Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6959762 | Method and apparatus for formation damage removal A method for evaluating the permeability and formation damage in the porous rock around a well bore. This method relates to the use of a single string coiled tubing and a down hole assembly which includes a microcontroller, an electrically operable fluid control val... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6298916 | Method and apparatus for controlling fluid flow in conduits A completion string for use in a wellbore includes a main conduit, such as a production tubing, and one or more alternate path conduits, such as shunt tubes, that extend generally in parallel with the main conduit. A flow control device is positioned in e... | 10/09/2001 |
| 5404956 | Hydraulic setting tool and method of use A hydraulic setting tool for setting a packer with a sliding valve therein in an operating position in a well bore. The setting tool comprises an outer housing portion slidably disposed with respect to an inner mandrel portion. A piston is connected to th... | 04/11/1995 |
| 4903775 | Well surging method and apparatus with mechanical actuating backup A well surging system having pressure actuated ball valves and a mechanical actuating backup for the upper of said ball valves. The apparatus comprises a valve assembly portion containing the upper and lower ball valves which may be independently pressure... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4842074 | Gas storage well safety system and method A well safety system with two surface controlled subsurface safety valves. The invention allows various alternatives for controlling injection into and production from a gas storage well. For maximum production, gas can flow from the underground storage r... | 06/27/1989 |
