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20090020060 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISCONNECTING AN ELONGATED MEMBER EXTENDING FROM A WATERBORNE VESSEL - In some embodiments, apparatus for disconnecting at least one elongated member extending between a waterborne vessel and at least one other object includes a cable extendable between the waterborne vessel and the other object. When the distance between the waterborne vessel and the other object exceeds a certain distance, the cable causes the at least one elongated member to be released from the vessel or other object. | 01-22-2009 |
20140122047 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING BOREHOLE PARAMETERS - A method of monitoring and predicting measurement data includes: collecting a first plurality of measured data values over an initial time interval; calculating an initial predictive model based on the initial measured data values and calculating a prediction of data values over a prediction time window based on the initial predictive model; collecting a second plurality of measured data values at a plurality of time values following the initial time interval; for each of the second plurality of time values, calculating a new predictive model based on: a data value at a current time value, the first plurality of measured data values, and measured data values associated with time values between the current time value and the initial time interval; and for each of the second plurality of time values, calculating a prediction of data values over a prediction time window based on the new predictive model. | 05-01-2014 |
20150027712 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A HIGH VOLUME OF FLUID INTO AN UNDERGROUND WELL BORE FROM A MOBILE PUMPING UNIT - Apparatus for pumping fluid into an underground well bore at a well site and being transportable between multiple well sites includes a chassis configured to be transportable between well sites, first and second fluid pumps disposed upon the chassis and configured to pump pressurized fluid into the well bore at the same time and an electric motor disposed upon the chassis and configured to concurrently drive both pumps. | 01-29-2015 |
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20140169122 | FRACTURING FLUID PROCESS PLANT AND METHOD THEREOF - A process plant includes a base having a plurality of module receiving areas, each area configured to receive a supply module. At least one of the receiving areas additionally configured to receive a blender. A plurality of interconnection pipings fixedly arranged relative to the base. Each piping interconnecting each of the module receiving areas to each other; and connections on each of the interconnection pipings at each of the module receiving areas. Each connection configured to selectively connect and disconnect either a supply module or blender within a respective module receiving area from its respective interconnection piping. A method of processing a fracturing fluid is also included. | 06-19-2014 |
20140219824 | PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A pump system includes a plurality of pump assemblies. Each pump assembly having a power assembly and a fluid assembly. Each power assembly of each pump assembly includes a crankshaft, an input connection, and an output connection. The input connection of one pump assembly among the plurality of pump assemblies connected to the output connection of one pump assembly among the plurality of pump assemblies; at least one lead pump assembly within the plurality of pump assemblies configured to be connected to a prime mover commonly driving the plurality of pump assemblies. Also included is a method of pumping pressurized fluid to a site. | 08-07-2014 |
20140255214 | FRACTURING PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A fracturing pump assembly includes an intensifier including a hydraulic cylinder, a compression member arranged within the hydraulic cylinder and a rotatable member, wherein the compression member is linearly actuated within the hydraulic cylinder by rotation of the rotatable member. | 09-11-2014 |
20140261695 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NATURAL GAS TO MULTIPLE ENGINES DISPOSED UPON MULTIPLE CARRIERS - Apparatus for providing natural gas from an external gas source to multiple engines disposed upon multiple carries includes a gas supply conduit mounted upon each carrier. Each gas supply conduit has a connector conduit engaged at one end therewith and being releasably engageable at the other end with the gas supply conduit of another carrier or the gas source. | 09-18-2014 |
20150290609 | PROPPANT DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A proppant delivery system for a fracturing fluid blending system. The proppant delivery system includes an automatic feed-screwless proppant dispensing unit configured to deliver proppant directly to a blender opening of a blender. A weighing device on an upstream side of the blender configured to weigh the proppant during delivery of the proppant to the blender. Also included is a method of delivering proppant to a fracturing fluid blender. | 10-15-2015 |
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20140147291 | RECIPROCATING PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD THEREOF - A reciprocating pump assembly including a first fluid assembly; a second fluid assembly; and, a power assembly operable by a prime mover. A prime mover including one of an engine and a motor. The power assembly interposed between and shared by the first fluid assembly and the second fluid assembly. The power assembly including at least one rotatable crankshaft operating the first and second fluid assemblies. Also included is a method of pumping fluid for a downhole operation. | 05-29-2014 |
20140290956 | HIGH PRESSURE PUMP - A pump assembly including a plunger in communication with a pumpable media, a plurality of combustion chambers and a plurality of pistons. Each piston is associated with one of the combustion chambers. The pistons are in communication with the plunger and operatively arranged to together collectively urge the plunger in a pumping direction when the combustion chambers are triggered for displacing the pumpable media with the plunger. Also included is a method of pumping a media. | 10-02-2014 |
