Did You Know...
...that it was melting ice cream that inspired the invention of the outboard motor? It was a lovely August day and Ole Evinrude was rowing his boat to his favorite island picnic spot. As he rowed, he watched his ice cream melt and wished he had a faster way to get to the island. At that moment the idea for the outboard motor was born!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066023 | System and method for collecting and increasing the pressure of seal leak gas A system and a method for recovering and increasing the pressure of seal leak gas for recycle or passage to further processing. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8020615 | Truck-mounted pumping system for treating a subterranean formation via a well with a mixture of liquids An efficient truck-mounted injection system for injecting a combined aqueous or hydrocarbon-based liquid stream and a liquid carbon dioxide stream via a well into a subterranean formation. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7891324 | Method and apparatus for heating a circulating fluid in an indirect heat exchanger A heater and a method for heating a circulating liquid in a gas-to-liquid heat exchanger and an indirect heat exchanger to produce a hot liquid stream for use for heat exchange in a selected process to supply heat to the process. One particularly useful application ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7833948 | CO foamed well treatments A composition and a method for treating a subterranean formation with an injection liquid containing liquid carbon dioxide, a treating liquid and optionally a foaming agent and/or methanol. The treating liquid may be an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, a solvent or a sc... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7799178 | Distillation process An improved method for efficiently adding additional heat values into a distillation process to optimize the production of distillate from water. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7775274 | Method for detecting fluid leakage from a subterranean formation A method for the detection of a carbon dioxide leak from a plugged well extending from a surface of the earth to penetrate a subterranean formation which contains carbon dioxide by logging a collection chamber positioned in the plugged well. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7694731 | Truck-mounted pumping system for treating a subterranean formation via a well with a mixture of liquids An efficient truck-mounted injection system for injecting a combined aqueous or hydrocarbon-based liquid stream and a liquid carbon dioxide stream via a well into a subterranean formation. ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7618495 | Method for pickling a work string using dispersed solvent-in-acid fluid design A method for cleaning a work string which may have been used to inject drilling muds, cement slurries, cement displacement materials and the like into a well where the work strong may contain drilling mud residues, cement slurry residues, cement slurry displacement ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614450 | Pumping system and method for injecting a mixture of liquids into a subterranean formation A system and method to inject a combined hydrocarbon-based liquid stream and a liquid carbon dioxide stream into a subterranean formation via a well using a single high-pressure pump. ... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7563377 | Method for removing iron deposits in a water system A method and composition and system which for the oxidation, clean up, removal and control of iron and iron deposits in water and the removal of iron deposits and bacterial bio-films from surfaces in water systems. The composition contains sodium chlorite, sodium hy... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7546870 | Method and system for removing liquid from a gas well A method and system for the removal of produced liquid from a gas well extending from an earth surface through a subterranean gas-bearing formation using a thermodynamic cycle. ... | 06/16/2009 |
| 6840141 | Radial indexing head tool with floating splined pin A radial indexing head tool includes a handle and ratchet head, each with a splined orifice, and a floating splined pin disposed in the splined orifices for coupling them together. The floating splined pin includes a cylindrical axial retainer coupled to the handle ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 7513307 | Pumping system for injecting a mixture of liquids via a well into a subterranean formation A system and method to inject a combined aqueous or hydrocarbon-based liquid stream and a liquid carbon dioxide stream into a subterranean formation via a well using a single high-pressure pump. ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7509190 | Method for administering an intermittent uncontrollable electric power generating facility A method for administering an intermittent source of electrical power generation, such as a wind powered electric power generating facility, to produce electric power at a level up to a pre-set level during a selected time period. ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7464754 | COfoamed well treatments A composition and a method for treating a subterranean formation with an injection liquid containing liquid carbon dioxide, a treating liquid and optionally a foaming agent and/or methanol. The treating liquid may be an acid, a corrosion inhibitor, a solvent or a sc... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7404439 | Horizontal drilling A method and apparatus for recovering viscous hydrocarbons from a subsurface reservoir holding the same using an essentially horizontal well bore having a production inlet and containing steam injection tubing that carries a plurality of jet nozzles oriented to emit... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392767 | Method and apparatus for heating a circulating fluid using a quench column and an indirect heat exchanger A quench column heater and a method for heating a circulating liquid in a gas-to-liquid heat exchanger and an indirect heat exchanger to produce a hot liquid stream for use for heat exchange in a selected process to supply heat to the process. One particularly usefu... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7380598 | Method for detecting fluid leakage from a subterranean formation A method for the detection of a fluid leak from a plugged well extending from a surface of the earth to penetrate a subterranean formation which contains fluid by logging a collection chamber positioned in the plugged well. ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7353605 | Method for producing a metallic core for use in cylinder sleeves for an electrophotographic process An improved method for producing a metallic core for use in the production of a blanket cylinder or an image cylinder sleeve for use in electrophotographic processes. The sleeves includes aluminum or other suitable metal, which is rendered more suitable for use as a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7282193 | Method for energy recovery from hydrogen sulfide A method for producing sulfur and energy from an acid gas stream containing hydrogen sulfide by partially combusting the acid gas stream to produce a combustion product gas, mixing a sulfur dioxide stream with the combustion product gas, separating sulfur from the m... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7243510 | Reduced carbon dioxide emission system and method for providing power for refrigerant compression and electrical power for a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process A reduced carbon dioxide emission system and method for providing power for refrigerant compression and shared electrical power for a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process. ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214169 | Portable and fully adjustable punching bag exercise system A portable, fully adjustable punching bag exercise system is disclosed whereby a punching bag structure is releasably mounted to the waist of a user and is fully adjustable to any height or distance in front of the user for use in physical training. The punching bag... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7188427 | Multi-task protractor A multi-task protractor apparatus having the capabilities of a rotating protractor, adjustable triangle, ruler, miniature leveler, framing square and roof angle finder is disclosed. The multi-task protractor accurately measures angles and slopes and provides two str... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7143803 | Automatic and a manual lift-up ventilated gate for use with an overhead garage door An ventilated gate for use with an overhead garage door. The ventilated gate is an added feature to a conventional overhead garage door and provides ventilation to a garage where such ventilation is unavailable through a conventional overhead garage door. The ventil... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7131272 | Reduced carbon dioxide emission system and method for providing power for refrigerant compression and electrical power for a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process using cooled air injection to the turbines A system and method for the production of liquefied light hydrocarbon gases by a system and a process that produces a liquefied gas product more efficiently and with reduced emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the atmosphere. ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7114351 | All electric LNG system and process A reduced carbon dioxide emissions system and method for providing power for refrigerant compression and shared electrical power for a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process. ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083764 | Method and apparatus for treating liquids A method and apparatus for treating fluids by transmitting ultrasonic energy into the fluids to produce high intensity cavitations in the fluids as the fluids pass through the apparatus. The fluids are retained in the apparatus for a sufficient period of time to des... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074322 | System and method for liquefying variable selected quantities of light hydrocarbon gas with a plurality of light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction trains An improved system and method for providing reduced acid gas/dewatered light hydrocarbon gas to a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process wherein a plurality of light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction trains are used. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7059827 | Turbine power plant having minimal-contact brush seal augmented labyrinth seal A stationary gas turbine engine includes an axial compressor; a turbine; a stationary inner barrel downstream of the compressor; a brush seal including a ring-shaped holder supported by the inner barrel, and a multiplicity of inwardly extending bristle members havin... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047764 | Modular LNG process Disclosed are methods for efficiently and economically designing, constructing, or operating a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction process for the liquefaction of selected quantities of light hydrocarbon gas. The method includes a light hydrocarbon gas liquefaction l... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7009531 | System for aurally monitoring aeronautical information while in flight A system and a method for providing a continuous, semi-continuous and/or repetitive aural signal to an aircraft pilot indicative of a difference between a set value and an actual value for one or more flight characteristics of the aircraft. ... | 03/07/2006 |
| D509061 | Roller/cutter case | 09/06/2005 |
| D508165 | Scissors case | 08/09/2005 |
| D506866 | Scissors case | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911417 | Water block removal with surfactant based hydrocarbonaceous liquid system A composition, formulation, and method for removing water from a near-wellbore portion of a subterranean formation containing a crude oil and penetrated by a wellbore. The formulation contains alkylpolyglycoside, ethoxylated alcohol and linear alkyl alcohols. The co... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6884282 | Method and system for increasing the absorption selectivity of H2S from a gas containing CO2 and H2S A system and a method for increasing the selectivity of H2S absorption in an aqueous amine treating processes for streams containing high CO2:H2S ratio mixtures in an absorption column by maintaining the temperature in the absorption... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6878288 | System and apparatus for removing dissolved and suspended solids from a fluid stream A system and a method for removing dissolved and suspended solids from a fluid stream by passing the fluid stream into a processing zone in the presence of a ultrasonic standing wave and removing a stream concentrated in the solids from the processing zone at at lea... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6733237 | Method and apparatus for mounting stator blades in axial flow compressors An axial flow compressor and a method for mounting the stator blades in the compressor. The compressor is comprised of a stator casing having a rotor axially positioned therein. The casing has internal circumferential grooves into which the stator blades are equally... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6712614 | Abacus calculator An electronic abacus calculator comprising an electronic abacus display screen in combination with a numeric display and an electronic keyboard calculator. The invention also comprises a personal abacus, which comprises a mechanical abacus or an electronic abacus ca... | 03/30/2004 |
