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Number of patents: 49
Last date: March 06, 2012

Number	Title	Issue Date
8127834	Modular electro-hydraulic controller for well tool An actuator control system includes a housing assembly having at least one line therein for controlling operation of an actuator, and a modular controller attached externally to the housing assembly and interconnected to the line. A method of constructing an actuato...	03/06/2012
8109337	Alignment of BOP stack to facilitate use of a rotating control device An alignment system can include at least one alignment device positioned between two flanges, the alignment device having a greater thickness on one side of the alignment device than on an opposite side of the alignment device. A method of producing a relative angul...	02/07/2012
8100188	Setting tool for expandable liner hanger and associated methods A setting tool for an expandable liner hanger. A method includes the steps of: releasably securing the setting tool to the hanger, the setting tool including an expansion cone for displacing through the hanger; and conveying the setting tool and hanger into the well...	01/24/2012
8033335	Offshore universal riser system An offshore universal riser system (OURS) and injection system (OURS-IS) inserted into a riser. The OURS/OUR-IS provides a means for pressurizing the marine riser to its maximum pressure capability and easily allows variation of the fluid density in the riser. The O...	10/11/2011
7980571	Steerable and liftable independent suspension system A liftable independent suspension system which may also be steerable. In a described embodiment, a liftable suspension system for use on a vehicle includes wheel spindles positioned to extend outwardly at each respective lateral side of the vehicle. The spindles are...	07/19/2011
7980011	Fully stabilized excavator tooth attachment A fully stabilized excavator tooth attachment. An excavator tooth includes a nose-receiving pocket bounded by an inner end, upper and lower, and opposing side walls, the end wall having a nose-engaging interface surface formed orthogonal to a longitudinal axis of th...	07/19/2011
7971926	Trailer having reduced weight wall construction A trailer wall construction having reduced weight. A trailer wall construction includes a spherical shaped corner at a juncture of three walls. Each of the walls includes at least one panel having spaced apart inner and outer shells. Another trailer wall constructio...	07/05/2011
7959165	Suspension system run height adjustment A method of adjusting a suspension run height includes: pivotably mounting a leveling valve to a hanger bracket; attaching an indicator arm to a suspension component which displaces relative to the hanger bracket; and pivoting the leveling valve relative to the hang...	06/14/2011
7927059	Pipeline padding machine with a debris-resistant escalator assembly A pipeline padding machine includes a debris-resistant escalator flight. A pipeline padding machine includes an escalator assembly with multiple flight sections attached to a track. A gap between leading and trailing edges of respective adjacent flight sections may ...	04/19/2011
7914026	Suspension system having a composite beam A suspension system having a composite beam. In a described embodiment, a suspension system for a vehicle having a frame is provided. The suspension system includes an axle and a beam interconnected between the vehicle frame and the axle. The beam has opposite ends,...	03/29/2011
7886463	Pipeline padding machine A pipeline padding machine includes two control station locations. One location is for controlling operation of the machine while the machine is operated on one side of a ditch, and the other location is for controlling operation of the machine while the machine is ...	02/15/2011
7779683	Tracking fluid displacement along a wellbore using real time temperature measurements Tracking fluid displacement along a wellbore using real time temperature measurements. A method of tracking fluid displacement along a wellbore includes the steps of: monitoring temperature in real time in the wellbore; and observing in real time a variation in temp...	08/24/2010
7740165	Magnetic mail notification apparatus Magnetic mail notification apparatus. Apparatus for use with a mailbox having a door pivotably attached to a mail receptacle includes an indicator assembly including an indicator arm positionable in one position when the door is closed, and a magnetic coupling betwe...	06/22/2010
7730774	Tracking fluid displacement along a wellbore using real time temperature measurements Tracking fluid displacement along a wellbore using real time temperature measurements. A method of tracking fluid displacement along a wellbore includes the steps of: monitoring temperature in real time in the wellbore; and observing in real time a variation in temp...	06/08/2010
7717442	Suspension system having high strength arm to axle connection A suspension system includes a laterally extending axle and an arm assembly welded to the axle. The arm assembly includes a longitudinally extending arm body having top and bottom surfaces, an axle connector welded to the axle and an end of the arm body, and a plate...	05/18/2010
RE41263	Refrigerant charging tool A refrigerant charging tool. In a described embodiment, a refrigerant charging tool has two separately formed handles pivotably attached to each other. One of the handles has a container piercing member mounted thereon. Interchangeable spacers are configured for att...	04/27/2010
7665750	Trunnion air ride suspension system A trunnion air ride suspension system. In one example, a trunnion suspension system includes a trunnion beam pivotably mounted to a hanger bracket, and an axle pivotably mounted to the trunnion beam. A brake actuator is secured to the axle and pivotably mounted to t...	02/23/2010
7610251	Well control systems and associated methods Well control systems and associated methods. A well control method includes the steps of drilling a wellbore and predicting a change in flow between the wellbore and a reservoir prior to the change occurring, the predicting step being performed, and the change in fl...	10/27/2009
