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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8176738 | Method and system for converting waste heat from cement plant into a usable form of energy Methods and systems for converting waste heat from cement plant into a usable form of energy are disclosed. The methods and systems make use of two heat source streams from the cement plant, a hot air stream and a flue gas stream, to fully vaporize and superheat a w... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172952 | Reduction of hydrogen sulfide in water treatment systems or other systems that collect and transmit bi-phasic fluids A method for reducing noxious sulfur species including hydrogen sulfide in sewage collection systems including force mains is disclosed, where the method involves administering a an effective amount of a composition including a water soluble sulfur scavenger and an ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163045 | Method and system of making a burnable fuel Methods and systems are disclosed for direct conversion of a used or waste material into a burnable fuel and to burnable fuels derived therefrom. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8141661 | Enhanced oil-based foam drilling fluid compositions and method for making and using same New oil-based foam drilling fluids for oil and/or gas wells include a base oil, a foaming agent and a polymer including at least one aromatic olefin monomer and at least one diene monomer. The polymer improves foam properties rendering a foam stable at temperatures ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135450 | Noninvasive glucose sensing methods and systems New methods and systems for noninvasive glucose monitoring and sensing with electromagnetic waves or ultrasound are disclosed. The methods are based on absolute or relative measurement of tissue dimensions (or changes in the dimensions) including, but not limited to... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8114993 | Use of aryl chlorides in palladium-catalyzed C-H bond functionalization A one-step method for efficiently converting carbon-hydrogen bonds into carbon-carbon bonds using chloroarenes and palladium catalysts is disclosed. This method allows faster introduction of complex molecular entities, a process that would otherwise require many mor... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8100989 | Method and system of making a burnable fuel Methods and systems are disclosed for direct conversion of a used healthcare material into a burnable fuel and to burnable fuels derived therefrom. ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8099997 | Potassium formate gel designed for the prevention of water ingress and dewatering of pipelines or flowlines A gelled composition for pipeline, flowline, pipeline jumper or flowline jumper dewatering or preventing ingress of seawater into open pipeline systems or components during tie-in operations of jumpers or additional pipe, valving, manifolds, subsea pipeline architec... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8097567 | Well drilling fluids having clay control properties Clay is stabilized in the drilling of wells and other formation treatment for hydrocarbon production by the addition to the drilling or other fluid including a choline compound together with an formation control additive. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8093431 | Aldehyde-amine formulations and method for making and using same A novel method for producing amine-aldehyde sulfur scavenging compositions are disclosed, where the method comprises contacting an amine containing component and a aldehyde containing component in the presence of an alcohol at an amine to aldehyde ratio of between a... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8090160 | Automated method for human face modeling and relighting with application to face recognition A novel method and system for 3d-aided-2D face recognition under large pose and illumination variations is disclosed. The method and system includes enrolling a face of a subject into a gallery database using raw 3D data. The method also includes verifying and/or id... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8088184 | High flash point additives for treating carbon-based fuels A simple method is disclosed to produce oil soluble nano particle size additives with significantly higher flash points to improve the safety aspects of these products especially when used in, around, and near high temperature combustion equipment. ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8087248 | Method and apparatus for the utilization of waste heat from gaseous heat sources carrying substantial quantities of dust An apparatus, system and method for transferring heat from a hot flue gas stream from a cement plant including large particles and dust to a working fluid of a power plant via a high temperature heat transfer fluid without exposing all or most of the equipment to th... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8084401 | Non-volatile phosphorus hydrocarbon gelling agent New fluids are disclosed for use in servicing subterranean formations containing oil and gas. In particular, an improved chemical gelling additive for hydrocarbon based fracturing fluids is disclosed having reduce, negligible or no volatile phosphorus at temperature... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8066924 | Method of manufacturing an alloyed film and apparatus for the method A method and apparatus for carrying out the method are for forming a sheet or film of thermoplastic polymer alloy by extruding an intimate blend of incompatible polymer materials, such as polypropylene dispersed in LLDPF, through an extruding die and stretching afte... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8065905 | Composition and method for pipeline conditioning and freezing point suppression Method for dewatering, pressure testing, hydrotreating, suppressing methane hydrate formation and suppressing solution freezing point in pipeline operations have been disclosed, where the solution used in the operations includes an effective amount of a metal format... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8038629 | Digital endotracheal tube sound acquisition and localization device An apparatus and method for determining proper endotreachal placement is disclosed. The apparatus includes an audio receiver having a body, a microphone mount in a center thereof the body and an audio cavity, an audio processing unit; and a signal cable connected at... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8034750 | Borozirconate systems in completion systems A cross-linking system for hydratable polymers for using is formation fracturing applications is disclosed along with methods for using same, where the cross-linking system includes a reaction product of a transition metal alkoxide or alkanolate and a borate or bora... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028755 | Quick lock wireline valve/blow-out preventor and methods for making and using same A blow out preventor (BOP) apparatus is disclosed including a quick connection system. The quick connection system comprises at least one actuator receiving aperture including at least one female connector having a female engaging profile and at least actuator cylin... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8012913 | Diamine terminated primary amine-aldehyde sulfur converting compositions and methods for making and using same A new class of sulfur scavenging or converting compositions is disclosed comprising diamine terminated, amine-aldehyde adducts, where the adducts are substantially bimolecular amine-aldehyde adducts and the composition is substantially free of trimer and/or triazine... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011431 | Process and system for creating enhanced cavitation A system and method for cavitating a producible formation is disclosed to improve hydrocarbon production and to increase a production rate without an concurrent co-production of formation particulate. The method and system include conglomerating the producible forma... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7999133 | Methods for making unsaturated acids using catalysts for methacrolein oxidation Methods for making unsaturated acids using catalysts for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehyde to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst including at least molybdenum (Mo) and phosphorus (P), where the catalyst has a pore size distribution in... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992653 | Foamed fluid additive for underbalance drilling A method of drilling or gas-lifting is disclosed where the methods including the use of a foaming agent and a gas, where the foaming agent is a keratin and the hydrostatic pressure of the fluid in the well is for a portion of the drilling or gas-lift operation less ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7989404 | Compositions and methods for gas well treatment A microemulsion system is disclosed which comprises a solvent subsystem, a co-solvent subsystem and a surfactant subsystem comprises at least one monoalkyl branched propoxy sulfate anionic surfactant, where the microemulsion system are useful in drilling, producing,... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7987728 | Piezoceramic-based smart aggregate for unified performance monitoring of concrete structures A system for monitoring the health of a structure, e.g., a concrete wall, bridge, pillars, using a smart aggregate is disclosed. The smart aggregate includes a piezoceramic transducer(s) and associated communication links. The transducer is embedded into the structu... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980079 | Power systems and methods for high or medium initial temperature heat sources in medium and small scale power plants Power generation systems and methods are disclosed for use with medium to high temperature heat source stream, gaseous or liquid, where the systems and methods permit efficient energy extraction for medium and small scale power plants. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7971659 | Foamer/sulfur scavenger composition and methods for making and using same A new multi-purpose foaming composition having applications in oil field application, industrial applications, waste management applications, or other applications that can be benefited by a foam, is disclosed, where the composition includes a surfactant, a sulfur s... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7956217 | Hydrolyzed nitrilotriacetonitrile compositions, nitrilotriacetonitrile hydrolysis formulations and methods for making and using same Hydrolyzed nitrilotriacetonitrile compositions are disclosed prepared by a method characterized by a one-shot addition of an amount of nitrilotriacetonitrile to a solution containing an acid catalyst, where the reaction is complete in a time period of less than an h... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7956017 | Aggregating reagents, modified particulate metal-oxides and proppants A method for treating solid materials is disclosed, where the treating compositions coats surfaces or portions of surfaces of the solid materials changing an aggregation or agglomeration propensity of the materials. Treated solid materials are also disclosed. The me... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950748 | Internal hydraulic locking apparatus and methods for making and using same An hydraulically activated internal locking apparatus is disclosed including an hydraulic fluid reservoir, an hydraulically activated locking system and a electronic control system, where the electronic control system is in electrical communication with the locking ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942201 | Apparatus, compositions, and methods of breaking fracturing fluids Apparatus and methods of reducing the viscosity of a gelled fluid is provided. In one embodiment, a viscosity reducing microbe is disposed in a capsule and added to the gelled fluid. The gelled fluid may include a thickening agent adapted to increase its viscosity. ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7923404 | Methods for preparing catalysts for methacrolein oxidation Methods of making catalysts for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehyde to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst including at least molybdenum (Mo) and phosphorus (P), where the catalyst has a pore size distribution including at least 50% medi... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7915470 | Coupled electrochemical method for reduction of polyols to hydrocarbons A coupled electrochemical system and method for its use is disclosed, where a polyol feed, especially a biomass polyol containing feed is reduced in a reducing solution including HI and a metal ion capable of converting I2 to HI during polyol reduction to... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7915203 | Secondary emulsifiers for inverted emulsion fluids and methods for making and using same A new class of secondary emulsifying agents for use in inverted mud and other inverted system is disclosed and method for making and using same. ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901758 | Laminates of films having improved resistance to bending in all directions and methods and apparatus for their manufacture The present invention relates to a flexible laminate of films of thermoplastic polymer material mainly for applications in which relatively high yield strength and ultimate tensile strength is required, and a method and apparatus for its manufacture. The laminate co... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7886824 | Compositions and methods for gas well treatment A microemulsion system is disclosed which comprises a solvent subsystem, a co-solvent subsystem and a surfactant subsystem comprises at least one monoalkyl branched propoxy sulfate anionic surfactant, where the microemulsion system are useful in drilling, producing,... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7845373 | Insulator apparatus for vacuum insulated tubing An insulating apparatus for use with vacuum insulated tubing sting to reduce heat loss through the joints, where the apparatus includes an insulator adapted to surround the joint and a latching joint protector adapted to surround the insulator and hold the insulator... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7863038 | Implantable biosensor from stratified nanostructured membranes A new class of biosensors and methods for making and using same are disclosed. The biosensors are multi-layered membrane composites, where at least one layer is prepared by the layer-by-layer process and at least one layer is responsive to changes is a property of a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851397 | Catalyst for methacrolein oxidation and method for making and using same A catalyst for oxidation of unsaturated and/or saturated aldehydes to unsaturated acids is disclosed where the catalyst includes at least molybdenum (Mo), phosphorus (P), vanadium (V), bismuth (Bi), and a first component selected from the group consisting of potassi... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841179 | Power system and apparatus utilizing intermediate temperature waste heat System and method is disclosed to increase the efficient of internal combustion engines using to generate electric power, where the system and method converts a portion of thermal energy produced in the combustion process to a usable form of energy. ... | 11/30/2010 |
