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Caleb Welton, Foster City, CA US
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20140095526 | Random Number Generator In A MPP Database - A random number generation process generated uncorrelated random numbers from identical random number sequences on parallel processing database segments of an MPP database without communications between the segments by establishing a different starting position in the sequence on each segment using an identifier that is unique to each segment, query slice information and the number of segments. A master node dispatches a seed value to initialize the random number sequence generation on all segments, and dispatches the query slice information and information as to the number of segments during a normal query plan dispatch process. | 04-03-2014 |
Caleb E. Welton, Foster City, CA US
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20140244701 | DATA ANALYTICS PLATFORM OVER PARALLEL DATABASES AND DISTRIBUTED FILE SYSTEMS - Performing data analytics processing in the context of a large scale distributed system that includes a massively parallel processing (MPP) database and a distributed storage layer is disclosed. In various embodiments, a data analytics request is received. A plan is created to generate a response to the request. A corresponding portion of the plan is assigned to each of a plurality of distributed processing segments, including by invoking as indicated in the assignment one or more data analytical functions embedded in the processing segment. | 08-28-2014 |
20150278309 | RANDOM NUMBER GENERATOR IN A PARALLEL PROCESSING DATABASE - A random number generation process generated uncorrelated random numbers from identical random number sequences on parallel processing database segments of an MPP database without communications between the segments by establishing a different starting position in the sequence on each segment using an identifier that is unique to each segment, query slice information and the number of segments. A master node dispatches a seed value to initialize the random number sequence generation on all segments, and dispatches the query slice information and information as to the number of segments, during a normal query plan dispatch process. | 10-01-2015 |
20150379078 | PARALLEL PROCESSING DATABASE TREE STRUCTURE - Database system comprising nodes configured in a tree structure is disclosed. The system includes a shared metadata store on the root node. Child nodes may request metadata from their ancestors. Parents will forward the request upward until the metadata is found or the root node is reached. | 12-31-2015 |
20160092794 | GENERAL FRAMEWORK FOR CROSS-VALIDATION OF MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHMS USING SQL ON DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS - A general framework for cross-validation of any supervised learning algorithm on a distributed database comprises a multi-layer software architecture that implements training, prediction and metric functions in a C++ layer and iterates processing of different subsets of a data set with a plurality of different models in a Python layer. The best model is determined to be the one with the smallest average prediction error across all database segments. | 03-31-2016 |
Karen Annette Welton, Trevose, PA US
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20130341282 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING SCALE IN STEAM GENERATING SYSTEMS - Water soluble or water dispersible terpolymers are employed in high pressure steam generating systems to control deposit formation and contaminant transport in the aqueous medium in such systems. The terpolymer may comprise repeat units formed from acrylic acid, allylalkoxylated ethers, and allylhydroxylated alkyl ether. | 12-26-2013 |
Kevin Welton, Redmond, WA US
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20130044123 | USER-SPECIFIED IMAGE COLORIZATION FOR APPLICATION USER INTERFACE - Techniques involving dynamic colorization of graphical user interfaces. One representative technique includes enabling a user to specify colors in which user interface elements will be colored in an application. An application colorization service is initiated in response to the user specification of the colors, which is used at least to obtain the colors specified by the user, and to create bitmap images of the application's user interface elements using the user-specified colors. A bitmap image output location is made accessible to the application to enable the application to retrieve the created bitmap images, and present the application using the application user interface elements having the user-specified colors. | 02-21-2013 |
Kevin P. Welton, Austin, TX US
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20100185821 | Local cache power control within a multiprocessor system - A data processing system including a plurality of processors | 07-22-2010 |
Lawrence Jacob Welton, Manchester Center, VT US
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20110162128 | COMPOSITE COATED FABRIC TO RESIST PUNCTURE - A composite coated fabric to resist puncture includes: a waterproof resin; a textile backing; and a grit bonded to the backing with the resin. The grit helps resist puncture to the material. The material may be made with multiple layers, and may be used to make gloves or other apparel. | 07-07-2011 |
Mark Welton, Stanford, CA US
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20130178709 | METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS - Several methods to reduce surgical site infections include inserting a surgical access device into an incision, retracting tissue, and introducing fluid into the surgical access device such that the fluid exits the surgical access device and irrigates a surgical site. Other methods do not include introducing fluid into a surgical access device but include suctioning a fluid into the surgical access device and removing the fluid from the body. | 07-11-2013 |
