Barker, TX
Brian Barker, Dallas, TX US
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20130299569 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RETRIEVING INFORMATION USING SERIALIZED SCANNABLE CODES - A system associates different data types with a specific product using a unique identification tag that can be used in a product identification process. The system associates a unique identifier with a unique record related to an individual product, generates a unique identifier associated with an individual product, attaches a machine readable unique identification tag to the individual product, the unique identification tag being associated with the unique identifier and containing information associated with the individual product, associates the unique identifier with a unique record, stores the association and the unique record, receives a signal comprising the unique identifier and having been generated remotely by a device reading the unique identification tag, and generates, responsive to the signal, a user interface. | 11-14-2013 |
Christian K. Barker, Roanoke, TX US
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20160087597 | AUTOMATIC VOLUME CONTROL FOR LAND MOBILE RADIO - The present disclosure provides a radio and method for automatically adjusting, in response to ambient noise, the volume setting of a radio. The radio comprises a microphone for receiving ambient audio and generating a microphone signal; a codec for receiving the microphone signal and generating a processor signal representative of the ambient audio; and processor circuitry operable to receive the processor signal, determine an ambient audio level in response to the processor signal, and determine an adjusted radio volume to generate a radio volume control signal, wherein the adjusted radio volume is determined by calculating a difference between a baseline volume level and ambient audio level and adding a current volume level setting, wherein the codec is also operable to receive the radio volume control signal and generate an output signal to adjust the radio volume setting to maintain a net difference between the adjusted radio volume and ambient audio. | 03-24-2016 |
Christopher R. Barker, Mckinney, TX US
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20130097479 | Electronic forms system - Electronic form systems are provided. In at least certain configurations, an electronic form system includes a form definition that is utilized to generate one or more user interfaces corresponding to a form. The form definition specifies a type for each of the fields within the form. The field types may include discrete and/or abstract fields, and data may be stored locally or synchronized with a remote device. Additionally, the form definition can include any other metadata such as, but not limited to location, rendering, and formatting information. These and various other features and advantages that characterize the claimed embodiments will become apparent upon reading the following detailed description and upon reviewing the associated drawings. | 04-18-2013 |
Christopher R. Barker, Allen, TX US
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20120303386 | System for managing and sharing electronic medical records - Systems and methods for managing and sharing electronic medical records are provided. In one embodiment, a method includes receiving health care information from a health care provider or a health care institution. A determination is made as to whether or not a user is registered to receive health care information on a mobile device. The health care information is transmitted to the mobile device based at least in part on a determination that the user is registered. The health care information may also be transmitted to the mobile device based at least in part on an occurrence of a triggering event. The triggering event can occur while a patient is receiving health care or after a patient has received health care. The health care information may be received from an electronic medical record system or from a web portal. | 11-29-2012 |
Clifton J. Barker, Austin, TX US
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20150149540 | Manipulating Audio and/or Speech in a Virtual Collaboration Session - Systems and methods for manipulating audio and/or speech in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include capturing speech originated by a given one of a plurality of participants during a virtual collaboration session, and capturing a discrete collaboration event originated by the given participant during the virtual collaboration session. The method may also include synchronizing the speech with the event and storing the synchronized speech and event. | 05-28-2015 |
20150149929 | Managing Information and Content Sharing in a Virtual Collaboration Session - Systems and methods for managing information and content sharing in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include creating a virtual collaboration workspace for a plurality of participants, where each of the participants operates a device configured to access the workspace, the workspace including a public portion and a plurality of private portions, the public portion accessible to each of the participants and each of the plurality of private portions accessible to a corresponding participant to the exclusion of at least another participant. The method may also include providing, to a given one of the participants, a representation of the public portion and a representation of the given participant's corresponding private portion, where the representation of the public portion and the representation of the given participant's corresponding private portion are renderable concurrently in a single window of a graphical user interface displayable by the given participant's device. | 05-28-2015 |
