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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180571 | Wellbore surveying This invention relates to surveying wellbores. In particular this invention provides methods of correcting magnetic surveys for the effects introduced by magnetic mud. The method of the present invention comprises, in broad terms, measuring gravitational and magneti... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177238 | System and method of a flange seal ring Method and system of a flange seal ring. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising a metallic ring and a plurality of cogs. The metallic ring comprises a central bore that defines an internal diameter, a first sealing face that defines a f... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8171884 | Method and system for feeding aquatic animals Method and system for feeding aquatic animals. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including submerging, at least partially, a chamber in a water reservoir, the chamber comprising a bladder comprising food for aquatic animals, periodically pump... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8166829 | Method and system of an ultrasonic flow meter transducer assembly Ultrasonic flow meter transducer assembly. At least one some of the illustrative embodiment are systems including: a spool piece that defines an exterior surface, a central passage, and a transducer port extending from the exterior surface to the central passage; an... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8164431 | Automated geo-fence boundary configuration and activation A geo-fence is defined and established automatically based on a current location of an asset along with some range or distance, avoiding the need for a user to manually specify a location by drawing a perimeter, specifying a point location, or by any other means. On... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8155895 | Method and system of detecting liquid in an acoustic flow meter Detecting liquid in an acoustic flow meter. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including flowing a gaseous substance through a central passage of a meter body, sending acoustic signals along respective chordal pathways across the central passa... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8144028 | Method and system of obtaining data from field devices Systems and methods for communicating data from field devices to data acquisition systems. In at least some exemplary embodiments, a remote process or field controller may obtain data, and send the data to a data cache only if the data has changed from previously se... | 03/27/2012 |
| D655585 | Hook | 03/13/2012 |
| 8122754 | Meter proving method and system A meter proving method and system. At lease some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising establishing a prover time by a prover device, measuring a flow rate of a fluid with a flow meter that uses multiple measurements taken over a period of time to p... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8104654 | Belt with expandable pouch A compact yet expandable waist belt with a pouch preferably formed from a single piece of seamless elastic fabric, designed in some embodiments with pleats in the back, that remains taut around the wearer's body during even the most rigorous physical activities, whe... | 01/31/2012 |
| D650832 | Musical system | 12/20/2011 |
| 8065044 | Vehicle guidance system A vehicle guidance system comprising: a measurement system; a processor arranged to receive information from the measurement system and convert said information into at least one time-to-contact based parameter; and a control system arranged to receive the at least ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052851 | Protective edging for a cathode of an electroplating system Protective edging for a cathode of an electroplating system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments a cathodes of an electroplating system, the cathodes including a sheet of metallic material that defines a front, a back and an edge, a plurality of apertures ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8050866 | Pulsed-neutron formation density A method and related system of determining formation density by compensating actual inelastic gamma rays detected from a pulsed-neutron tool for the effects of neutron transport. The method and systems may model response of the tool and use the modeled response as a... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046519 | Coupling a specialty system, such as a metering system, to multiple control systems A metering system configured to couple to multiple specialty systems, such as a control system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are processing units comprising a processor, a memory coupled to the processor, and a communication port configured to coupl... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8044342 | Method and system for calculating extent of a formation treatment material in a formation A method and system for calculating extent of a formation treatment material in a formation. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising releasing neutrons into a formation from a neutron source of a logging tool within a borehole having an ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8027793 | Method and system of validating data regarding measured hydrocarbon flow A method and system of validating data regarding measured hydrocarbon flow. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including a flow computer coupled to a metering tube and configured to measure fluid flow through the metering tube, and a superviso... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8018329 | Automated geo-fence boundary configuration and activation A geo-fence is defined and established automatically based on a current location of an asset along with some range or distance, avoiding the need for a user to manually specify a location by drawing a perimeter, specifying a point location, or by any other means. On... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8011083 | Process of manufacturing a transducer assembly for an ultrasonic fluid meter Replacement of a transducer assembly for an ultrasonic fluid meter. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: disconnecting a wiring harness that electrically couples electronics of an ultrasonic meter to a transducer assembly; removing th... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8008560 | Musical system A musical system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including: a frame with an interior cavity, a tuning system coupled within the interior cavity of the frame, the tuning system configured to be accessed by way of an aperture through of the ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7962319 | Method and system for updating reliability prediction models for downhole devices Methods and systems for updating and/or predicting statistical reliability for downhole devices. In some embodiments, the statistical reliability for a device may be predicted prior to using the device to ensure the statistical reliability stays above a preset thres... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7941489 | Method and system of determining a hierarchical structure Determining a hierarchical structure, possibly for delivery to an asset management system. Some exemplary embodiments may be a method comprising receiving a message originated by a data acquisition system and destined for a remote process controller (the receiving b... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7917321 | Method and system of determining a pattern of arrival time cycle skip in an acoustic flow meter Determining a pattern of arrival time cycle skip in an acoustic flow meter. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising transceiving acoustic signals through a fluid flowing in a meter (the transceiving between respective pairs of a pluralit... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7900338 | Method of making a transducer having a plastic matching layer Making a transducer having a plastic matching layer which includes providing a transducer housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and bonding a plastic to the distal end of the transducer housing (the plastic fluidly sealing and occluding the distal end). Th... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7885790 | Method and system of determining forthcoming failure of transducers A method and system of determining forthcoming failure of transducers. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising creating a first electrical signal representative of acoustic energy propagating between a first pair of transducers of a flui... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7851704 | Modular wiring system A modular wiring system and method. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems comprising an electrical box having a first side wall, a second side wall and a back, and an opening through the first side wall (the side walls and the back define an inte... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7839346 | Ruggedized multi-layer printed circuit board based downhole antenna The specification discloses a printed circuit board (PCB) based ferrite core antenna. The traces of PCBs form the windings for the antenna, and various layers of the PCB hold a ferrite core for the windings in place. The specification further discloses use of such P... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839148 | Method and system for calibrating downhole tools for drift A method and related system calibrating downhole tools for drift. Some of the illustrative embodiments are a logging tool comprising a tool body, a transmitter antenna associated with the tool body, a transmitter electronics coupled to the transmitter antenna, a fir... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7784361 | Electronic fluid dispensing apparatus and related method An electronic fluid dispensing apparatus and related method. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are apparatuses comprising a funnel comprising a receiving mouth open to atmosphere, a sidewall that defines a frustum, and an apex that comprises an end porti... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7772545 | Nuclear logging tool Nuclear logging tool. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising placing a logging tool within a borehole proximate to an earth formation, releasing energetic neutrons from the logging tool, and receiving (at a detector within the logging t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7752919 | System and method of an acoustic flow meter with dual flow measurements Acoustic flow meter with dual flow measurements. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are flow meters comprising a spool piece that defines a central passage, a first plurality of transducer pairs mechanically coupled to the spool piece, a second plurality ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7751278 | Fault filter for seismic discontinuity data Various methods are disclosed for identifying faults in a seismic data volume. In some method embodiments, the fault identification method comprises determining a planarity value for each of multiple positions of an analysis window in the data volume. The planarity ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7747529 | Method and system of check presentation A method and system of check presentation. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising accepting a first paper check and a second paper check in exchange for a good or service (the second paper check postdated), converting the first paper ch... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7746078 | Method and system of calculating resistivity of an earth formation Calculating resistivity of an earth formation. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are systems including: a first current source current return (CSCR) pair, said first CSCR pair comprises a first current source and a first current return, the first current... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7739050 | Software-based quality control analysis of well log data Software-based quality control analysis of well log data. At least some of the various embodiments are computer-readable mediums storing a program that, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to read data from a well log, and perform a quality control an... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7735380 | Method and system of coordination of measurement subsystems of a flow meter Coordination of measurement subsystems of a flow meter. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are flow meters comprising a spool piece that defines a central passage, a first plurality of transducer pairs mechanically coupled to the spool piece, a first cont... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7686099 | Downhole positioning system Downhole positioning systems and associated methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system comprises a downhole source, an array of receivers, and a data hub. The downhole source transmits an electromagnetic positioning signal that is received by the array o... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7657407 | Method and system of planning hydrocarbon extraction from a hydrocarbon formation A method and system of planning hydrocarbon extraction from a hydrocarbon formation. The various methods and systems take a holistic approach to producer well placement and completion, injector well placement and completion, and borehole trajectories to reach the va... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7656747 | Ultrasonic imaging in wells or tubulars An ultrasonic imaging method is provided. A wideband acoustic pulse is fired at a wall. A wideband response signal is received. The wideband response signal is processed to select an impedance measurement frequency. A wavelet having a characteristic frequency approx... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7654405 | Method and system of a detachable nose faceplate Method and system of a detachable nose faceplate. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including orientating a faceplate having an aperture therein, orientating a detachable nose in one of a plurality of possible orientations, aligning the detac... | 02/02/2010 |