20140299321 | Tubless Proppant Blending System for High and Low Pressure Blending - Fracturing slurries are prepared on the fly using a solids pump to feed the solid such as a gel into a liquid stream of normally water for pumping downhole with a large capacity triplex pump. The solids pump is preferably a Posimetric® style which delivers the solid into the fluid pipeline in a manner that keeps fluid from backing into the solids hopper above the solids pump. A separate fluid tank is connected to a fluid pump to pressurize a suction line to a boost pump before reaching the triplex pump and pumping into the subterranean formation. The solids pump can deliver between the fluid and boost pumps in which case the solids go through the triplex pump or alternatively the solids can be delivered into the higher pressure discharge line of the triplex pump. | 10-09-2014 |
20140344117 | AUTOMATED ADDITIVE INVENTORY AND DELIVERY LOGISTICS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - A process of managing inventory and delivery logistics of one or more chemical additives used at a well treatment site. The process includes placing one or more bulk containers at the well treatment site to maintain inventory capacity for one or more chemical additives on-site for a well treatment procedure. Monitoring chemical additive inventory within the one or more bulk containers. Making a determination, based on monitored chemical additive inventory, whether additional additive is needed in the one or more bulk containers; generating, based on the determination, initiation of an order for delivery of additional additive. delivering the additional additive in a delivery bulk container to the well treatment site. Also included is an automated additive inventory and delivery logistics control system. | 11-20-2014 |
20150300336 | FIXED FREQUENCY HIGH-PRESSURE HIGH RELIABILITY PUMP DRIVE - An apparatus configured to hydraulically fracture an earth formation, includes a pump configured to hydraulically fracture the earth formation by pumping a fracturing liquid into a borehole penetrating the earth formation and an electric motor having a rotor coupled to the pump and a stator. A motor control center is configured to apply an alternating electrical voltage having a fixed-frequency to the stator in order to power the electric motor, wherein the apparatus and motor control center do not have a variable frequency drive. | 10-22-2015 |
20150316048 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING FLUIDS INTO A FORMATION TO PROMOTE FORMATION BREAKDOWN - A method of delivering fluids into an underground geological formation to promote formation breakdown includes inputting, into a user interface, one or more geological formation parameters, inputting, into the user interface, one or more wellbore parameters, inputting, into the user interface, one or more fluid injection parameters, and calculating a desired breakdown pumping style based on each of the one or more geological formation parameters, one or more wellbore parameters, and one or more fluid injection parameters to promote geological formation breakdown. | 11-05-2015 |
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20140222967 | TRANSPARENT MEDIA DELIVERY AND PROXY - Systems and methods for selecting a delivery policy and/or protocol via which to delivery media and other content from a content provider to a receiving device, is described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods access a request from an application supported by a mobile device to receive a media file from a remote content server, select a delivery policy via which to deliver the media file from the remote content server to the application based on information associated with the media file, and cause the media file to be delivered from the remote content server to the application via the selected delivery policy. | 08-07-2014 |
20140280996 | PRE-DELIVERY OF CONTENT TO DEVICES - Systems and methods for pre-delivering content to user devices are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods may assign a user device to a group of user devices that receive content from a common network edge cache, identify one or more differences between content delivered to the user device and content delivered to the group of user devices via the common network edge cache, select a piece of content to deliver to the user device based on the identified one or more differences of content, and cause delivery of the selected piece of content to the user device. | 09-18-2014 |
20150026289 | CONTENT SOURCE DISCOVERY - Systems and methods for discovering content sources and/or delivering content to applications resident on mobile devices are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods transmit information identifying one or more applications resident on a mobile device to a server, receive, from the server, information associated with content items available for retrieval from a content server and associated with the identified one or more applications, and cause the mobile device to retrieve at least one of the content items available for retrieval from the content server. | 01-22-2015 |
20150039593 | PRE-DELIVERY OF CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE - Systems and methods for delivering content to user devices before the content is selected or requested (e.g., a pre-delivery of content) are described. In some embodiments, the system and methods receive, from a content server, information associated with content items available for retrieval from the content server and associated with one or more applications resident on a user device, select a subset of content items from the content items available for retrieval to deliver to the user device based on content usage information associated with the user device, and cause the user device to retrieve at least a portion of the selected subset of content items from the content server. | 02-05-2015 |
