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20090044984 | Corrosion Protection for Head Section of Earth Boring Bit - An earth boring bit has a steel body having at least one leg with a depending bearing pin. A cone having cutting elements is rotatably mounted to the bearing pin. A ball plug weld is on the outer surface of the leg. A layer of hardfacing applied to part of the outer surface of the leg, the hardfacing having carbide particles in a matrix. A corrosion resistant coating containing at least 50% nickel is formed on parts of the outer surface of the leg that are free of the layer of hardfacing both above and below the ball plug weld. | 02-19-2009 |
20100320001 | HYBRID BIT WITH VARIABLE EXPOSURE - An earth boring drill bit comprising a bit body having a bit profile including nose, shoulder, and gage sections; a plurality of fixed cutting elements secured to the body and defining a fixed cutter profile; and a roller cone rotatably secured to the body, the roller cone having a plurality of roller cone cutting elements defining a roller cutter profile, wherein the fixed cutter profile extends beyond the roller cutter profile in at least one of the sections and the roller cutter profile extends beyond the fixed cutter profile in at least one of the sections. The roller cutter profile may extend beyond the fixed cutter profile in the shoulder and gage sections, possibly with the fixed cutter profile extending beyond the roller cutter profile in the nose section and/or a cone section. | 12-23-2010 |
20110031025 | Drill Bit With An Adjustable Steering Device - A drill bit is provided that in one embodiment may include a force application device on a drill bit body, wherein the force application device includes a force application member pivotally coupled to the drill bit and configured to extend from the drill bit body to apply force on a wellbore wall when the drill bit is used to drill a wellbore, and an actuator configured to actuate the force application member to apply force on a wellbore wall during drilling of the wellbore. | 02-10-2011 |
20110079444 | External, Divorced PDC Bearing Assemblies for Hybrid Drill Bits - A hybrid-type earth boring drill bit is described having fixed cutting blades and rolling cones with cutting elements, wherein the rolling cones are associated with a spindle assembly that may be optionally divorced from the head pin assembly, and which includes bearing members that further include a plurality of polycrystalline diamond elements. | 04-07-2011 |
20110147089 | DRILL BIT WITH AN ADJUSTABLE STEERING DEVICE - A drill bit is provided that in one embodiment includes a force application device on a body of a drill bit, the force application device including a floating member and a force application member configured to extend from the floating member to apply a force on a wellbore wall when the drill bit is used to drill a wellbore. The drill bit further includes
| 06-23-2011 |
20110290565 | Hybrid Bit with Variable Exposure - An earth boring drill bit comprising a bit body having a bit profile including nose, shoulder, and gage sections; a plurality of fixed cutting elements secured to the body and defining a fixed cutter profile; and a roller cone rotatably secured to the body, the roller cone having a plurality of roller cone cutting elements defining a roller cutter profile, wherein the fixed cutter profile extends beyond the roller cutter profile in at least one of the sections and the roller cutter profile extends beyond the fixed cutter profile in at least one of the sections. The roller cutter profile may extend beyond the fixed cutter profile in the shoulder and gage sections, possibly with the fixed cutter profile extending beyond the roller cutter profile in the nose section and/or a cone section. | 12-01-2011 |
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20120103557 | Air-Based Geothermal Cooling System For A Telecom Utility Cabinet - In one embodiment, the disclosure includes an air-based geothermal cooling system for a telecom utility cabinet. The air-based geothermal cooling system includes a plurality of heat exchange tubes configured to extend into an underground environment. The air-based geothermal cooling system also includes an input/output (I/O) manifold coupled to the plurality of heat exchange tubes and providing an airway between the plurality of heat exchange tubes and the telecom utility cabinet. | 05-03-2012 |
20120103558 | Telecom Utility Cabinet Arranged For Air-Based Geothermal Cooling - In one embodiment, the disclosure includes a telecom utility cabinet including a heat load chamber. The telecom utility cabinet also includes an air introducing duct configured to conduct air from the heat load chamber to a geothermal cooling system. The telecom utility cabinet also includes an air discharging duct configured to conduct air from the geothermal cooling system to the heat load chamber. In another embodiment, the disclosure includes a method for managing temperature in a telecom utility cabinet. The method includes introducing air from a heat load chamber to a geothermal cooling system and discharging air from the geothermal cooling system to the heat load chamber. | 05-03-2012 |
