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20150182215 | Devices and Methods for Continuous Surgical Suturing - A machine constructed and configured for automatic continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reduced suturing time, including methods of using the same. A device for continuous suturing. A device, method and suture for subcuticular suturing. | 07-02-2015 |
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20090089334 | LAZY UPDATES TO INDEXES IN A DATABASE - System(s) and method(s) facilitate improved performance for insert/update query requests in a database. A lazy updating based on delaying updates of newly inserted records combined with a master-staging partitioning scheme avoid deterioration of performance arising from updating indexes related to new records inserted in a database. Table partitioning as well as partitioning of indexes associated with the table allow new records to reside in manageable sections of memory for pre-configured periods of times prior to being updated. To avoid deterioration of performance associated with increasing size of table/index partitions, the size is maintained below specific thresholds that can be determined based on query workload and other historical data. Deployment of partitions among file systems and design of update delay times can further increase performance of lazy updating. | 04-02-2009 |
20090106549 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING ENCRYPTING FILE SYSTEM - Users can share encrypted files without having access to other users' public key certificates, by specifying only the other users' identity information. A client agent interacts with a trusted service account to transparently add user encryption certificates to encrypted files after it was created. A header of each encrypted file includes signed encrypted data blocks, file system metadata, and a digital signature. When a user attempting to open an encrypted file is denied access, the client agent transmits the header data and the encryption certificate of the user to the trusted service account, with a request that the user encryption certificate be added to modify the encrypting file system metadata. After the trusted service account determines tampering has not occurred enroute and the user is authorized to access the file, the modified header data are returned to the client agent to enable the user to open the file. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106550 | EXTENDING ENCRYPTING WEB SERVICE - A data encryption service is provided over the Internet. Users specifying only authorized users' identity information can share encrypted information without sharing passwords or accessing public key certificates. A user sends data to be encrypted to a trusted EWS, along with authorization information. An encrypted data envelope including signed encrypted data blocks, authorization information, and a digital signature is returned to the user. When a second user attempts to access the data inside the encrypted data envelope, it is transmitted to the EWS. If the EWS authenticates the second user, determines that tampering has not occurred, and verifies the second user's identity against the authorization information in the data envelope, then the data are returned. The encrypted data envelope can be expressed as a raw byte stream or encoded within an HTML file to enable browser-based data envelope submission and retrieval. | 04-23-2009 |
20090106552 | RIGHTS MANAGEMENT SERVICES-BASED FILE ENCRYPTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method to leverage Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) to provide protection and sharing of encryption keys to file systems. Windows Rights Management Services (RMS) that enables users to share protected content without having to exchange encryption certificates or passwords. Using the method any EFS can be extended to protect its FEKs and assign it user access rights using RMS. This enables EFSs to delegate key sharing, management and recovery to the RMS system. User rights to FEKs are derived from files security descriptor information or as explicitly specified by users. Whenever an encrypted file is created its FEK is protected using RMS and the resulting byte stream is stored in the file encryption metadata information. When a user tries to access an encrypted file and doesn't have a private key to decrypt the FEK, the EFS transparently extracts the RMS protected byte stream from the file encryption metadata information. It then uses RMS to try and obtain access to the FEK stored in the bytes stream using the user security context. If the user is authorized access and the FEK is successfully obtained then EFS is able to decrypt the file data and the user is granted access. The FEK is protected with the user master key, encryption certificate or password and cached in the system protected non-page memory or local stable storage. This enables the system to reuse the FEK for the user on the next file access. If the user doesn't hold rights to extract the FEK then the user is denied access. | 04-23-2009 |
20130091199 | DATA COMMUNICATION COORDINATION WITH SEQUENCE NUMBERS - Described are sequence numbers for client-server communication, to control a client's use of server resources. A server grants the client credits, and the client consumes a credit for sending each command to the server. Each credit corresponds to a sequence number, with the set of sequence numbers forming a valid command window. The server enforces that for each received command, the command includes a sequence number that is within the valid command window and that the sequence number has not been used with another command. The server may also maintain a maximum window size, such that clients with credits cannot send a command with a sequence number that beyond a maximum sequence number. When incorporated into a data communication protocol, quality of service, combating denial of service, detection of message loss, division of server resources, secure message signing, and other numerous benefits result. | 04-11-2013 |