20150154291 | Managing Behavior in a Virtual Collaboration Session - Systems and methods for managing behavior in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, an Information Handling System (IHS) may include a processor and a memory coupled to the processor, the memory including program instructions stored thereon that, upon execution by the processor, cause the IHS to: receive engagement metrics from a participant of a virtual collaboration session, wherein the engagement metrics are indicative of the participant's level of engagement in the virtual collaboration session; calculate a score based upon the engagement metrics; and provide the score to the participant. | 06-04-2015 |
20150163217 | Managing Trust Relationships - Systems and methods for managing trust relationships. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving an indication of an in-person transaction between a first user and a second user; calculating, for the first user, a trust score associated with the second user, the trust score based, at least in part, upon the indication; and storing a record of the trust score. For example, the in-person transaction may include a face-to-face meeting. | 06-11-2015 |
20150179186 | Visual Audio Quality Cues and Context Awareness in a Virtual Collaboration Session - Systems and methods for providing visual audio quality cues and context awareness in a virtual collaboration session. In some embodiments, a method may include receiving a plurality of audio signals, each audio signal captured from one of a plurality of a participants of a virtual collaboration session; determining, for each of the plurality of participants, a voice quality of the participant's audio signal; and providing a visual cue of the voice quality of each participant's audio signal to at least one of the plurality of participants. | 06-25-2015 |
20150278293 | ASYNCHRONOUS IMAGE REPOSITORY FUNCTIONALITY - Embodiments of methods for asynchronous image repository functionality are presented. In an embodiment, a method includes storing user data in a data storage device that is local to a user interface device, storing a copy of the user data to a storage location that is remote from the user interface device, performing a service for a user of the user interface device using the copy of the user data stored to the storage location, and communicating information associated with the service back to the user interface device. Additionally, the data image may be directly scanned for malicious software. In a further embodiment, the method may include providing a software inventory associated with the user data, such as software, stored in the image. | 10-01-2015 |
David Earl Barker, Hockley, TX US
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20140262339 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING EROSION IN A DOWNHOLE TOOL - A drill string is comprised of a tubular element and an elastomeric element. The tubular element has an interior surface and a longitudinal axis. The elastomeric element is positioned on the interior surface of the tubular element, and includes one or more ribs extending from the interior surface of the tubular element and arranged in a configuration that diverges from the longitudinal axis of the tubular element. The ribs form an opening within the tubular element having a diameter of a preselected size substantially similar to a diameter of a tool to be positioned therein. | 09-18-2014 |
Garrett Barker, Meridian, TX US
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20090030358 | Correcting Misshaped Ears - A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a base section defining an opening dimensioned to accommodate the passage of the ear through the opening and a top section releasably engageable with the base section defining a compartment therebetween. A first stint can be arranged on an anterior surface of the base section to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the ear essentially in an area of the antihelix and the superior limb of the triangular fossa. A second stint can be placed in an area of the scapha of the ear to maintain a desired contour of the scaphal area. A conchal stint can be placed in the concha to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the concha. The top section can be engaged to maintain a desired amount of stabilizing pressure on the ear, the first stint, the second stint, and conchal stint. | 01-29-2009 |
20100204793 | Ear Molding Device For Correcting Misshaped Ears - A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim. | 08-12-2010 |
20110190791 | SURGICAL CLAMP AND SURGICAL CLAMP INSTALLATION TOOL - A surgical clamp in certain embodiments may be configured to operate with a surgical installation tool. The clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp. The installation tool may include an elongated member with a proximal end and a distal end that has an engagement feature to engage the clamp, such as at the bight portion. A handle in one embodiment may be provided at the proximal end of the installation tool, while a head at the distal end may be configured to receive and/or engage the proximal end of the clamp and may also be operable to articulate in at least one plane. | 08-04-2011 |