20150039601 | PRE-DELIVERY OF CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE - Systems and methods for delivering content to user devices before the content is selected or requested (e.g., a pre-delivery of content) are described. In some embodiments, the system and methods receive, from a content server, information associated with content items available for retrieval from the content server and associated with one or more applications resident on a user device, select a subset of content items from the content items available for retrieval to deliver to the user device based on content usage information associated with the user device, and cause the user device to retrieve at least a portion of the selected subset of content items from the content server. | 02-05-2015 |
20150100666 | CONDITIONAL PRE-DELIVERY OF CONTENT TO A USER DEVICE - Systems and methods for delivering content to user devices before the content is selected or requested (e.g. a pre-delivery of content) within predetermined delivery windows and/or during suitable pre-delivery conditions are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive an indication that content is available for pre-delivery from a content server to a user device over a network, select a delivery window that satisfies one or more pre-delivery policy conditions associated with pre-delivery of content to the user device, and cause the content to be delivered to the user device upon commencement of the selected delivery window. | 04-09-2015 |
20150142910 | FRACTIONAL PRE-DELIVERY OF CONTENT TO USER DEVICES - Systems and methods for delivering fractions of content to user devices before the content is selected or requested (e.g., a pre-delivery of content) are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive an indication that content is available for pre-delivery from a content server to a user device over a network, determine a fraction (e.g., size) of the content available for pre-delivery that satisfies one or more predicted content playback conditions, and causes the determined fraction of the content available for pre-delivery to be delivered to the user device. | 05-21-2015 |
20150243329 | PLAYBACK OF CONTENT PRE-DELIVERED TO A USER DEVICE - Systems and methods for displaying content pre-delivered to a user device, playing back content pre-delivered to a user device, and/or pre-delivering content to a user device during concurrent content playback, are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods include or interact with a mobile application that displays descriptions of content available for playback via the mobile application along with indicators that represent a state of delivery (e.g., a state of pre-delivery) for the content items. | 08-27-2015 |
20150271288 | CONTROLLING THE PRE-DELIVERY OF CONTENT TO A MOBILE DEVICE - Systems and methods for controlling pre-delivery of content to user devices, such as mobile devices, from remote content servers (e.g., content delivery nodes over a network) are described. In some embodiments, the systems and methods receive an indication that a content item at a remote content server is available for pre-delivery to a mobile device over a mobile network, determine the mobile device is associated with sufficient content delivery credit to pre-deliver at least a fraction of the content item to the mobile device, and cause the at least fraction of the content item to be pre-delivered to the mobile device based on the determination. | 09-24-2015 |
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20100121941 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PORTABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICES THAT AUTOMATICALLY INITIATE DATA TRANSFERS UTILIZING HOST DEVICES - A computing system including a media content provider (MCP), a host device, a portable media content storage device (PMCSD), and a data communications network. In response to data communications being initiated between the PMCSD the host device, a data transfer application resident on the PMCSD is automatically executed to determine if any media content transfer instructions exist on the PMCSD or a MCP. The data transfer application resident on the PMCSD may be a portable application not requiring the installation of any configuration or support files to the host device or it may be an application having a boot process that installs configuration or support files to the host device prior to application execution. When one or more media content transfer instructions exists on the PMCSD or a MCP, the media content transfer instruction(s) is processed by the host device, to facilitate media content transfer between the PMCSD and the MCP. | 05-13-2010 |
20100131385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT UTILIZING VIRAL MARKETING OVER SOCIAL NETWORKS - A networked computing system capable of distributing commercial digital media content utilizing existing interpersonal resources of a social network service (SNS). The networked computing system includes a media content provider (MCP), multiple personal computing devices (PCDs), a SNS and a data communications network that facilitates data communications amongst the MCP, the PCDs, and the SNS. A registered user of the SNS at a first PCD is able to access media content emanating from a MCP based on a media content referral from a registered user of the same SNS at a second PCD. The SNS may operate as an agent for the MCP so that the MCP can use the SNS as a viral media content marketing utility. | 05-27-2010 |
20110029664 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEAK FLOW DETECTION IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK - An adaptive file delivery system and method transmits a data file, such as an audio-video file, over a network or collection of networks in segments, each segment transmitted during a different time period. Each time period has a transmission portion to transmit its associated file segment and a wait portion in which no further interaction with the network occurs regarding the transmitted segment. In some implementations, the duration of the transmission portion of each time period is sufficient to reach a steady-state throughput condition, which allows the traffic load status of the network or networks to be determined from rate measurements of file segment transmissions. A peak flow determination is made to assure that the delivery of file segments does not cause network congestion. The system has spurious peak rejection to avoid the false detection of network congestion. | 02-03-2011 |