20130178710 | SYSTEMS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS - A surgical access system facilitates access to a surgical site within a patient's body through an incision in the body. Surgical access systems can have at least one retention member and a fluid transportation member configured to deliver fluid to a surgical site or to remove fluid from a surgical site. In some embodiments, a surgical access device irrigates a surgical site to reduce surgical site infections and removes fluid from the surgical site to increase a physician's visibility into the surgical site. | 07-11-2013 |
20130184535 | EXPANDABLE TISSUE RETRACTION DEVICES - A surgical access device facilitates access to a surgical site within a patient's body through an incision in the body. Surgical access devices can have a first retention member and a second retention member with a pliable membrane that extends between the first retention member and the second retention member. A retention member can include at least three linkages pivotably coupled to one another such that expanding the retention member causes at least some of the linkages to pivot relative to one another. The pliable membrane can be configured to expand the incision to facilitate access to the surgical site. | 07-18-2013 |
20150272565 | METHODS FOR THE PREVENTION OF SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONS - Several methods to reduce surgical site infections include inserting a surgical access device into an incision, retracting tissue, and introducing fluid into the surgical access device such that the fluid exits the surgical access device and irrigates a surgical site. Other methods do not include introducing fluid into a surgical access device but include suctioning a fluid into the surgical access device and removing the fluid from the body. | 10-01-2015 |
Mark Welton, Reston, VA US
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20150100426 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO ASSOCIATE DATA SOURCES WITH MOBILE DEVICES - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audience with greater accuracy. | 04-09-2015 |
20150271635 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO ASSOCIATE DATA SOURCES WITH MOBILE DEVICES - Various embodiments of the present technology generally relate to data delivery. More specifically, some embodiments of the present technology relate to systems and methods for using spatial and temporal analysis to associate data sources with mobile devices. The delivery of data to support a wide variety of services for and about mobile devices that are based on data stored in corporate, commercial, and government databases which is not currently linked to individual mobile devices. Some embodiments allow advertisers to better target their ads to relevant target audience with greater accuracy. | 09-24-2015 |
Nathan J. Welton, Lafayette, IN US
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20130185317 | PDF ADDRESS EXTRACTOR FOR MAIL - A computer system for extracting address information from PDF documents to create a database of address information that can be used to generate address sheets for mail. It is preferred that the mail be accountable mail requiring feedback on the mailing process. | 07-18-2013 |
Nicholas Welton, West Midlands GB
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20100092745 | Floor Covering & Films For Use Therewith - A film for application to the upper surface of a floor covering comprising: (a) a blend of an acrylic resin and a fluoropolymer resin; and, optionally (b) anti-slip particles wherein the film comprises two or more layers. A method of forming the floor covering is also disclosed. | 04-15-2010 |
Nickolas D. Welton, Seattle, WA US
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20150019624 | TECHNIQUES TO MANAGE STATE INFORMATION FOR A WEB SERVICE - Techniques to manage state information for a web service are described. An apparatus may comprise a processor circuit, and an application program for execution by the processor circuit to provide a set of operations to modify a state of a network resource provided by a network service. The application program may comprise a state manager component arranged to record state information for the network resource provided by the network service as state changes occur to the network resource during a first communication session, and store a resource identifier and associated state information for the network resource in a state database, the state information for use in automatically reproducing a state of the network resource during a second communication session. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-15-2015 |
Nickolas Dwayne Welton, Seattle, WA US
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20150019623 | DELEGATION OF RENDERING BETWEEN A WEB APPLICATION AND A NATIVE APPLICATION - Concepts and technologies are described herein for transferring an application state between a web control rendered by a native application to native indicators provided by the native application. The web control may be embedded in the native application or may be accessed by the native application. In accordance with some concepts and technologies disclosed herein, an application state control transfers the application state from a web control to a native application. The transfer may occur as a result of a function request received at the native application. | 01-15-2015 |
20160004712 | Query Suggestions - Technologies are described herein for providing query suggestions. In order to provide a query suggestion, access may be detected at a data source. An initial query suggestion for a query of the data source may then be identified based, at least in part, on non-query data. The initial query suggestion may then be returned for display in a user-interface (UI) element. Additional query suggestions might also be provided based upon non-query data in response to a modification of the query. | 01-07-2016 |
Rosa Welton, Bell Gardens, CA US