20120103559 | Air-Based Geothermal Cooling System Criteria For Telecom Utility Cabinet - In one embodiment, a system includes a telecom utility cabinet and an air-based geothermal cooling system for the telecom utility cabinet. The air-based geothermal cooling system forms an air circulation loop that receives air from the telecom utility cabinet and returns cooled air to the telecom utility cabinet. In another embodiment, an air-based geothermal cooling system for a telecom utility cabinet is provided. The air-based geothermal cooling system comprises a plurality of heat exchange tubes configured to extend into an underground environment. The plurality of heat exchange tubes are part of an air circulation loop configured to receive air from the telecom utility cabinet and to return cooled air to the telecom utility cabinet. | 05-03-2012 |
20120103560 | Air-Based Geothermal Cooling Maintenance System - In one embodiment, a system includes a telecom utility cabinet and an air-based geothermal cooling system for the telecom utility cabinet. The system also includes a leak detector for the air-based geothermal cooling system. In another embodiment, a method includes detecting a leak in an air-based geothermal cooling system. The method also includes activating a liquid pump for the air-based geothermal cooling system in response to the leak detection. | 05-03-2012 |
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20120327602 | Providing A Cooling System For A Medum Voltage Drive System - In an embodiment, a medium voltage drive system includes a transformer, multiple power cubes each coupled to the transformer, and a manifold assembly. Each power cube includes cold plates each coupled to a corresponding switching device of the cube, an inlet port in communication with a first one of the cold plates and an outlet port in communication with a last one of the cold plates. The manifold assembly can support an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit and further support first and second connection members to enable blind mating of each of the first connection members to the inlet port of one of the power cubes and each of the second connection members to the outlet port of one of the power cubes to enable two phase cooling of the plurality of power cubes. | 12-27-2012 |
20140183986 | Assemblies and Methods for Cooling Electric Machines - Cooling assemblies and methods, including, for example, at least one bar (e.g., electrically insulated and/or thermally conductive bar(s)), members (e.g., i-beams, rectangular members, and the like), stator laminations, rotor laminations, and/or combinations thereof, such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators). | 07-03-2014 |
20140183988 | Assemblies For Cooling Electric Machines - Cooling assemblies (e.g., tubes, members (e.g., i-beams, rectangular members, and the like), stator windings, stator laminations, and/or combinations thereof), such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators). | 07-03-2014 |
20140183991 | Apparatuses And Methods For Cooling Electric Machines - Cooling apparatuses and methods comprising cooling apparatuses, such as those configured to be coupled to and/or cool electric machines (e.g., motors, generators, and the like). | 07-03-2014 |
20140252864 | PASSIVE TWO PHASE COOLING SOLUTION FOR LOW, MEDIUM AND HIGH VOLTAGE DRIVE SYSTEMS - In an example embodiment, a cooling system is a pumpless passive system, and includes a cold plate configured to receive a flow of liquid coolant and to output a flow of vapor phase coolant, where the cold plate includes at least one heat pipe adapted therein to provide for transfer of the liquid coolant to the vapor phase coolant, a first connection member coupled to the at least one heat pipe, a first conduit coupled to the first connection member, the first conduit extending vertically to enable at least the vapor phase coolant to travel through the first conduit, and a heat exchanger located above and coupled to the first conduit, where the heat exchanger is to transfer the vapor phase coolant to the liquid coolant. | 09-11-2014 |
20140265660 | Assemblies and Methods for Cooling Electric Machines - Cooling assemblies, such as those configured to cool electric machines (e.g., electric motors and generators) and components of electric machines (e.g., rotors and stators). | 09-18-2014 |
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20080275280 | Method of Preparing an Alkyl Aromatic Product with Phosphorus-Treated Zeolite Catalyst - A zeolite catalyst is prepared by treating a zeolite with a phosphorus compound to form a phosphorus-treated zeolite. The phosphorus-treated zeolite is heated to a temperature of about 300° C. or higher and combined with an inorganic oxide binder material to form a zeolite-binder mixture. The zeolite-binder mixture is heated to a temperature of about 400° C. or higher to form a bound zeolite catalyst. The bound zeolite may exhibit at least two | 11-06-2008 |
20080305945 | Method of Making a Phosphorus-Modified Zeolite Catalyst - A catalyst is formed from a phosphorus-containing ZSM-5-type zeolite. The ZSM-5-type zeolite has a silica/alumina molar ratio of at least 200. The phosphorus-containing ZSM-5-type zeolite also has a phosphorus content of at least 8% by weight of zeolite and has multiple phosphorus species exhibited by at least two | 12-11-2008 |
