Childers, TX
Jim Childers, Missouri City, TX US
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20130107762 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HALF DUPLEX DATA TRANSMISSION | 05-02-2013 |
20140375420 | RELAY ATTACK PREVENTION FOR PASSIVE ENTRY/PASSIVE START SYSTEMS - A keyfob is disclosed for use in detecting an attack on a vehicle. The keyfob includes a microcontroller, a wake receiver and an accelerometer. The wake receiver is configured to measure received signal strength and save the measured value in received signal strength indicator (RSSI). The accelerometer is used to generate acceleration data. The microcontroller detects an attack based on the RSSI and the acceleration data. | 12-25-2014 |
Jim D. Childers, Missouri City, TX US
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20090278568 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FROM SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES - Reducing electromagnetic radiation from semiconductor devices. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising driving a Boolean state to a signal pad of a semiconductor device (the driving through a transistor with a first drain-to-source impedance during the driving), and maintaining the Boolean state applied to the signal pad through the transistor with a second drain-to-source impedance, higher than the first drain-to-source impedance. | 11-12-2009 |
20100244928 | Method and System to Reduce Electromagnetic Radiation for Semiconductor Devices - Reducing electromagnetic radiation from semiconductor devices. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods comprising driving a Boolean state to a signal pad of a semiconductor device (the driving through a transistor with a first drain-to-source impedance during the driving), and maintaining the Boolean state applied to the signal pad through the transistor with a second drain-to-source impedance, higher than the first drain-to-source impedance. | 09-30-2010 |
Leonard Childers, Kingwood, TX US
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20110048185 | Method and Systems for Using a Shim Plate for Increased Strength - Blowout preventer (BOP) and method for sealing a well. The BOP includes a body having first and second conduits, the first conduit being substantially perpendicular on the second conduit; a piston extending through the first conduit and being configured to reciprocate inside the first conduit, the piston having a body portion, a neck portion and a head portion in this order; a ram block disposed on the piston and configured to move with the piston inside the first conduit for closing the second conduit; and a shim configured to fill a gap between a back region of the ram block and the body portion of the piston. | 03-03-2011 |
20110048736 | Crane Device and Method - Method, crane system and crane for moving a component of a device. The crane includes a supporting mechanism configured to be fixedly attached to the device, an arm mechanism connected to the supporting mechanism and configured to move in a horizontal plane, a sliding mechanism connected to the arm mechanism and configured to move substantially perpendicular to the horizontal plane, and a grabbing mechanism configured to be removably attached to the sliding mechanism and configured to grab the component of the device. | 03-03-2011 |
Leonard Childers, Houston, TX US
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20130153204 | RAM BOP SHEAR BLADE PROCESS TO ENHANCE THE TOUGHNESS - A shear ram assembly apparatus for providing the capability to shear larger diameter well casings and internal components during ram-type blowout preventer operation while requiring less force to perform the cutting. Components of the shear ram assembly apparatus, include but not limited to a plurality of hardened cutting blades that are coated with a compound that increases the hardness and reduces the coefficient of friction of the cutting blades. In this regard, a smaller force is required to perform the cutting and the cutting blades receive less wear per cut and provide greater assurance that each cut of this failsafe apparatus is successful. | 06-20-2013 |
Leonard G. Childers, Katy, TX US
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20110209880 | Drill String Valve Actuator with Inflatable Seals - Method and actuator system for a Kellyguard valve disposed in a drill string. The actuator system includes a sleeve that includes a cavity; an actuator disposed inside the cavity and configured to rotate the Kellyguard valve; first and second external regions of the sleeve having plural holes configured to receive a medium under pressure for actuating the actuator; a ring provided around the first and second external regions of the sleeve and configured to be fixed, the ring having first and second internal grooves facing the first and second external regions, respectively; and first and second seals provided inside the first and second grooves, respectively, at least one of the first and second seals being configured to not touch the first or second external regions of the sleeve when in a collapsed state and to touch the first or second external regions when in an inflated state. | 09-01-2011 |
Leonard G. Childers, Houston, TX US