20130097211 | DATA COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - Described is a data communication protocol, in which a client and server negotiate in a manner that does not require the client to retry negotiation when servers are not capable of the client-desired protocol. In one example implementation, the desired protocol is SMB 2.0 or greater. The protocol describes a create command with possibly additional context data attached for built-in extensibility, and a compound command comprising a plurality of related commands or unrelated commands. A multi-channel command requests data transfer on a separate data channel, a signed capability verification may be used to ensure that a secure connection is established, and the protocol provides the ability to transfer extended error data from the server in response to a request. | 04-18-2013 |
20130304932 | DATA COMMUNICATION PROTOCOL - Described is a data communication protocol, in which a client and server negotiate in a manner that does not require the client to retry negotiation when servers are not capable of the client-desired protocol. In one example implementation, the desired protocol is SMB 2.0 or greater. The protocol describes a create command with possibly additional context data attached for built-in extensibility, and a compound command comprising a plurality of related commands or unrelated commands. A multi-channel command requests data transfer on a separate data channel, a signed capability verification may be used to ensure that a secure connection is established, and the protocol provides the ability to transfer extended error data from the server in response to a request. | 11-14-2013 |
20150026248 | DATA COMMUNICATION COORDINATION WITH SEQUENCE NUMBERS - Described are sequence numbers for client-server communication, to control a client's use of server resources. A server grants the client credits, and the client consumes a credit for sending each command to the server. Each credit corresponds to a sequence number, with the set of sequence numbers forming a valid command window. The server enforces that for each received command, the command includes a sequence number that is within the valid command window and that the sequence number has not been used with another command. The server may also maintain a maximum window size, such that clients with credits cannot send a command with a sequence number that beyond a maximum sequence number. When incorporated into a data communication protocol, quality of service, combating denial of service, detection of message loss, division of server resources, secure message signing, and other numerous benefits result. | 01-22-2015 |
20150281404 | DATA COMMUNICATION COORDINATION WITH SEQUENCE NUMBERS - Described are sequence numbers for client-server communication, to control a client's use of server resources. A server grants the client credits, and the client consumes a credit for sending each command to the server. Each credit corresponds to a sequence number, with the set of sequence numbers forming a valid command window. The server enforces that for each received command, the command includes a sequence number that is within the valid command window and that the sequence number has not been used with another command. The server may also maintain a maximum window size, such that clients with credits cannot send a command with a sequence number that beyond a maximum sequence number. When incorporated into a data communication protocol, quality of service, combating denial of service, detection of message loss, division of server resources, secure message signing, and other numerous benefits result. | 10-01-2015 |
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20140037996 | AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic. | 02-06-2014 |
20140159668 | Composite Anode Structure for Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage and Device Containing Same - An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi | 06-12-2014 |
20150147628 | AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrochemical device including a housing and a stack of electrochemical cells in the housing. Each electrochemical cell includes an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, a separator located between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode and an electrolyte. The electrochemical device also includes a current collector located between adjacent electrochemical cells, an anode bus operatively connected to the anodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack and a cathode bus operatively connected to the cathodes of the electrochemical cells in the stack. The housing, the anode electrode, the cathode electrode, the separator, the anode bus and the cathode bus are non-metallic. | 05-28-2015 |
20150155551 | Composite Anode Structure for Aqueous Electrolyte Energy Storage and Device Containing Same - An anode electrode for an energy storage device includes both an ion intercalation material and a pseudocapacitive material. The ion intercalation material may be a NASICON material, such as NaTi | 06-04-2015 |
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20110312246 | Multiple Airfoil Vanes - A vane for a turbine assembly of a turbocharger includes a first airfoil that includes a length between a leading edge and a trailing edge, a second airfoil that includes a length between a leading edge and a trailing edge where the length of the first airfoil optionally differs from the length of the second airfoil, and one or more intra-vane throats defined at least in part by the first airfoil and the second airfoil. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 12-22-2011 |