20080306317 | Aromatic Alkylation with Phosphorus-modified Zeolite catalyst - A catalyst is formed from a phosphorus-containing ZSM-5-type zeolite. The ZSM-5-type zeolite has a silica/alumina molar ratio of at least 200. The phosphorus-containing ZSM-5-type zeolite also has a phosphorus content of at least 8% by weight of zeolite and has multiple phosphorus species exhibited by at least two | 12-11-2008 |
20090036723 | Method of Preparing a Xylene Product - A method of modifying a zeolite catalyst to increase para-xylene selectivity of the zeolite catalyst in toluene methylation reactions is provided. The method includes forming a slurry of a ZSM-5-type zeolite and an aqueous solution of a phosphorus compound. Water is removed from the slurry to provide a non-steamed, phosphorus treated ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst without deposition of phosphorus onto the catalyst by organophosphorus vapor deposition. The resulting non-steamed, phosphorus treated ZSM-5 zeolite catalyst has a pore volume of from 0.2 ml/g or less and provides greater than 80% para-xylene selectivity of mixed xylenes when used in toluene methylation. | 02-05-2009 |
20090253949 | Pretreatment of a phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst for a toluene methylation process - This invention relates to a process for pretreating a zeolite catalyst, specifically a zeolite which has been modified with phosphorus. The catalyst may be used in a process for alkylation of aromatics, specifically toluene methylation. The pretreatment is first to contact the catalyst with the process reactants used in a process for alkylation of aromatics for at least two hours at conditions to produce an alkylated aromatic product and then with a gaseous stream containing oxygen at a temperature and for a time until there is no oxygen consumption. The zeolite may be a MFI zeolite. This pretreatment procedure for a phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst produces a catalyst which has increased run time, i.e., decreased deactivation rate, compared to a fresh catalyst, even after successive regenerations. | 10-08-2009 |
20100113850 | Stable Shape-Selective Catalyst for Aromatic Alkylation and Methods of Using and Preparing - A catalyst and method of forming a catalyst for use in aromatic alkylation involves treating a zeolite, which may be a ZSM-5 zeolite, with a phosphorus-containing compound. The phosphorus-treated zeolite is combined with a binder material. The bound phosphorus-treated zeolite is treated with an aqueous solution of a hydrogenating metal compound by contacting the bound phosphorus-treated zeolite with the aqueous solution and separating the aqueous solution from the bound phosphorus-treated zeolite to form a hydrogenating-metal-containing zeolite catalyst. The catalyst may be used in preparing an alkyl aromatic product by contacting a hydrogenating-metal-containing zeolite catalyst with an aromatic alkylation feed of an aromatic compound and an alkylating agent under reaction conditions suitable for aromatic alkylation. | 05-06-2010 |
20110082025 | Phosphorus-Containing Zeolite Catalysts and Their Method of Preparation - A zeolite catalyst that may be used in aromatic alkylation is prepared by treating a zeolite with a phosphorus compound. The phosphorus-treated zeolite is calcined and contacted with liquid water, whereby an amount of phosphorus is removed from the phosphorus-treated zeolite. The phosphorus-treated zeolite is then heated. A method of preparing an aromatic product may also be carried out by contacting the prepared zeolite catalyst with an aromatic alkylation feed of an aromatic compound and an alkylating agent under reaction conditions suitable for aromatic alkylation. | 04-07-2011 |
20110137099 | Aromatic alkylation process - In a process for the alkylation of aromatic compounds an aromatic compound; an alkylating agent; hydrogen, an inert gas or a mixture there; and steam is contacted with a shape-selective zeolite catalyst in a reactor. Hydrogen, an inert gas or a mixture thereof is introduced into the reactor which is at a temperature of about 200° C., the alkylating agent is introduced into the reactor which is at a temperature of about 480° C. and the aromatic compound may be introduced into the reactor which is at a temperature of about 200° C. or about 480° C. and steam may be introduced into the reactor which is at a temperature of about 200° C. or about 480° C. This process is applicable for toluene methylation with a shape-selective catalyst of an aluminosilicate zeolite, such as ZSM-5 which has been modified with phosphorus, to produce para-xylene (p-xylene). | 06-09-2011 |
20110270008 | PRETREATMENT OF A PHOSPHORUS-MODIFIED ZEOLITE CATALYST FOR AN AROMATIC ALKYLATION PROCESS - This invention relates to a process for pretreating a zeolite catalyst, specifically a zeolite which has been modified with phosphorus. The catalyst may be used in a process for alkylation of aromatics, specifically toluene methylation. The pretreatment is first to contact the catalyst with the process reactants used in a process for alkylation of aromatics for at least two hours at conditions to produce an alkylated aromatic product and then with a gaseous stream containing oxygen at a temperature and for a time until there is no oxygen consumption. The zeolite may be a MFI zeolite. This pretreatment procedure for a phosphorus-modified zeolite catalyst produces a catalyst which has increased run time, i.e., decreased deactivation rate, compared to a fresh catalyst, even after successive regenerations. | 11-03-2011 |