7597151	Hydraulically operated formation isolation valve for underbalanced drilling applications A formation isolation valve for underbalanced drilling applications. A system for operating a formation isolation valve includes the valve interconnected in a casing string. An assembly displaces through the casing string, thereby causing the valve to open prior to ...	10/06/2009
7571765	Hydraulic open hole packer A tubing string assembly is disclosed for fluid treatment of a wellbore. The tubing string can be used for staged wellbore fluid treatment where a selected segment of the wellbore is treated, while other segments are sealed off. The tubing string can also be used wh...	08/11/2009
7503385	Single line control module for well tool actuation A single line control module for well tool actuation. A well tool control system includes an actuator, a control module for controlling pressure applied to the actuator, and a single line extending between the control module and a remote location, elevated pressure ...	03/17/2009
7484566	Pulse width modulated downhole flow control A pulse width modulated downhole flow control. A downhole flow control system includes a flow control device with a flow restrictor which variably restricts flow through the flow control device. An actuator varies a vibratory motion of the restrictor to thereby vari...	02/03/2009
7458273	Fiber optic differential pressure sensor A fiber optic differential pressure sensor. In a described embodiment, a differential pressure sensor system for use in a subterranean well includes a fluid property sensing housing having a flow passage formed therethrough. A differential pressure sensor has an opt...	12/02/2008
7401844	Trailer having reduced weight wall construction A trailer wall construction having reduced weight. A trailer wall construction includes a spherical shaped corner at a juncture of three walls. Each of the walls includes at least one panel having spaced apart inner and outer shells. Another trailer wall constructio...	07/22/2008
D571642	Reversible asymmetric hanger for suspending objects such as wires, strips and loops	06/24/2008
7378000	Trailer having reduced weight wall construction A trailer wall construction having reduced weight. A trailer wall construction includes a spherical shaped corner at a juncture of three walls. Each of the walls includes at least one panel having spaced apart inner and outer shells. Another trailer wall constructio...	05/27/2008
7360412	Single point and fiber optic temperature measurement for correction of a gas column weight in a well Fluid column weight correction using discrete point and fiber optic temperature measurement. A method for determining pressure at a distal end of a fluid column in a well includes the steps of: dividing the fluid column into multiple segments; determining a temperat...	04/22/2008
7357021	Methods of monitoring downhole conditions Methods of monitoring various downhole conditions are described, including a system for determining and/or identifying the flow of fluid in a well, determining sand production in a well, identifying localized events in a well, determining the apparent flow velocity ...	04/15/2008
7347435	Suspension system having reduced weight arm construction A suspension system having a reduced weight arm construction. In one vehicle suspension system, an axle is constructed at least partially of a metal alloy. An arm assembly of the suspension system includes an axle attachment constructed at least partially of a mater...	03/25/2008
7337846	Surface controlled subsurface lateral branch safety valve A surface controlled subsurface lateral branch safety valve provides flow control for each branch wellbore in a multilateral well. In a described embodiment, a completion system for a well having an intersection between parent and branch wellbores includes an appara...	03/04/2008
7338111	Trailer having combination extruded panel/sheet sides A trailer having sides with a combination of extruded panel and sheet material. A trailer wall construction for use as part of a trailer assembly includes at least one panel comprising spaced apart inner and outer shells, and at least one sheet. An edge of the sheet...	03/04/2008
D563210	Asymmetric hanger for the suspension of objects	03/04/2008
7331215	Deployment of equipment into fluid containers and conduits Apparatus for deploying equipment in a fluid container or fluid conduit comprises a fluid housing having an outlet aperture, the fluid housing being adapted to be secured to the container or conduit such that the outlet aperture is in fluid communication with an ape...	02/19/2008
D561464	Shoulder holster for portable electronic devices	02/12/2008
7325597	Safety valve apparatus for downhole pressure transmission systems Safety valve apparatus for a pressure telemetry system utilizing a small diameter tubing conveying pressure from a downhole pressure chamber to the surface, the system pressurized with a monitoring gas, is presented. A check valve assembly is placed along the fluid ...	02/05/2008
7322587	Steerable and liftable independent suspension system A liftable independent suspension system which may also be steerable. In a described embodiment, a liftable suspension system for use on a vehicle includes wheel spindles positioned to extend outwardly at each respective lateral side of the vehicle. The spindles are...	01/29/2008
7322421	Fiber optic deployment apparatus and method A head member having a piston provided thereon is connected to an elongate tube such as a micro-tube. The micro-tube contains one or more optical fibres, preferably suspended therein by a protective fluid such as a scavenging gel. The head member is preferably inser...	01/29/2008
D556028	Reversible asymmetric hanger for suspension of objects by means including wires, strips and loops	11/27/2007
7281721	Suspension system for dump truck/paver truck hitch A suspension system for a dump truck which is to be connected to a paver using a truck hitch. In one example, a system for connecting a dump truck to a paver includes a liftable and steerable suspension of the truck, the suspension having an adapter with a laterally...	10/16/2007
7246659	Damping fluid pressure waves in a subterranean well A system and method of damping fluid pressure waves in a subterranean well. In a described embodiment, pressure waves are damped by positioning a dampener in the well during a perforating operation. The dampener may attenuate the pressure waves by absorbing the pres...	07/24/2007

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