | Automated computer vulnerability resolution system A system and process for addressing computer security vulnerabilities. The system and process generally comprise aggregating vulnerability information on a plurality of computer vulnerabilities; constructing a remediation database of said plurality of computer vulne... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6944011 | Electronic device cable cover The present disclosure addresses a cover for cables extending from an electronic device. The cover may be a one-piece cover having a horizontal top and vertical sides. The top has a width dimension corresponding to the width of an electronic device and the sides hav... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6935613 | Compact integrated flanged isolator ball valve The present invention provides a flanged ball valve device which can be connected, as an integrated compact unit, to a pump at the valve flange end of the device by means of an integral flange and to various types of piping systems at the pipe end of the device by m... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6918440 | Testing drill packer One embodiment of the present disclosure describes a test assembly including an inflatable packer. An internal control sleeve controls flow of drilling fluid through an inflation port to inflate and deflate the packer. A shifting tool run on a slick line moves the s... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6909667 | Dual channel downhole telemetry The present disclosure provides several methods for selecting and transmitting information from downhole using more than one channel of communication wherein data streams transmitted up each communications channel are each independently interpretable without referen... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6862943 | Water filter media sampler A sampler for collecting vertically continuous media samples from aggregate liquid filtering systems. The sampler includes a sample collecting lower section have an inner member rotatably carried within an outer member. These lower members have slots which may be al... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6851471 | Perforating gun A perforating gun assembly useful in hydrocarbon well completion. The gun is assembled in a carrier made from straight walled tubing as a primary structural member with complementary male and female threads cut into opposite ends so that gun assemblies may be direct... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6817229 | Acoustic sensor for fluid characterization A method and apparatus for in-situ characterization of downhole fluids in a wellbore using ultrasonic acoustic signals. Measurements of the speed of sound, attenuation of the signal, and acoustic back-scattering are used to provide qualitative and quantitative data ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6812811 | Power discriminating systems The present invention relates to a control system for selectively supplying electrical power in a remote environment. The system comprises a plurality of electrical circuits, each designed to operate over a unique frequency passband. Power transmitted within the fre... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6807906 | Zoned ultraviolet curing system for printing press A zoned UV curing system for drying UV inks and coatings in printing presses. A plurality of linear UV lamps are spaced apart laterally across the travel path of substrates in a press. The axis of each lamp is aligned generally with the travel path, but may be slant... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6755245 | Apparatus for completing wells in unconsolidated subterranean zones Improved methods and apparatus for completing an unconsolidated subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore are provided. The methods basically comprise the steps of placing a slotted liner having an internal sand screen disposed therein in the zone, isolating the s... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6742922 | Mixer for foamed gypsum products Apparatus for mixing aqueous foam with a slurry of gypsum and water. A cylindrical housing includes, in its upper end, an inlet for a slurry and a helical diverter for directing the slurry in a downward spiral flow path. An inlet for aqueous foam in located in said ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6688176 | Single tube densitometer A measurement device is provided that determines fluid properties from vibration frequencies of a sample cavity. In one embodiment, the measurement device includes a sample flow tube, vibration source and detector mounted on the tube, and a measurement mo... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6672163 | Acoustic sensor for fluid characterization A method and apparatus for in-situ characterization of downhole fluids in a wellbore using ultrasonic acoustic signals. Measurements of the speed of sound, attenuation of the signal, and acoustic back-scattering are used to provide qualitative and quantit... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6619176 | Thinned-skirt shaped-charge liner The embodiments of the present invention involve a thinned-skirt shaped-charge liner, a shaped-charge explosive incorporating the liner, and methods for making the liner. The focus of the most preferred embodiment of the present invention is the machining... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6571872 | Apparatus for completing wells in unconsolidated subterranean zones Improved methods and apparatus for completing an unconsolidated subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore are provided. The methods basically comprise the steps of placing a slotted liner having an internal sand screen disposed therein with dividers ext... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6557635 | Methods for completing wells in unconsolidated subterranean zones Improved methods and apparatus for completing an unconsolidated subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore are provided. The methods basically comprise the steps of placing a slotted liner having an internal sand screen disposed therein in the zone, isol... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6543281 | Downhole densitometer A measurement device is provided that determines fluid properties from vibration frequencies of a sample cavity and a reference cavity. In one embodiment, the measurement device includes a sample flow tube, a reference flow tube, vibration sources and det... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540022 | Method and apparatus for frac/gravel packs A method for fracturing a formation or gravel packing a borehole using a screen assembly having a plurality of screens mounted on a base member and a plurality of apertures disposed at predetermined intervals along the screen assembly. A flow-control serv... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530428 | Method and apparatus for in-situ production well testing An apparatus for in situ borehole testing having a drill string with drill pipe and drill bit. An upper sleeve and lower sleeve are telescopically coupled together. A valve seat is located in an interior passage and closes the interior passage when a valv... | 03/11/2003 |