20120136291 | Correcting Misshaped Ears - A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a base section defining an opening dimensioned to accommodate the passage of the ear through the opening and a top section releasably engageable with the base section defining a compartment therebetween. A first stint can be arranged on an anterior surface of the base section to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the ear essentially in an area of the antihelix and the superior limb of the triangular fossa. A second stint can be placed in an area of the scapha of the ear to maintain a desired contour of the scaphal area. A conchal stint can be placed in the concha to maintain a desired anatomic shape of the concha. The top section can be engaged to maintain a desired amount of stabilizing pressure on the ear, the first stint, the second stint, and conchal stint. | 05-31-2012 |
20120185043 | Ear Molding Device For Correcting Misshaped Ears - A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim. | 07-19-2012 |
20130252190 | PATIENT INFUSION MEDIA WARMER AND METHOD OF USE - A warming unit and method for warming an infusion medium prior to introducing the medium into a patient's body. The apparatus includes an outer casing, inlet and outlet tubes secured to the outer casing, a fluid conduit for transporting the infusion medium through the warming unit, and a heating element disposed proximate to the fluid conduit for warming the infusion medium flowing therethrough. The warming unit can form part of a system, which further includes a controller for controlling various functions of and separate from the warming unit, a reservoir containing the infusion medium, and a power source for powering the warming unit. | 09-26-2013 |
20140074131 | SURGICAL CLAMP AND SURGICAL CLAMP INSTALLATION TOOL - A surgical clamp may have two elongated members with a bight portion that joins the two elongated members at a proximal end of the clamp and that may bias the two elongated members in an open position at a distal end. The bight portion may have one or more engagement features, such as a slotted aperture or other engagement or coupling feature. A clasp mechanism at the distal end of the clamp may have a male or first component disposed on or adjacent one of the two elongated members and a female or second component disposed on or adjacent the other of the two elongated members at the distal end of the clamp. | 03-13-2014 |
20140378879 | Ear Molding Device for Correcting Misshaped Ears - A system and method for correcting misshaped ears using a molding device having one or more braces supporting a scaphal mold. The one or more braces and the scaphal mold are adapted to retain the helix and the helical rim of a misshaped ear within a space defined between the one or more braces and the scaphal mold, and to maintain a substantially correct anatomical shape of the helix and the helical rim. | 12-25-2014 |
James Barker, Mansfield, TX US
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20110146517 | Deflagration to Detonation Transition Device - A detonator assembly is provided. The detonator assembly comprises a deflagration to detonation transition body, a first thermally stable secondary explosive contained by the body, and a bulkhead coupled to the deflagration to detonation transition body. The bulkhead contains pressure within the body associated with firing the detonator assembly at least until a transition from a deflagration operation mode of the detonator assembly to a detonation operation mode of the detonator assembly has occurred. A second thermally stable secondary explosive may alternatively be included in the deflagration to detonation transition body, either separated from the first thermally stable secondary explosive or mixed with the first thermally stable secondary explosive. The detonator assembly comprises effectively no primary explosive. | 06-23-2011 |
20120118191 | Deflagration to Detonation Transition Device - A detonator assembly is provided. The detonator assembly comprises a deflagration to detonation transition body, a first thermally stable secondary explosive contained by the body, and a bulkhead coupled to the deflagration to detonation transition body. The bulkhead contains pressure within the body associated with firing the detonator assembly at least until a transition from a deflagration operation mode of the detonator assembly to a detonation operation mode of the detonator assembly has occurred. A second thermally stable secondary explosive may alternatively be included in the deflagration to detonation transition body, either separated from the first thermally stable secondary explosive or mixed with the first thermally stable secondary explosive. The detonator assembly comprises effectively no primary explosive. | 05-17-2012 |
20120118447 | Deflagration to Detonation Transition Device - A detonator assembly is provided. The detonator assembly comprises a deflagration to detonation transition body, a first thermally stable secondary explosive contained by the body, and a bulkhead coupled to the deflagration to detonation transition body. The bulkhead contains pressure within the body associated with firing the detonator assembly at least until a transition from a deflagration operation mode of the detonator assembly to a detonation operation mode of the detonator assembly has occurred. A second thermally stable secondary explosive may alternatively be included in the deflagration to detonation transition body, either separated from the first thermally stable secondary explosive or mixed with the first thermally stable secondary explosive. The detonator assembly comprises effectively no primary explosive. | 05-17-2012 |
James Marshall Barker, Mansfield, Tarrant County, TX US
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20150377597 | Shaped Charge Liner with Nanoparticles | 12-31-2015 |