20110314808 | VANES FOR DIRECTING EXHAUST TO A TURBINE WHEEL - A vane for a turbine assembly of a turbocharger includes an airfoil that has a pair of flow surfaces disposed between a hub end and a shroud end and a leading edge and a trailing edge where the airfoil further includes a non-zero sweep angle, a non-zero lean angle, a non-zero twist angle or any two or more combinations thereof. Various other examples of devices, assemblies, systems, methods, etc., are also disclosed. | 12-29-2011 |
20140241866 | Turbocharger wheel with sound control - A turbocharger turbine wheel includes a hub and a plurality of blades. Both the center of mass of the hub and the center of mass of the plurality of blades are on an axis of rotation. The blades are circumferentially spaced such that they are rotationally asymmetric. Each consecutive pair of blades is characterized by a spacing angle. A line that intersects with and is normal to the axis of rotation defines a plane of symmetry, and the spacing angles are symmetric across the plane of symmetry. | 08-28-2014 |
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20110184563 | ENERGY-RELATED INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A system and approach for diagnostic visualizations of, for example, building control systems data. A focus may be on a similarity metric for comparing operations among sites relative to energy consumption. Normalizing factors may be used across sites with varying equipment consumption levels to be compared automatically. There may also be a high level overview of an enterprise of sites. For instance, consumption totals of the sites may be normalized by site size and length of time of a billing period to identify such things as outlier sites. One may use a main view of geographic distribution dynamically linked to subviews showing distribution by size, by aggregated climate, and so on. With these views, one may quickly drill through the enterprise and identify sites of interest for further investigation. A key metric may be intensity which invokes viewing virtually all sites by normalized consumption for a unit amount of time. | 07-28-2011 |
20140046490 | ENERGY-RELATED INFORMATION PRESENTATION SYSTEM - A system and approach for diagnostic visualizations of, for example, building control systems data. A focus may be on a similarity metric for comparing operations among sites relative to energy consumption. Normalizing factors may be used across sites with varying equipment consumption levels to be compared automatically. There may also be a high level overview of an enterprise of sites. For instance, consumption totals of the sites may be normalized by site size and length of time of a billing period to identify such things as outlier sites. One may use a main view of geographic distribution dynamically linked to subviews showing distribution by size, by aggregated climate, and so on. With these views, one may quickly drill through the enterprise and identify sites of interest for further investigation. A key metric may be intensity which invokes viewing virtually all sites by normalized consumption for a unit amount of time. | 02-13-2014 |
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20130028823 | DOPED, PASSIVATED GRAPHENE NANOMESH, METHOD OF MAKING THE DOPED, PASSIVATED GRAPHENE NANOMESH, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE DOPED, PASSIVATED GRAPHENE NANOMESH - A method of making a semiconductor device, includes providing a graphene sheet, creating a plurality of nanoholes in the graphene sheet to form a graphene nanomesh, the graphene nanomesh including a plurality of carbon atoms which are formed adjacent to the plurality of nanoholes, passivating a dangling bond on the plurality of carbon atoms by bonding a passivating element to the plurality of carbon atoms, and doping the passivated graphene nanomesh by bonding a dopant to the passivating element. | 01-31-2013 |
20150069305 | DOPED, PASSIVATED GRAPHENE NANOMESH, METHOD OF MAKING THE DOPED, PASSIVATED GRAPHENE NANOMESH, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE INCLUDING THE DOPED, PASSIVATED GRAPHENE NANOMESH - A doped, passivated graphene nanomesh includes a graphene nanomesh, a plurality of nanoholes formed in a graphene sheet, and a plurality of carbon atoms which are formed adjacent to the plurality of nanoholes; a passivating element bonded to the plurality of carbon atoms; and a dopant bonded to the passivating element, the dopant comprising one of an electron-donating element for making the graphene nanomesh an n-doped graphene nanomesh, and an electron-accepting element for making the graphene nanomesh a p-doped graphene nanomesh. | 03-12-2015 |
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20120031477 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH AN INTERFACIAL BAND-GAP MODIFYING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A Schottky-barrier-reducing layer is provided between a p-doped semiconductor layer and a transparent conductive material layer of a photovoltaic device. The Schottky-barrier-reducing layer can be a conductive material layer having a work function that is greater than the work function of the transparent conductive material layer. The conductive material layer can be a carbon-material layer such as a carbon nanotube layer or a graphene layer. Alternately, the conductive material layer can be another transparent conductive material layer having a greater work function than the transparent conductive material layer. The reduction of the Schottky barrier reduces the contact resistance across the transparent material layer and the p-doped semiconductor layer, thereby reducing the series resistance and increasing the efficiency of the photovoltaic device. | 02-09-2012 |