20110270692 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTION OF DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT UTILIZING VIRAL MARKETING OVER SOCIAL NETWORKS - A networked computing system capable of distributing commercial digital media content utilizing existing interpersonal resources of a social network service (SNS). The networked computing system includes a media content provider (MCP), multiple personal computing devices (PCDs), a SNS and a data communications network that facilitates data communications amongst the MCP, the PCDs, and the SNS. A registered user of the SNS at a first PCD is able to access media content emanating from a MCP based on a media content referral from a registered user of the same SNS at a second PCD. The SNS may operate as an agent for the MCP so that the MCP can use the SNS as a viral media content marketing utility. | 11-03-2011 |
20110320607 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING MEDIA CONTENT DELIVERY SESSIONS WITH HISTORICAL NETWORK USAGE - A networked computing system for coordinating the distribution of burdensome media content using historical usage patterns. The networked computing system includes multiple network resources (e.g., wireless and wireline network access points) that provide communications service, user equipment, and data communications network facilitating data communications. Within the networked computing system, a current reference to a communications location of a user equipment can be evaluated to determine if a schedule for a media content transfer session should be modified based on a comparison of the current reference with historical references to one or more prior communications locations of the same user equipment. When it is determined that the schedule for the media content transfer session should be modified, a preferred network resource or a preferred device state, facilitating a less burdensome media content delivery, is determined for subsequent communications. | 12-29-2011 |
20120244863 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC SERVICE OFFERING BASED ON AVAILABLE RESOURCES - A system and method is disclosed to dynamically alter service offerings to a user based on the available network resources. As network resources are diminished, the end user will see less available services so as to avoid diminished network performance. If network performance improvements, the system detects the improved network recourse availability and provides more offerings to the end user. | 09-27-2012 |
20130117134 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND USE OF ADVERTISING CONTENT - Pre-delivery or “pre-positioning” of advertising content to client computing devices for later playback thereon when users of the client computing devices are consuming non-advertising content. The pre-delivery may be accomplished using transport technology that avoids further burdening the network, such as delivering in real-time using available surplus network capacity. Users may have a limited number of times to watch non-advertising content on a client computing device before a pre-positioned advertisement is played on their client computing device. The advertising content may be viewed instantly without delay since it has been pre-positioned to the client computing devices. Advertising viewing statistics and reports are also generated and distributed. | 05-09-2013 |
20130117349 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT PRE-POSITIONING DETERMINATION - Systems and methods for determining or “predicting” which media content files are popular or will be popular, and based on that determination, pre-delivering or “pre-positioning” media content files to user devices automatically and without intervention from users so that the media content will be already stored on users' devices when they later select the media content for viewing. The determination of a media content file's popularity may be based on one or more combinations of content statistics (e.g., view count, viewing rate, etc.). The decision to pre-position a media content file may also be based on user profile information (e.g., viewing history). The pre-positioning may be accomplished using transport technology that avoids further burdening the network, such as delivering in real-time using available surplus network capacity. | 05-09-2013 |
20140105019 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING SUSTAINABLE THROUGHPUT OVER WIRELESS NETWORKS - Sustainable average data throughput rates for data transfer between a sender and a receiver are determined for a network in a steady-state condition. Delivery performance for data transferred in non-steady-state conditions is disregarded in determining sustainable average data throughput rates. The rates may be used to adapt file delivery to network conditions. | 04-17-2014 |
20140119184 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOPERATIVE CONGESTION DETECTION IN CELLULAR NETWORKS - Congestion information is determined based on a file segment transferred to one of user terminals. The congestion information is available to a server or controller communicatively linked with a plurality of user terminals. The congestion information is shared with other user terminals that share a bottleneck link. | 05-01-2014 |
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20100198943 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE DOWNLOAD USING SURPLUS NETWORK CAPACITY - Systems and methods for providing the progressive download of media content using techniques that preferentially identify and use periods of surplus network capacity to maintain the content delivery. A buffer of a receiving system is maintained and pre-filled with enough content to bridge playback intervals where a network is unable to deliver content as fast as it is played out. Content delivery does not impact other users' applications and use of the network and its resources since content is only sent when surplus network capacity exists in the network. When no surplus network capacity is available, a user requesting content may be given the option to continue the delivery in the background so that the content may be played at a later time. The user may then resume their playback experience once the content has been completely delivered using surplus network capacity as it becomes available. | 08-05-2010 |