20130296625 | CATALYST FOR LIGHT NAPHTHA AROMATIZATION - Methods for preparing bound non-acidic germanium zeolite catalysts arc disclosed, where the preparation is reproducible and scalable and where the catalysts have similar or the same activity and selectivities of a standard naphtha aromatization catalyst and methods for aromatizing naphtha. | 11-07-2013 |
20140046109 | METHOD OF MAKING A CATALYST AND CATALYST MADE THEREBY - In an embodiment, a method of forming a catalyst can comprises: treating a detemplated pentasil zeolite material with a phosphorus-containing compound to form a phosphorus treated zeolite; combining a hydrogenating material, the phosphorus treated zeolite, and a binder material to form a mixture; forming the mixture into a shaped body, wherein the mixture is formed into the shaped body without the mixture being heat-treated; and calcining the shaped body to form the catalyst. Combining the hydrogenating material with the phosphorus treated zeolite and the binder material occurs prior to forming of the shaped body. | 02-13-2014 |
20140350315 | METHOD FOR CONVERSION OF AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS - A method of converting hydrocarbons requires contacting a hydrocarbon stream containing alkylated aromatic hydrocarbons with a catalyst of a phosphorus-containing pentasil zeolite in a reactor. The phosphorus-containing pentasil zeolite having a phosphorus content of 7.5% or less by weight of zeolite, a pore volume of at least 0.2 ml/g, and a | 11-27-2014 |
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20150025858 | Simulating Well System Fluid Flow Based on a Pressure Drop Boundary Condition - In some aspects, techniques and systems for modeling fluid flow are described. Pressure gradient values for respective nodes of a one-dimensional flow model are computed. The nodes represent locations of fluid flow along a flow path, and the pressure gradient values are computed based on an approximation of the flow velocity at a point on the flow path. A pressure drop between two opposite ends of the flow path is calculated based on the pressure gradient values. An improved approximation of the flow velocity for the point on the flow path is calculated based on a difference between the calculated pressure drop and a pressure drop boundary condition. | 01-22-2015 |
20150032425 | Determining Flow Through A Fracture Junction In A Complex Fracture Network - Determining flow through a fracture junction in a complex fracture network. A flow of a fracturing fluid through a fracture junction of a complex fracture network is modeled using a fluid flow model that models flow based, in part, on mass balance and momentum balance. The fracture junction includes a first outlet to flow a first portion of the fracturing fluid and a second outlet to flow a second portion of the fracturing fluid. A ratio of a first volumetric flow rate of the first portion and a second volumetric flow rate of the second portion, and the pressure drop across the junction are determined in response to modeling the flow of the fracturing fluid through the fracture junction according to the fluid flow model. The determined ratio of flow rates and/or the determined pressure drop is provided. | 01-29-2015 |
20150051878 | Modeling Intersecting Flow Paths in a Well System Environment - In some aspects, techniques and systems for modeling fluid flow are described. A flow model represents intersecting flow paths for well system fluid. The flow paths intersect at a flow path intersection. A band matrix and an intersection table are generated based on the flow model. The band matrix represents fluid flow within the respective flow paths, and the intersection table represents fluid flow between the flow paths at the flow path intersection. The flow model can be operated using the band matrix and the intersection table, for example, to calculate fluid flow variables at various locations along the flow paths. | 02-19-2015 |
20150066452 | Determining Fracturing Rheological Behavior of Fracturing Fluids - In one example of determining fracturing rheological behavior of fracturing fluids, a reference viscosity and fluid properties of a fracturing fluid are received. A fracturing rheological behavior of the fracturing fluid is modeled using a fluid model that models the fracturing rheological behavior of Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids based, in part, on the received reference viscosity and the received fluid properties of the fracturing fluid. The fracturing rheological behavior of the fracturing fluid is provided. If a fracturing fluid is a mixture of two or more fracturing fluids, then a rheological behavior of the mixture is modeled based on a mixing rheological model. The fracturing rheological behavior of the mixture is then modeled based on the rheological behavior modeled by the mixing rheological model. | 03-05-2015 |
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20140113844 | FUNCTIONALIZED POLYMERS AND OLIGOMERS AS CORROSION INHIBITORS AND ANTIWEAR ADDITIVES - Provided are lubricant compositions and hydrocarbon fluids including one or more lubricant base stocks and an effective amount of one more zero SAP antiwear additives and/or corrosion inhibitor additives, wherein the one more antiwear and/or corrosion inhibitor additives include one or more functionalized polyolefins having one or more pyridazine moieties. Such compositions exhibit improved anti-wear, friction reduction and anti-corrosion properties. | 04-24-2014 |