20130095599 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE USING NANO-SPHERES FOR TEXTURED ELECTRODES - An electronic device includes a substrate and a plurality of particles anchored to the substrate. An electrode material is formed over the particles and configured to form peaks over the particles. One or more operational layers are fog led over the electrode material for performing a device function. | 04-18-2013 |
20140196780 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES WITH AN INTERFACIAL BAND-GAP MODIFYING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME - A Schottky-barrier-reducing layer is provided between a p-doped semiconductor layer and a transparent conductive material layer of a photovoltaic device. The Schottky-barrier-reducing layer can be a conductive material layer having a work function that is greater than the work function of the transparent conductive material layer. The conductive material layer can be a carbon-material layer such as a carbon nanotube layer or a graphene layer. Alternately, the conductive material layer can be another transparent conductive material layer having a greater work function than the transparent conductive material layer. The reduction of the Schottky barrier reduces the contact resistance across the transparent material layer and the p-doped semiconductor layer, thereby reducing the series resistance and increasing the efficiency of the photovoltaic device. | 07-17-2014 |
20150075608 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE USING NANO-SPHERES FOR TEXTURED ELECTRODES - An electronic device includes a substrate and a plurality of particles anchored to the substrate. An electrode material is formed over the particles and configured to form peaks over the particles. One or more operational layers are formed over the electrode material for performing a device function. | 03-19-2015 |
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20140359559 | AUTOMATED GRAPH-BASED PROGRAMMING - A method includes capturing an image of a scene that includes a diagram. The method further includes applying functional block recognition rules to image data of the image to recognize functional blocks of the diagram. The functional blocks include at least a first functional block associated with a first computer operation. The method further includes determining whether the functional blocks comply with functional block syntax rules. A functional graph is computer-generated based on the functional blocks complying with the functional block syntax rules. The functional graph corresponds to the diagram, and the functional graph includes the functional blocks. | 12-04-2014 |
20150371111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING STRUCTURAL INFORMATION FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for obtaining structural information from a digital image by an electronic device is described. The method includes obtaining a digital image. The method also includes determining a gradient vector for each pixel in a region of interest of the digital image. The method further includes transforming each pixel in the region of interest in accordance with a transform. Transforming each pixel includes determining, for each pixel, a first set of pixels. The first set of pixels includes any pixel along a line that is collinear with or perpendicular to the gradient vector and passes through a pixel location. Transforming each pixel includes incrementing with signed integer values, for each pixel, a first set of values in a transform space corresponding to any of the first set of pixels that are in a first direction of the line. | 12-24-2015 |
20150371360 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING STRUCTURAL INFORMATION FROM A DIGITAL IMAGE - A method for obtaining structural information from a digital image by an electronic device is described. The method includes determining an iris position in a region of interest based on a gradient direction transform. Determining the iris position may include determining a first dimension position and a second dimension position corresponding to a maximum value in the transform space. | 12-24-2015 |
20160133022 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT - A method for tracking an object by an electronic device is described. The method includes detecting an object position in an initial frame to produce a detected object position. The method also includes measuring one or more landmark positions based on the detected object position or a predicted object position. The method further includes predicting the object position in a subsequent frame based on the one or more landmark positions. The method additionally includes determining whether object tracking is lost. The method also includes avoiding performing object detection for the subsequent frame in a case that object tracking is maintained. | 05-12-2016 |
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20120271322 | Devices and Methods for Continuous Surgical Suturing - A machine constructed and configured for automatic continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reduced suturing time, including methods of using the same. A device for continuous suturing. A variety of needles designed and constructed for suturing, and more particularly for use with a machine operable for continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reducing the suturing time. Suture stitches by the same device. A device, method and suture for subcuticular suturing. | 10-25-2012 |