20100274871 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONGESTION DETECTION IN AN ADAPTIVE FILE DELIVERY SYSTEM - An adaptive file delivery system and method transmits a data file, such as an audio-video file, over a network or collection of networks in segments, each segment transmitted during a different time period. Each time period has a transmission portion to transmit its associated file segment and a wait portion in which no further interaction with the network occurs regarding the transmitted segment. In some implementations, the duration of the transmission portion of each time period is sufficient to reach a steady-state throughput condition, which allows the traffic load status of the network or networks to be determined from rate measurements of file segment transmissions. The duration of the wait portion of each time period is at least long enough to limit the average rate of file segment transmission to adapt to network traffic load variations and avoid network congestion. Various techniques for measuring congestion are described. | 10-28-2010 |
20100274872 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLOW CONTROL IN AN ADAPTIVE FILE DELIVERY SYSTEM - An adaptive file delivery system and method transmits a data file, such as an audio-video file, over a network or collection of networks in segments, each segment transmitted during a different time period. Each time period has a transmission portion to transmit its associated file segment and a wait portion in which no further interaction with the network occurs regarding the transmitted segment. In some implementations, the duration of the transmission portion of each time period is sufficient to reach a steady-state throughput condition, which allows the traffic load status of the network or networks to be determined from rate measurements of file segment transmissions. The duration of the wait portion of each time period is at least long enough to limit the average rate of file segment transmission to adapt to network traffic load variations and avoid network congestion. Various techniques for measuring congestion are described. | 10-28-2010 |
20130124679 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE DOWNLOAD WITH MINIMAL PLAY LATENCY - Systems and methods for providing the progressive download of media content using techniques that preferentially identify and use periods of surplus network capacity to maintain the content delivery. A buffer of a receiving system is maintained and pre-filled with enough content to bridge playback intervals where a network is unable to deliver content as fast as it is played out. When no surplus network capacity is available, a user requesting content may be given the option to continue the delivery in the background so that the content may be played at a later time. The user may then resume their playback experience once the content has been completely delivered using surplus network capacity as it becomes available. A first portion of a content file may be pre-delivered to the receiving system so that users may consume the first portion content while the buffer is pre-filled. | 05-16-2013 |
20130124747 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE DOWNLOAD USING SURPLUS NETWORK CAPACITY - Systems and methods for providing the progressive download of media content using techniques that preferentially identify and use periods of surplus network capacity to maintain the content delivery. A buffer of a receiving system is maintained and pre-filled with enough content to bridge playback intervals where a network is unable to deliver content as fast as it is played out. Content delivery does not impact other users' applications and use of the network and its resources since content is preferentially sent when surplus network capacity exists in the network. When no surplus network capacity is available, a user requesting content may be given the option to continue the delivery in the background so that the content may be played at a later time. The user may then resume their playback experience once the content has been completely delivered using surplus network capacity as it becomes available. | 05-16-2013 |
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20100097211 | Life safety device with automatic battery discharge at the end of life - When a rechargeable battery of a life safety device reaches its end of life, the life safety device provides an audible signal indicating that replacement is required. When the device is disconnected from line power, the rechargeable battery still contains a significant amount of energy. The device automatically begins controlled discharge the battery until the stored energy has been reduced to a safe level for disposal of the life safety device and its battery. | 04-22-2010 |
20140015682 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING LOW BATTERY INDICATION IN ALARMS - A method and apparatus for utilizing a timing component to optimize low battery indication in alarm devices. The method and apparatus may set a timing component based on a condition detected by a alarm device. Upon detection of a low battery condition within the alarm device, the alarm device can delay low battery indication, using the timing component, until a time of day with a higher probably of user suitability. | 01-16-2014 |
20140253318 | SYSTEM FOR OBTAINING PERFORMANCE INFORMATION - A system for obtaining performance information is provided and includes a condition detector configured to output the performance information as an optical signal, an optical probe wirelessly disposed in signal communication with the condition detector, the optical probe including a photodiode configured to receive the optical signal and to output an electrical signal accordingly, a data converter, which is coupled to the optical probe and configured to convert the electrical signal into data representative of the performance information and a computing device, which is coupled to the data converter and configured to allow for analysis, display and/or storage of the data representative of the performance information. | 09-11-2014 |