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20150307699 | Propylene Polymers - This invention relates to propylene polymers comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, said polymers having: a) a melt flow rate (MFR, ASTM 1238, 230° C., 2.16 kg) of 10 dg/min to 25 dg/min; b) a Dimensionless Stress Ratio/Loss Tangent Index R | 10-29-2015 |
20160053419 | POLYPROPYLENE FIBERS AND FABRICS - This invention relates to polypropylene fibers and fabrics containing polypropylene fibers, the fibers comprising propylene polymers comprising at least 50 mol % propylene, said polymers having: a) a melt flow rate (MFR, ASTM 1238, 230° C., 2.16 kg) of about 10 dg/min to about 25 dg/min; b) a dimensionless Stress Ratio/Loss Tangent Index R | 02-25-2016 |
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20100210702 | ANTI-FUNGAL FORMULATION - Provided herein are compositions and formulations comprising an antifungal agent. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising luliconazole in an amount effective for the treatment of onychomycosis are provided. Also provided are methods for treating dermatomycoses and onychomycosis using the compositions and formulations. | 08-19-2010 |
20100210703 | ANTI-FUNGAL FORMULATION - Provided herein are compositions and formulations comprising an antifungal agent. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising luliconazole in an amount effective for the treatment of onychomycosis are provided. Also provided are methods for treating dermatomycoses and onychomycosis using the compositions and formulations. | 08-19-2010 |
20120071533 | ANTI-FUNGAL FORMULATION - Provided herein are compositions and formulations comprising an antifungal agent. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising luliconazole in an amount effective for the treatment of onychomycosis are provided. Also provided are methods for treating dermatomycoses and onychomycosis using the compositions and formulations. | 03-22-2012 |
20120149783 | WATER-IN-OIL EMULSION COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GELLAN GUM FOR TOPICAL DELIVERY OF ACTIVE INGREDIENTS TO THE SKIN OR MUCOSA - The present invention is directed to water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion compositions containing gellan gum which provide an enhanced rate of release of active ingredients for delivery to the skin or mucosa. | 06-14-2012 |
20130123318 | ANTI-FUNGAL FORMULATION - Provided herein are compositions and formulations comprising an antifungal agent. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising luliconazole in an amount effective for the treatment of onychomycosis are provided. Also provided are methods for treating dermatomycoses and onychomycosis using the compositions and formulations. | 05-16-2013 |
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20140201511 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING OUT OF BAND JOB EXECUTION TIME - A method of performing an out of band (OOB) job at a host is disclosed. A boot option query is transmitted from the host to a service processor. It is then determined if a current boot option is an OOB job. At least one of a job type and a device type associated with the OOB job is identified if the current boot option is an OOB job. An Option ROM and a driver relating to the identified job type and the identified device type is then selectively loaded and the OOB job is performed. | 07-17-2014 |
20140325196 | System and Method for Inventory Collection Optimization by Selective Binding of the Pre-Boot Drivers - A solution to optimize system boot-up time by selectively collecting device inventory for only the devices that have configuration changes and for skipping for all other devices. More specifically, the solution includes a selective driver binding operation which in certain embodiments executes within an inventory application. After the selective driver binding operation gathers data for a certain device, the selective driver binding operation gathers data for that certain device again only when data relating to the particular device has changed. Instead of binding to every device, the selective driver binding operation selectively binds only to devices with changes, thus executing system management code only for specific devices and saving boot time. | 10-30-2014 |
20160070913 | Method for Authenticating Firmware Volume and System Therefor - A first firmware volume of a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) compliant information handling system is accessed. Authentication information is retrieved from the first firmware volume using a UEFI Secure Architecture Protocol. Based on the authentication information, it is determined if the first firmware volume is a first type of firmware volume. If the first firmware volume is the first type of firmware volume, the first firmware volume is authenticated using the first authentication information and an authentication procedure other than Secure Boot authentication. If the first firmware volume is a second type of firmware volume, the second type different than the first type, the first firmware volume is authenticated using the first authentication information and the Secure Boot authentication. | 03-10-2016 |