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20090171761 | Systems and Methods of Matching Purchase Requests with Consummated Sales - A sales matching system which may match sales of products or services with consummated sales by collecting selected leads from a group of lead suppliers, collecting a plurality of sales records from multiple sales sources, and matching at least some of the sales records to selected leads. The matches may be assigned a matching confidence, and may reach a threshold level of confidence to be considered a matched sale. The system may also generate invoices to selected sellers identifying invoice-able sales for which compensation may be obtained in exchange for providing leads giving rise thereto. | 07-02-2009 |
20130311341 | Systems and Methods of Matching Purchase Requests with Consummated Sales - A sales matching system which may match sales of products or services with consummated sales by collecting selected leads from a group of lead suppliers, collecting a plurality of sales records from multiple sales sources, and matching at least some of the sales records to selected leads. The matches may be assigned a matching confidence, and may reach a threshold level of confidence to be considered a matched sale. The system may also generate invoices to selected sellers identifying invoice-able sales for which compensation may be obtained in exchange for providing leads giving rise thereto. | 11-21-2013 |
Thomas Welton, Duncan, OK US
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20110257051 | Consolidating Emulsions Comprising Convertible Surfactant Compositions and Methods Related Thereto - Methods are provided that include a method comprising: providing an emulsified treatment fluid comprising an oleaginous phase, an aqueous phase, a consolidating agent, and an emulsifying agent that comprises at least one convertible surfactant described by a one of the disclosed formulae, and placing the subterranean treatment fluid in a subterranean formation. | 10-20-2011 |
Thomas D. Welton, Houston, TX US
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20130000901 | Methods for Stimulating Oil or Gas Production Using a Viscosified Aqueous Fluid with a Chelating Agent to Remove Calcium Carbonate and Similar Materials from the Matrix of a Formation or a Proppant Pack - Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof into a subterranean formation, the treatment fluid having a pH equal to or greater than about 2. Fluids suitable for treating a subterranean formation can comprise water, GLDA or a salt thereof, and a surfactant. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000902 | Methods for Stimulating Oil or Gas Production Using a Viscosified Aqueous Fluid with a Chelating Agent to Remove Calcium Carbonate and Similar Materials from the Matrix of a Formation or a Proppant Pack - Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof into a subterranean formation comprising a carbonate mineral, and at least partially dissolving the carbonate mineral in the subterranean formation using the GLDA. Treatment fluids containing GLDA or a salt thereof may be used to increase the permeability of a subterranean formation. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000910 | Composition and Method Relating to the Prevention and Remediation of Surfactant Gel Damage - Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof into a subterranean formation. Methods for treating a sandstone formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising GLDA or a salt thereof into a sandstone formation, the treatment fluid having a pH above about 3. | 01-03-2013 |
20130000913 | Methods for Stimulating Oil or Gas Production Using a Viscosified Aqueous Fluid with a Chelating Agent to Remove Calcium Carbonate and Similar Materials from the Matrix of a Formation or a Proppant Pack - Methods for treating a subterranean formation can comprise introducing a treatment fluid comprising dicarboxymethyl glutamic acid (GLDA) or a salt thereof into a subterranean formation, and at least partially removing an iron-containing material in the subterranean formation using the GLDA. Treatment fluids used in the methods may have a pH equal to or greater than about 2. | 01-03-2013 |
20140144638 | Methods for Controlling Unconsolidated Particulates in a Subterranean Formation - Methods of treating a wellbore in a subterranean formation comprising unconsolidated particulates including providing a treatment fluid comprising a furan-based resin and a stimuli-delayed acid generator; wherein the stimuli-delayed acid generator generates acid upon encountering a wellbore stimulus and wherein at least a portion of the stimuli-delayed acid generator is a liquid; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore in the subterranean formation; and stimulating the stimuli-delayed acid generator so as to generate acid and at least partially cure the furan-based resin; wherein the at least partial curing of the furan-based resin at least partially consolidates the unconsolidated particulates. | 05-29-2014 |
20140166286 | Methods of Enhancing the Conductivity of Propped Fractures with In-Situ Acidizing - Methods of treating subterranean formations comprising providing a wellbore in a subterranean formation having at least one fracture therein; providing a first treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and an acid generating inert agent; providing a second treatment fluid comprising a base fluid, and an acid generating activator; introducing the first treatment fluid into the at least one fracture; and introducing the second treatment fluid into the at least one fracture, wherein the acid generating inert agent in the first treatment fluid reacts with the acid generating activator in the second treatment fluid so as to generate an acid in the at least one fracture and create or enhance at least one microfracture therein. | 06-19-2014 |
