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...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 |
| 7906464 | Compositions and methods for the removal of oil-based filtercakes A method of servicing a wellbore comprising providing a composition comprising a mutual solvent precursor, an acid precursor, and an aqueous fluid, and contacting the composition with oil wet solids in the wellbore. A method of servicing a wellbore comprising introd... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7863224 | Wellbore servicing compositions comprising a set retarding agent and methods of making and using same A method of servicing a wellbore comprising preparing a composition comprising a calcium aluminate cement, water, a polyphosphate, a pozzolan, and a set retarding agent, wherein the set retarding agent comprises an alkali halide and a basic phosphate salt, placing t... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7381689 | Methods for inhibiting hydrate blockage in oil and gas pipelines using amide compounds A method and an amide composition used therein for inhibiting, retarding, mitigating, reducing, controlling and/or delaying formation of hydrocarbon hydrates or agglomerates of hydrates. The method may be applied to prevent or reduce or mitigate plugging of conduits... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7354886 | Pumpable multiple phase compositions for controlled release applications downhole Pumpable multiple phase vesicle compositions carry agents and components downhole or through a conduit, and controllably releasing them at a different place and time by breaking the compositions. In one non-limiting embodiment the pumpable multiple phase vesicles ha... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341617 | Corrosion and gas hydrate inhibitors having improved water solubility and increased biodegradability The invention provides the use of compounds of the formula (1) where R1, R2 are each independently C1- to C22-alkyl, C2- to C22-alkenyl, C6... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7314850 | Methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations with gelled hydrocarbon fluids Improved methods and compositions for treating subterranean formations penetrated by well bores are provided. A method for breaking a gelled hydrocarbon fluid comprised of a hydrocarbon liquid, a ferric iron or aluminum polyvalent metal salt of a phosphonic acid est... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7293611 | CO miscible optimized hydrocarbon blends and methods of using CO miscible optimized hydrocarbon blends A method of treating a subterranean formation comprising the steps of providing a servicing fluid comprising carbon dioxide and a hydrocarbon blend, wherein the hydrocarbon blend comprises at least about 65% hydrocarbons having from six carbons (C6) to el... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273832 | Alkali metal tungstate compositions and uses thereof Fluids, such as completion fluids, containing at least one alkali metal tungstate and optionally at least one chelating agent are described. Methods of removing a filter cake from a well bore surface, which may include one or more alkaline earth metal sulfates, is a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7268100 | Shale inhibition additive for oil/gas down hole fluids and methods for making and using same An under-balanced drilling fluid additive is disclosed which reduces reactive shale and/or clay swelling during under-balanced drilling operations, where the additive includes an effective amount of a choline salt. A method for under-balanced drilling is also disclo... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7219735 | Packer fluid A packer fluid is provided for use with a wellbore fluid in an annulus or casing bore, having an aqueous portion which contains additives for preventing corrosion, microbiological activity, salt and scale deposition, and an environmentally-acceptable capping fluid w... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7163060 | Difunctional phosphorus-based gelling agents and gelled nonaqueous treatment fluids and associated methods The present invention provides methods of treating a portion of a subterranean formation, one of which includes: providing a gelled nonaqueous treatment fluid that comprises a nonaqueous base fluid and a difunctional gelling agent that comprises a polyvalent metal s... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7084094 | Process for altering the relative permeability if a hydrocarbon-bearing formation A process for treating a hydrocarbon-bearing formation having at least one hydrocarbon bearing zone and at least one water bearing zone wherein the ratio of the permeability of the hydrocarbon bearing zone(s) to the permeability of the water bearing zone(s) is in th... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6914036 | Demulsifier for aqueous completion fluids Methods and compositions effective for preventing or resolving emulsions of oil in aqueous solutions, preferably for preventing or resolving oil-in-water emulsions formed in aqueous brines used as completion fluids or workover fluids. ... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6903054 | Reservoir treatment fluids A method of treating a hydrocarbon-containing formation is disclosed. The method includes injecting a well treating fluid into a well, wherein the well treating fluid includes a self-diverting acid that includes about 1% to 30% by weight of at least one acid selecte... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6861392 | Compositions for restoring lost circulation A method and composition is provided for sealing a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore to restore lost circulation. In one embodiment, the composition comprises a pellet comprising a mixture of lost circulation materials (LCMs). ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6803346 | Anti-accretion additives for drilling fluids Additives for drilling fluids, in particular for water-based drilling fluids are described which when added to the fluid at levels of up to 10% weight by volume reduces the accretion and bit-balling tendencies of shale cuttings exposed to said fluids. The additives ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6770603 | Electrically conductive non-aqueous wellbore fluids A wellbore fluid having a non-aqueous continuous liquid phase that exhibits an electrical conductivity increased by a factor in order of 104 to 107 compared to conventional invert emulsion comprises from about 0.2% to about 10% by volume of car... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6720291 | Well treatment composition for use in iron-rich environments Improved mud additive compositions are provided which are especially formulated to control hole enlargement due to salt bed erosion during drilling, and to assist in solubilization of deposited salt during well operations. The compositions include a first ingredient... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6586372 | Additive for increasing the density of a fluid and fluid comprising such additive An additive which increases the density of wellbore fluids used during the construction or repair of oil, gas, injection, water or geothermal wells comprises solid colloidal particles of weight average particle diameter (D50) of less than 2 mic... | 07/01/2003 |
| 5863415 | Control of naphthenic acid corrosion with thiophosporus compounds Corrosion of iron-containing metal surfaces in a hydrocarbon fluid having a temperature of from about 175° C. to about 400° C. and containing a corrosive amount of naphthenic acid is inhibited by adding to the fluid or to a feed therefor, in a total add... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5858928 | Gel of an apolar medium, its use for the preparation of water-based drilling fluids The invention relates to a gel made of apolar medium including: an apolar medium, a "multichain" liquid surface-active agent in acidic form, soluble or dispersible in the said apolar medium, an agent for neutralizing the said "multichain" surface-active agent, from... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5807811 | Water-based drilling fluids containing phosphites as lubricating aids An oil-in-water emulsion composition is disclosed which comprises a mixture of water and (A) at least one oil comprising (1) a natural oil or synthetic triglyceride of the formula ##STR1## wherein R1, R2 and R3 are indepen... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5514645 | Method of gelling hydrocarbons and fracturing subterranean formations The present invention provides a method of treating a subterranean formation by rapidly viscosifying a normally liquid hydrocarbon. The method is accomplished by admixing (i) an alkyl orthophosphate acid ester and (ii) an alkali metal hydroxide present in... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5008026 | Well treatment compositions and method A concentrate which forms an acid and/or water external microemulsion when added to a treatment fluid. The concentrate comprises an alkyl alcohol having in the range of from 4 to 18 carbon atoms, an emulsifying agent, a mutual solvent selected from the gr... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4540527 | Phosphites and phosphates of 3-sulfoxy-1,2-propylene glycols Phosphites and phosphates of 3-sulfoxy-1,2-propylene glycols are taught as new compositions of matter. These compounds are useful as co-surfactants in enhanced oil recovery.... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4148736 | Oil recovery process using viscosified surfactant solutions Thioxotropic compositions having initially relatively high viscosity which can decrease with time are prepared by admixing water and chloroform with an anionic surfactant, a cationic surfactant, an acid to adjust the pH of the aqueous phase to 4.5 or less... | 04/10/1979 |
| 3990978 | Breaking of gelled organic liquids The viscosity of organic liquids which contain an aluminum salt of an aliphatic orthophosphate ester viscosity improver can be reduced by incorporating into the organic liquid one or more specific chemical breakers.... | 11/09/1976 |