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20100155080 | BIDIRECTIONAL RAM BOP AND METHOD - A ram blowout preventer for sealing a well, the ram blowout preventer including a body having a cavity with a recess; a ram block configured to move inside the cavity; a top seat disposed in the recess and configured to seal the well when in contact with the ram block; a movable lock ring extending inside a groove of the body and a corresponding groove of the top seat and configured to move inside the groove of the body, along a direction substantially parallel to the well; a first seal extending inside a groove of the top seat and configured to contact the body and the top seat; and a second seal extending inside a groove of the ram block and configured to contact the ram block and the top seat. A width of the groove of the body is larger than a width of the lock ring by a predetermined value, which is larger than normal tolerances, and a distance from a centerline of the well to the first seal is larger than a distance from the centerline of the well to the second seal. | 06-24-2010 |
20100155628 | Deformation Resistant Opening Chamber Head and Method - An annular blowout preventer device includes a body having a first cavity extending from a first end to a second end, the first cavity being configured to accommodate a drill line; a static head removably connected to the first end of the body and having a second cavity that is aligned with the first cavity of the body to accommodate the drill line; a piston disposed inside the first and second cavities to define an opening chamber and a closing chamber together with the static head and the body, the piston being configured to move inside the first and second cavities to squeeze a packer for sealing the first cavity from the second cavity; and an opening chamber head disposed in the opening chamber next to the static head, the body, and the piston, the opening chamber head being configured to protect a hydraulic fluid in the opening chamber from external contamination. The opening chamber head has a body having a circular shape with an inside hole, the body having a cross section along a radial direction having at least three parts, a body part having a rectangular shape, a first rib extending from a longest side of the body part, the first rib overlaying a median line of the body part, wherein the median line is substantially perpendicular to the longest side of the body part, and a second rib extending from the longest side of the body part, on the same side as the first rib, the second rib being closer to a shortest side of the body part than to the median. | 06-24-2010 |
20120132432 | Gas Handler, Riser Assembly, and Method - Method, riser assembly and gas handler for diverting gas from a riser. The riser assembly includes a riser having a first end and a second end and a conduit extending from the first end to the second end; a gas handler connected to the riser and provided between the first end and the second end, the gas handler having an external casing; plural pipes attached to an outside of the riser such that at least one pipe of the plural pipes enters through the external casing; and a gas vent pipe configured to start at the gas handler and extend towards the second end of the riser and the gas vent pipe is further configured to divert a gas from the gas handler through the outside of the riser. | 05-31-2012 |
20120318493 | Pipe Guide Arms for Blind Shear Rams - A pipe shear ram assembly has a housing having a bore extending vertically therethrough for the passage of a pipe string. Ram blocks have blades positioned such that one slides over the other when the first and second ram blocks are moved toward each other to shear a well pipe. A pair of guide arms extend from one of the rams. The guide arms have tips protruding a greater distance than the blade. Each of the guide arms has an inboard wedge surface beginning at the tip and extending along a line that intersects the longitudinal axis for guiding the pipe string toward a bore axis of the bore in the event the first and second ram blocks are moved to the closed position. | 12-20-2012 |
20130206422 | Gas Handler, Riser Assembly, and Method - Method, riser assembly and gas handler for diverting gas from a riser, The riser assembly includes a riser having a first end and a second end and a conduit extending from the first end to the second end; a gas handler connected to the riser and provided between the first end and the second end, the gas handler having an external casing; plural pipes attached to an outside of the riser such that at least one pipe of the plural pipes enters through the external casing; and a gas vent pipe configured to start at the gas handler and extend towards the second end of the riser and the gas vent pipe is further configured to divert a gas from the gas handler through the outside of the riser. | 08-15-2013 |
20130333897 | DIVERTER COVER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - A diverter cover assembly includes a first arrangement of sliding plates positioned above a central bore of a diverter and movable in substantially opposite directions to open and close over the central bore. | 12-19-2013 |
20150083943 | Quadruple RAM BOP - A blowout preventer having a body, a main bore in the body, and rams that project into the main bore. The rams can be shear rams for shearing a tubular in the main bore, pipe rains for sealing around a tubular in the main bore, or sealing rams that seal across the main bore. The rams are in cavities formed in the body, the cavities are formed such that more than two rams can be disposed at the same elevation in the body thereby reducing the overall height of the blowout preventer stack. | 03-26-2015 |
Leonard G. Childers, Kingwood, TX US