20140190694 | Method of Treating Ultra-Low Permeable Subterranean Formations Using Proppant Particulates Coated with Degradable Material - Methods of treating an ultra-low permeability subterranean formation having a fracture complexity comprising interconnected fractures including providing a fracturing fluid comprising a base fluid and coated proppant, wherein the coated proppant comprise proppant coated with a degradable material; introducing the fracturing fluid into the ultra-low permeability subterranean formation at a rate and pressure above a fracture gradient of the ultra-low permeability subterranean formation; placing the coated proppant into a fracture of the interconnected fractures so as to form a temporarily impermeable proppant pack comprising the coated proppant therein and reduce or prevent the extension of the fracture; reducing the pressure below the fracture gradient; and degrading the degradable material coated onto the coated proppant so as to cause the temporarily impermeable proppant pack to become a permeable proppant pack. | 07-10-2014 |
20140284054 | Methods for Consolidation Treatments in Subterranean Formations Using Silicon Compounds Derived from Furfuryl Alcohols - Methods of treating a wellbore in a subterranean formation including providing a treatment fluid comprising a consolidating agent, wherein the consolidating agent comprises the reaction product of a furfuryl alcohol or a furfuryl alcohol derivative and a silicon derivative compound selected from the group consisting of a siloxane; a silane; a silanol; a silsesquioxane; any derivative thereof; and any combination thereof; introducing the treatment fluid into the wellbore in the subterranean formation; contacting the consolidating agent with a surface of the wellbore in the subterranean formation; and setting the consolidating agent. | 09-25-2014 |
Thomas D. Welton, Conroe, TX US
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20160083644 | FRACTURING OR GRAVEL-PACKING FLUID WITH CMHEC IN BRINE - Treatment fluid suitable for use in subterranean formations may comprise: (i) an aqueous phase comprising water having at least 1,000 ppm total dissolved inorganic salts, wherein the aqueous phase comprises at least one of: a sulfate concentration of about 4,000 ppm or greater, a phosphate concentration of about 100 ppm or greater, a carbonate concentration of about 100 ppm or greater, or a barium concentration of about 37,000 ppm or greater; (ii) a carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose, wherein: (a) the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a carboxymethyl degree of substitution is in the range of about 0.3 to about 0.45 per glucopyranose unit in the polymer; and (b) the carboxymethyl hydroxyethyl cellulose has a hydroxyethyl molecular substitution is in the range of about 2.1 to about 2.9 per glucopyranose unit in the polymer; and (c) the treatment fluid is substantially free of any crosslinker; and (iii) a breaker. | 03-24-2016 |
Thomas Donovan Welton, Conroe, TX US
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20150068744 | FLUID MOBILITY MODIFIERS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION IN SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONS - Embodiments including methods comprising providing a treatment fluid comprising a first aqueous base fluid and a polymeric gelling agent, wherein the treatment fluid comprises a first surface tension; introducing a fluid mobility modifier into the treatment fluid, wherein the fluid mobility modifier comprises: a first surfactant selected from the group consisting of a non-ionic surfactant; a cationic surfactant; and any combination thereof, and a solvent-surfactant blend comprising a second aqueous base fluid, a second surfactant, a solvent, and a co-solvent, wherein the ratio of the first surfactant to the solvent-surfactant blend is in the range of between about 1:5 to about 5:1, wherein the fluid mobility modifier causes the treatment fluid to adopt a second surface tension that is less than the first surface tension; and introducing the treatment fluid into a subterranean formation. | 03-12-2015 |
Thomas Donovan Welton, Houston, TX US
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20140318779 | Methods of Coating Proppant Particulates for Use in Subterranean Formation Operations - Methods including providing resin double-coated proppant comprising proppant coated with a first resin and thereafter coated with a second resin atop of the first resin; wherein the first resin is curable by a first curing agent and wherein the second resin is curable by a second curing agent that is different than the first curing agent; curing the second resin by exposing it to the second curing agent; introducing the resin double-coated proppant into at least a portion of a fracture within a subterranean formation; breaking the cured second resin to expose the first resin; introducing the first curing agent into the portion of the fracture where the resin double-coated proppant was placed; and curing the first resin by exposing it to the first curing agent to form a proppant pack. | 10-30-2014 |
20140367101 | Protected Scale Inhibitors and Methods Relating Thereto - Treatment fluids suitable for use in subterranean operations may include a base fluid; a protected scale inhibitor; and at least one selected from the group consisting of (1) a metal crosslinker and a gelling agent, (2) an amine-based resin curing agent and an epoxy-based composition, and (3) any combination thereof, wherein the protected scale inhibitor is a scale inhibitor with at least one chelating group functionalized with a protecting group. | 12-18-2014 |
Tom Welton, London, Greater London GB
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20160040354 | Treatment - The present invention relates to an improved method for treating a lignocellulose biomass in order to dissolve the lignin therein, while the cellulose does not dissolve. The cellulose pulp obtained can be used to produce glucose. In addition the lignin can be isolated for subsequent use in the renewable chemical industry as a source for aromatic platform chemicals. | 02-11-2016 |
Tom Welton, London GB
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20140073016 | Treatment - The present invention relates to a method for treating a lignocellulose biomass in order to dissolve the lignin therein, while the cellulose does not dissolve. The cellulose pulp obtained can be used to produce glucose. In addition the lignin can be isolated for subsequent use in the renewable chemical industry as a source for aromatic platform chemicals. | 03-13-2014 |