James Marshall Barker, Mansfield, TX US
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20110000669 | Perforating Gun Assembly and Method for Controlling Wellbore Pressure Regimes During Perforating - A perforating gun assembly for use in a wellbore. The perforating gun assembly includes a carrier gun body and a charge holder disposed within the carrier gun body. A plurality of shaped charges are supported within the carrier gun body. A secondary pressure generator is operably associated with at least one of the shaped charges. The secondary pressure generator optimizes the wellbore pressure regime immediately after detonation of the shaped charges by controlling the dynamic underbalance created by the empty gun chambers to prevent excessive dynamic underbalance which may detrimentally effect the perforating operation. | 01-06-2011 |
20140301011 | Plasma Gap Detonator with Novel Initiation Scheme - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for use in initiating explosives used in application including well perforating systems. The initiator uses an air gap separating an electrically triggered semiconductor bridge plasma energy creator and a reactive foil abutting an explosive. | 10-09-2014 |
20150330750 | Plasma Gap Detonator with Novel Initiation Scheme - Disclosed is a method and apparatus for use in initiating explosives used in application including well perforating systems. The initiator uses an air gap separating an electrically triggered semiconductor bridge plasma energy creator and a reactive foil abutting an explosive. | 11-19-2015 |
20160003600 | AN INITIATOR HAVING AN EXPLOSIVE SUBSTANCE OF A SECONDARY EXPLOSIVE - An initiator comprises: a first explosive substance, wherein the first explosive substance comprises a secondary explosive, and wherein at least the first explosive substance is capable of being initiated. The initiator comprises effectively no primary explosive. The secondary explosive can be a thermally-stable secondary explosive. A method of using an initiator comprises: initiating the initiator. | 01-07-2016 |
Jenny Barker, Dallas, TX US
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20130280222 | NON-DISRUPTIVE GENE TARGETING - Compositions and methods are provided for integrating one or more genes of interest into cellular DNA without substantially disrupting the expression of the gene at the locus of integration, i.e., the target locus. These compositions and methods are useful in any in vitro or in vivo application in which it is desirable to express a gene of interest in the same spatially and temporally restricted pattern as that of a gene at a target locus while maintaining the expression of the gene at the target locus, for example, to treat disease, in the production of genetically modified organisms in agriculture, in the large scale production of proteins by cells for therapeutic, diagnostic, or research purposes, in the induction of iPS cells for therapeutic, diagnostic, or research purposes, in biological research, etc. Reagents, devices and kits thereof that find use in practicing the subject methods are also provided. | 10-24-2013 |
Jim Barker, Corinth, TX US
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20110062130 | WELDING GUN WITH REDUCED COMPONENTS - A welding gun is provided that includes a handle having forward and rear end portions and having a first passageway formed therethrough. A cable support tube having forward and rear end portions and a second passageway formed therethrough is secured to the handle at the forward end portion. A welding cable having a forward end portion and a rear end portion connected to a rear connector assembly extends from the rear end portion through the first and second passageways of the handle and the cable support tube to the forward end portion disposed within the forward end portion of the cable support tube. | 03-17-2011 |
20130126505 | CENTERING DEVICE FOR CONDUCTOR TUBE FOR GMAW MANUAL/ROBOTIC ARC WELDING MIG GUNS - An arc welding apparatus is disclosed in one form including a conductor tube defining an internal passageway and a distal end portion. The internal passageway has an internal profile proximate the distal end portion. The apparatus further includes an alignment device comprising an exterior profile and an internal passage. The exterior profile is configured for mechanical attachment to the internal profile of the conductor tube. The apparatus also includes a conduit liner disposed in the internal passageway of the conductor tube and the internal passage of the alignment device. | 05-23-2013 |
Kellie Barker, Prosper, TX US
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20150223591 | FATIGUE REDUCTION DEVICE - The fatigue reduction device includes a frame configured to receive a handle substantially perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the frame. A user-faceable portion of the frame is inwardly concave to conform to an arm of a user. | 08-13-2015 |
Kirk Barker, Rockwall, TX US
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20110235786 | VOICE OVER IP TELEPHONE RECORDING ARCHITECTURE - A method and system is disclosed for on-demand recording of a voice session by a telephone recording device in a telecommunication network. After establishing a voice session between the telephone recording device and at least one communication device, a user of the telephone recording device may instruct it to store voice data during the voice session so long as the voice session has not been terminated. During the voice session, the telephone recording device processes and transmits the voice data to and saved at a storage server without going through a centrally located exchange device, wherein the saved voice data is available for on-demand replay. | 09-29-2011 |