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20130168075 | SHEAR BLADE AND METHOD OF ATTACHMENT TO SHEAR RAMS - A shear blade attached to a ram block. At least one bolt passage is formed at an angle at the top of the ram block. A bolt passage is formed in the shear blade that corresponds with the bolt passage on the tam block. A bolt introduced into the bolt passage of the ram block and also the bolt passage in the shear blade attaches the shear blade to the ram block. By using this technique for attaching the shear blade to the ram block, surface area of a front face of the shear blade is not further reduced. Therefore, the strength of the shear blade is increased. | 07-04-2013 |
Melanie Childers, Baycliff, TX US
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20110082099 | Methods and Compositions for the Treatment of Cystic Fibrosis and Related Illnesses - The present invention relates to methods and compositions to treat subjects having cystic fibrosis. These compositions comprise the class of isothiocyanates. Isothiocyanates, absorbed by a cell are conjugated with glutathione GSH by glutathione-s-tranferase (GST). The conjugates are substrates of the multi-drug resistance associated (MRP)/multi-drug resistance (MDR) proteins. These proteins are functionally redundant to the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), allowing for the substrate conjugates to be exported from the cell. The export of GSH conjugates restores intracellular and extracellular levels of GSH to normal levels. Normalizing both extracellular and intracellular GSH via the increased conjugation of isothiocyanates with GSH, and subsequent export, can significantly rectify numerous enzymatic processes and correct the pathologies that are typical of patients suffering from cystic fibrosis. | 04-07-2011 |
Sloan Childers, Austin, TX US
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20090064046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REPLAY OF HISTORICAL DATA - The invention is directed to a system and method for displaying data associated with network appliances. Icons may be arranged in a display area in accordance with a characteristic associated with the network appliances. This characteristic may be related to location, alarm state, sensor value, or others. Further, the icons may display visual indication associated with network appliance parameters. Moreover, the icons may be superimposed on a graphical element. This element may be a map, blueprint, image, or plot. Further, a set of historical data may be replayed through the display by altering the visual indications of the icons and the graphical element in accordance with a sequence of values contained in the historical data. | 03-05-2009 |
Sloan K. Childers, Round Rock, TX US
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20080263150 | METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PHYSICAL NETWORK TOPOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS BY LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, OR RESPONSIBLE PARTY - The invention is directed to a system for remote monitoring of a space and equipment. The space and equipment may, for example, be a sever room and associated network equipment. The system has network appliances, a server, and a client machine. The server receives data from a network appliance. The server may then deliver an application and data to the client machine for viewing and manipulating the data. The client machine may display the data as a mapping, displaying icons associated with the network appliances. The client machine may also graph the data. Further, the client machine may manipulate the organization of the data, the configuration settings of the network appliances, and store map and graph configurations. | 10-23-2008 |
20130097227 | METHODS FOR DISPLAYING PHYSICAL NETWORK TOPOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL STATUS BY LOCATION, ORGANIZATION, OR RESPONSIBLE PARTY - The invention is directed to a system for remote monitoring of a space and equipment. The space and equipment may, for example, be a sever room and associated network equipment. The system has network appliances, a server, and a client machine. The server receives data from a network appliance. The server may then deliver an application and data to the client machine for viewing and manipulating the data. The client machine may display the data as a mapping, displaying icons associated with the network appliances. The client machine may also graph the data. Further, the client machine may manipulate the organization of the data, the configuration settings of the network appliances, and store map and graph configurations. | 04-18-2013 |
Walter Childers, Brazoria, TX US
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20110075784 | NUCLEAR FUEL CELL REPAIR TOOL - A method of repairing a nuclear fuel cell wall and tools useful for performing that repair are described. A repair tool may be used to align a jack near a region of a bent or distorted structural component of nuclear fuel cell and that jack may be used to apply a force to that structural component. Application of such a force may serve to bend the structural component of a nuclear fuel cell in a way to restore the structural component to its position before damage occurred. The repair tool includes a way of mounting that tool to a fuel cell, positioning elements to align the tool near a structural deformation or bent element and a jack that may be use to apply a force to at least one structural component in a fuel cell. | 03-31-2011 |
William Scott Childers, Cypress, TX US
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20110186301 | SUBSEA STRUCTURE INSTALLATION OR REMOVAL - There is disclosed a system comprising a subsea structure; and a carrier comprising an opening adapted to receive the subsea structure. | 08-04-2011 |