20130310855 | METHODS AND SUTURES FOR CONTINUOUS SURGICAL SUTURING - A machine constructed and configured for automatic continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reduced suturing time, including methods of using the same. A device for continuous suturing. A variety of needles designed and constructed for suturing and more particularly for use with a machine operable for continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reducing the suturing time. Suture stitches by the same device. A device, method and suture for subcuticular suturing. | 11-21-2013 |
20150182215 | Devices and Methods for Continuous Surgical Suturing - A machine constructed and configured for automatic continuous suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reduced suturing time, including methods of using the same. A device for continuous suturing. A device, method and suture for subcuticular suturing. | 07-02-2015 |
20160106415 | SUTURE STITCHES FOR CONTINUOUS SURGICAL SUTURING - A suture stitch for subcuticular suturing for reduced or minimized scarring and reduced suturing time. | 04-21-2016 |
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20090123703 | Borane Catalyst Complexes with Amide Functional Polymers and Curable Compositions Made Therefrom - Borane catalyst complexes with amide functional polymers have a borane portion of the complex that may contain at least one silicon atom. The catalyst complexes can be used as components in curable compositions containing (i) the catalyst complex, (ii) a free radical polymerizable monomer, oligomer or polymer, and optionally (iii) a decomplexer. The curable compositions may contain a component capable of generating a gas, as well as various other optional ingredients. These curable compositions can be used as rubbers, tapes, adhesives, protective coatings, thin films, thermoplastic monolithic molded parts, thermosetting monolithic molded parts, sealants, foams, gaskets, seals, o-rings, pressure sensitive adhesives, die attachment adhesives, lid sealants, encapsulants, potting compounds, conformal coatings, and electronic components. The compositions can also be used in composite articles of manufacture in which substrates are coated or bonded together with the composition and cured, such as in connectors, diving masks, or other integrally bonded parts. | 05-14-2009 |
20100127219 | Silicone-Containing Composition - A silicone-containing composition comprises the reaction product of a first component and an excess of an isocyanate component relative to the first component to form an isocyanated intermediary. The first component is selected from one of a polysiloxane and a silicone resin. The first component includes a carbon-bonded functional group selected from one of a hydroxyl group and an amine group. The isocyanate component is reactive with the carbon-bonded functional group of the first component. The isocyanated intermediary includes a plurality of isocyanate functional groups. The silicone-containing composition comprises the further reaction product of a second component, which is selected from the other of the polysiloxane and the silicone resin. The second component includes a plurality of carbon-bonded functional groups reactive with the isocyanate functional groups of the isocyanated intermediary for preparing the silicone-containing composition. | 05-27-2010 |
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20140044129 | MULTICAST PACKET FORWARDING IN A NETWORK - One example includes a network device. The network device includes a plurality of ports and application specific logic. The application specific logic is to receive a multicast packet including client data and a header, the header including a route group identifier. The application specific logic is to determine a group of routed interfaces and an associated set of ports for each routed interface based on the route group identifier. The application specific logic is to replicate the client data to provide a packet for each routed interface and transmit, for each routed interface, the packet for the routed interface to the associated set of ports for the routed interface. | 02-13-2014 |
20150030029 | Frame Passing Based on Ethertype - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to passing or forwarding a frame. A frame is received from a first device. The frame includes a first header including a destination Media Access Control (MAC) address followed by a second header including a source MAC address followed by a third header including an Ethertype. The frame is passed or forwarded to a second device based on the Ethertype. | 01-29-2015 |
20150207793 | Feature Enablement or Disablement Based on Discovery Message - Example embodiments disclosed herein relate to a discovery message, the discovery message including information related to an attribute of a port of a network device sending the discovery message. A determination is made whether to enable/disable a feature at a port of the network device based on the information related to the attribute of a port of the network device and a port of a neighbor network device. | 07-23-2015 |
20150208341 | Power Efficient Network with Network Controller - A non-transitory computer-readable medium for managing power consumption in a network of network devices is disclosed. The computer-readable medium stores instructions, that when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform certain operations. The operations include monitoring network data traffic, establishing a network power management policy based on the monitored data traffic, and enforcing the network power policy. The enforcing is carried out by centrally managing a powered state of a portion of the network based on power consumption criteria. | 07-23-2015 |