Louis Kirk Barker, Rockwell, TX US
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20150317987 | METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR REACTING TO WATERMARKS IN DIGITAL CONTENT - A device for reacting to watermarks embedded in digital content, comprising a capture module configured to capture digital content; a watermark extraction module configured to extract watermarks embedded in captured digital content; an interpreter module configured to interpret extracted watermarks and to send commands corresponding to interpretations of extracted watermarks; a storage module configured to store digital content; a rendering module configured to render digital content stored in the storage module in response to a command from the interpreter module to render digital content; a recorder module configured to record digital content captured by the capture module upon reception of a command from the interpreter; and an encoder module configured to encode digital content recorded by the recorded module and to store encoded digital content in the storage module. | 11-05-2015 |
Louis Kirk Barker, Rockwall, TX US
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20150317341 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INDEXING CONTENT BASED ON TIME INFORMATION - There is provided a method, apparatus and system for indexing content based on relative time information. The method, apparatus and system include determining relative time information of at least one of a time interval of at least a portion of the content and an event occurring in the content, generating time metadata that indexes in absolute time the determined relative time information and communicating the time metadata for storage. The method, apparatus and system can further include receiving a request for the at least one of a time interval of at least a portion of the content and an event occurring in the content, the request identifying a desired content portion using relative time information, using the time metadata to determine a portion of the content relative to the time information and communicating the content portion relative to the time information to a requester. | 11-05-2015 |
Paul G. Barker, Allen, TX US
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20160075548 | MULTI-PHASED MEMS PLATE LOWERING AND LIFTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A MEMS device includes a bottom plate structure supporting a conductive electrode. A flexible conductive top plate movably supported by a flexure is affixed to a small peripheral portion of the top plate that is aligned with the electrode. Drive circuitry applies a high level of a drive voltage signal between the electrode and the top plate to produce an attracting electrostatic force between the top plate and the electrode sufficient to overcome the flexure and draw the top plate against the electrode. The drive circuitry later applies a low level of the drive voltage signal to remove the electrostatic force and allow the flexure to peel the peripheral portion away from the electrode. Additional drive voltage signals may be applied to additional electrodes to draw additional peripheral portions of the top plate against the additional electrodes and successively removed to allow peripheral portions of the top plate to be sequentially peeled away from the electrodes. | 03-17-2016 |
Paul Gerald Barker, Allen, TX US
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20080273234 | System and method for integrated, analog mode mirror devices - A system and method for integrated, analog mode mirror devices. A system containing integrated, analog mode mirror devices includes a damped digital micromirror device (DDMD) optically coupled to a light source and positioned in a light path of the light source, and a controller electrically coupled to the DDMD. The damped micromirrors move more slowly than undamped micromirrors, thereby enabling control of the position of the micromirrors by the controller, with the position being in a range of positions between a first stop position and a second stop position. The micromirror may be moved to a position when presented with a drive waveform that has been modulated by a value specifying the position. This enables the specifying and control of the position of the individual micromirrors in the DDMD. | 11-06-2008 |
20090128481 | INTEGRATED SYSTEM WITH COMPUTING AND IMAGING CAPABILITES - An integrated system comprising both imaging and computing capabilities comprises a light valve and a CPU, as well as other functional members for performing computing and imaging. | 05-21-2009 |
Peter Maximilian Barker, Flower Mound, TX US
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20130227279 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPUTING DEVICE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Data is stored on a computing device in an encrypted form using a control application. A data access application requests access to the data. It is determined whether the data access application has available a shared encryption key that is available to the control application. If a shared encryption key is available, the shared encryption key is used to encrypt a request for access to the data. If a shared encryption key is not available, a shared encryption key is negotiated with the control application, and the negotiated shared encryption key is used to encrypt the request for access to the data. The control application receives the encrypted request, decrypts the encrypted request using the shared encryption key, and makes the data stored on the computing device in encrypted form available to the data access application in response to the decrypted request. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227280 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPUTING DEVICE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A data access application key is generated. The data access application key is for use by a data access application to enable decryption of data that is stored in encrypted form on a computing device using the data access application key. The data access application key is generated using an identifier of the data access application and an application key that is specific to at least one of the computing device and/or a user of the computing device. | 08-29-2013 |
20130227287 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COMPUTING DEVICE, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Data is stored on a computing device in encrypted form in respective digital containers. At least one data access application is stored on the computing device. A control application of the computing device connects to a remote control center. A command from the remote control center is received at the connected control application. The command contains an action to be taken in respect of at least one of the at least one data access application and the containers stored on the computing device. The command is passed from the connected control application to the data access application or container, and the data access application or container carries out the command. | 08-29-2013 |
Ronald Gordon Barker, Magnolia, TX US
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20150226042 | OPEN HOLE EXPANDABLE JUNCTION - A method for lining an open hole section of a wellbore includes lowering a tubular member through a cased section of the wellbore, expanding the tubular member in an open hole section of the wellbore, thereby anchoring the tubular member in the wellbore, forming a window in a sidewall of the tubular member, and drilling a lateral wellbore through the window. | 08-13-2015 |
Stewart Barker, Bulverde, TX US
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20120327809 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BILLING DATA SERVICES - A method and apparatus for billing data services. A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a system having a controller that manages a communications interface coupled to a communication system. The controller can be programmed to calculate a charge for service according to a degree of asymmetric bandwidth usage of upstream and downstream data traffic consumed by customer premise equipment (CPE). Additional embodiments are disclosed. | 12-27-2012 |
Timber Barker, Highland Village, TX US
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20100094756 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS THROUGH AN OPEN FINANCIAL EXCHANGE OR WIRE TRANSFER - A system and method for transferring funds. An electronic request for a transfer of funds between a sending account and a destination account is received. A determination is made whether the sending account and the destination account are with a destination bank controlling the destination account. The funds are transferred from the sending account to a receiving account of the service provider. The funds are transferred from a service provider account at the destination bank to the destination account in response to determining that the sending account and the destination account are not with the destination bank. A service provider is compensated for the transfer of funds and the transfers are recorded in a database in response to completion of the electronic request. | 04-15-2010 |
William B. Barker, Houston, TX US
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20090296525 | NOISE SUPPRESSION FOR DETECTION AND LOCATION OF MICROSEISMIC EVENTS USING A MATCHED FILTER - A method for determining presence of seismic events in seismic signals includes determining presence of at least one seismic event in seismic signals corresponding to each of a plurality of seismic sensors. A correlation window is selected for each of the plurality of seismic signals. Each correlation window has a selected time interval including an arrival time of the at least one seismic event in each seismic signal. Each window is correlated to the respective seismic signal between a first selected time and a second selected time. Presence of at least one other seismic event in the seismic signals from a result of the correlating. | 12-03-2009 |
William Edgar Barker, Lewisville, TX US
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20140083529 | Systems and Methods for Infusion of Fluids Using Stored Potential Energy and a Variable Flow Resistor - Systems and methods for infusion of fluids using stored potential energy and a variable flow resistor. In one aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided an infusion device that includes a plunger situated within a vessel so as to define a chamber within which a volume of fluid can be accommodated between a downstream surface of the plunger and the vessel. The infusion device further includes an outflow path through which the fluid in the chamber can be dispensed upon displacement of the plunger by a force acting thereon. A variable flow resistor is situated within the outflow path and is configured to allow a substantially constant fluid flow rate from the vessel to be maintained as the force acting on the plunger decreases. | 03-27-2014 |