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20110126563 | ABSORPTION CHILLER AND SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SAME - A device, such as an absorption chiller sub-system, is provided. The absorption chiller sub-system can include an evaporator and an absorber. The evaporator can be configured to receive a liquid first working fluid and to produce first working fluid vapor. The absorber can be configured to receive and combine first working fluid vapor and a second working fluid, for example, so as to release thermal energy. A divider having opposing first and second sides in respective fluid communication with the evaporator and the absorber can also be included. The divider can be configured to allow first working fluid vapor to pass therethrough between the first and second sides and to inhibit movement of liquid first working fluid therethrough between the first and second sides. Associated systems and methods are also provided. | 06-02-2011 |
20120028201 | SUBSURFACE HEATER - In one aspect, the present invention provides a subsurface heater comprising: a combustible gas supply conduit; an oxygen supply conduit and a heat transmissive external housing encompassing a porous refractory medium. The combustible gas supply conduit and the oxygen supply conduit are configured as a concentric pair disposed within the porous refractory medium and coupled to a plurality of gas jets disposed within the porous refractory medium. The porous refractory medium has disposed within it a plurality of combustion product gas return conduits. The combustion product gas return conduits are configured to receive combustion product gases from the porous refractory medium. Also provided in another aspect of the present invention, is a method for heating a subsurface zone. | 02-02-2012 |
20120103604 | SUBSURFACE HEATING DEVICE - In one aspect, the present invention provides a subsurface heating device comprising: (a) a combustion conduit casing defining a combustion conduit; (b) at least two combustors disposed within the combustion conduit casing; (c) at least one fuel supply conduit; d) at least one oxygen supply conduit configured to supply oxygen to at least one combustor; and (e) a combustion product gas outlet. The at least two combustors are characterized by an inter-combustor distance of at least one thousand feet and a combustion power of at least 3.41 million BTU per hour. The at least one fuel supply conduit is configured to supply a combustible fuel to at least one combustor. Also provided in another aspect of the present invention, is a method for heating a subsurface zone. | 05-03-2012 |
20140150402 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BURNING VANADIUM-CONTAINING FUELS - In one aspect, a combustion system is configured to facilitate preventing the formation of vanadium pentoxide (V | 06-05-2014 |
20150101340 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF A GAS TURBINE ENGINE - A gas turbine engine is presented. The gas turbine engine includes a control unit having a first bypass channel that is coupled between an outlet of a first turbine and an inlet of a second turbine. Further, the control unit includes a second bypass channel coupled between a first outlet of a compressor unit and the inlet of the second turbine. Additionally, the control unit includes a first control valve coupled to the first bypass channel and configured to direct at least a first portion of exhaust gas from the first turbine to the inlet of the second turbine via the first bypass channel. Furthermore, the control unit includes a second control valve coupled to the second bypass channel and configured to direct at least a first portion of compressed air from the compressor unit to the inlet of the second turbine via the second bypass channel. | 04-16-2015 |
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20130173830 | Synchronization of Data Delivery in Control Systems - An enhanced synchronized communication device within a control system may allow output data delivered to various input/output (I/O) devices to be synchronized to the time at which the output data has been generated by a programmable logic controller (PLC). In this scheme, a central processing unit (CPU) associated with the PLC may generate and transmit output data to the enhanced synchronized communication device. When the output data arrives at the enhanced synchronized communication device, the enhanced synchronized communication device may associate the output data to a trigger mechanism (e.g., the application trigger feature of Common Industrial Protocol, etc.) for immediately triggering the transfer of the output data to the I/O devices. This process may remove possible jitter associated with output data delivery in control systems. | 07-04-2013 |
20130339497 | CONFIGURING DEVICES IN A NETWORK - A system, method, and computer readable medium are provided for configuring devices in a network, such as an Industrial Ethernet network. An application program includes application-specific configuration data intended to configure one or more devices in the network. The configuration data may be exported from the application and saved in one or more files. When each device boots up, it performs a network query to obtain its configuration data from a corresponding one of the files. Each device may perform a standardized network query, such as a DHCP query, to obtain preliminary network configuration data. Thereafter, the device may use another standard networking protocol, such as FTP or TFTP, to query its application-specific configuration data from a configuration file. Thereafter, the device and the application program may communicate according to the configuration parameters. | 12-19-2013 |