Phillips Petroleum Company

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Streamline Automation LLC

Richmond, Hitchcock, Fish & Dollar

James E Shaw

Alton J Reich

Howard F Efner

William E Sattich

Paul R Stapp

Ahmad Moradi-Araghi

Mitchell D Refvik

Larry E Reed

John S Roberts

Marshall D Bishop

Kenneth E Inkrott

Jerry E Pardue

John Westerman

Harry Porter

The invention comprises a method and apparatus for: (1) alternatingly in time inflating and deflating a sealed compartment that includes: a first flexible and deformable seal connected to a pressure control chamber; (2) alternatingly in time pumping a gas into a first chamber and a second chamber separated by a first piston in a first partially sealed cylinder of a double acting kinematic cylinder, the double acting kinematic cylinder further comprising a second partially sealed cylinder, including: a second piston and the pressure control chamber, the pressure control chamber both on a first side of the second piston and within the second partially sealed cylinder; and (3) transferring a force from the first piston to the second piston via a rigid coupler affixed at a first end to the first piston and at a second end to the second piston, such as to alternating inflate and deflate a seal.

Seal inflation/deflation apparatus and method of use thereof

The invention comprises a method and/or an apparatus using a computer configured exercise system equipped with an electric motor to provide physical resistance to user motion in conjunction with means for sharing exercise system related data and/or user performance data with a secondary user, such as a medical professional, a physical therapist, a trainer, a computer generated competitor, and/or a human competitor. For example, the exercise system is used with a remote trainer to enhance exercise performance, with a remote medical professional for rehabilitation, and/or with a competitor in a competition, such as in a power/weightlifting competition or in a video game. The exercise system is optionally configured with an intelligent software assistant and knowledge navigator functioning as a personal assistant application.

Remote adaptive motor resistance training exercise apparatus and method of use thereof

An apparatus and method for measuring, collecting, and processing the temperatures of a number of hot junctions in a thermocouple sensor array simultaneously comprises means for measuring the temperature of one or more reference junctions and means for collecting, processing, storing, and transmitting data collected from an array of thermocouple temperature sensors. The measured temperature(s) of the one or more reference junctions is used to correct the measured voltage in each of a plurality of thermocouple circuits to obtain accurate hot junction temperature measurements. The apparatus and method are particularly useful for collecting and processing temperature data from various locations within engines such as turbine, rocket, and internal combustion engines.

Miniaturized thermocouple scanner system

The invention comprises a method and/or an apparatus using computer configured exercise equipment and an electric motor provided physical resistance in conjunction with a game system, such as a video game system, where the exercise system provides real physical resistance to a user interface. Results of user interaction with the user interface are integrated into a video game, such as running on a game console. The resistance system comprises: a subject interface, software control, a controller, an electric servo assist/resist motor, an actuator, and/or a subject sensor. The system provides actual physical interaction with a resistance device as input to the game console and game run thereon.

Adaptive motor resistance video game exercise apparatus and method of use thereof

Higher-alkane sulfonyl halides are prepared by contacting a sulfur-containing compound, a halogen-containing compound, and a phase transfer agent within a reaction zone under reaction conditions.

Process for the preparation of higher-alkane sulfonyl halides

A process useful for producing an organic disulfide is disclosed. The process can include contacting mercaptans with a solid catalyst selected from the group consisting of a Group IIA metal oxide; 2) an alumina material consisting essentially of alumina; 3) an impregnated alumina impregnated with a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, nickel and combinations of any two or more thereof; 4) an acidic ion-exchange resin; 5) a basic ion-exchange resin; and 6) combinations of any two or more thereof; in the presence of sulfur dioxide and in the substantial absence of a liquid oxidation catalyst to thereby produce organic disulfides. Alternatively, the process can include contacting mercaptans with a solid catalyst selected from the group consisting of 1) a Group IIA metal oxide; 2) alumina; 3) an impregnated alumina impregnated with a metal selected from the group consisting of cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, nickel and combinations of any two or more thereof; 4) an acidic ion-exchange resin; 5) a basic ion-exchange resin; and 6) combinations of any two or more thereof; in the presence of sulfur dioxide, in the presence of an oxygenated hydrocarbon, and, optionally, in the substantial absence of a liquid oxidation catalyst, to thereby produce organic disulfides.

Oxidation of mercaptans to organic disulfides

A process which can be used to produce organic polysulfide compounds is provided. The process comprises contacting, in the presence of a catalyst, an organic disulfide with sulfur under conditions sufficient to produce an organic polysulfide wherein the organic disulfide, sulfur, and catalyst are each present in an amount effective to produce an organic polysulfide and the catalyst comprises a base and a surfactant.

Process for producing organic polysulfide compounds

A process for producing an organic polysulfide compound comprises contacting, in the presence of a catalyst, a mercaptan with elemental sulfur to produce a product medium and contacting the product medium with a material comprising carbon dioxide or a carbon dioxide-generating compound wherein the catalyst comprises a base and optionally a surfactant and the organic polysulfide contains about 3 or more sulfur atoms per molecule.

Process for producing organic polysulfides

A process for producing an organic trisulfide compound comprises contacting, in the presence of a catalyst, a mercaptan with an organic polysulfide compound to produce a product mixture and optionally contacting the product mixture with an acid wherein the catalyst comprises a base and surfactant and the organic polysulfide contains about 4 or more sulfur atoms per molecule.

Process for producing organic trisulfides

A process for producing a polymer is provided which can comprise, consist essentially of, or consists of, contacting an inorganic compound having the formula of M.sub.x H.sub.y Z.sub.p, in an aqueous medium, with an organic halide under a condition sufficient to effect the production of the polymer in which the polymer comprises repeat units having the formula of (C.sub.m H.sub.2m-q (R'.sub.q)--Z.sub.p).sub.n in which m is a whole number from 1 to about 20; Z can be S, Se, or combinations thereof; n is a number from about 5 to about 400; M is a metal or ammonium ion; x is a number filling the necessary valency of M; y is 0 or 1; q is a whole number from 0 to about 10 and p is a whole number from 1 to 4.

Production of organosulfur or organoselenium ploymers

A composition comprising a base and an alkoxylated compound selected from an alkoxylated alcohol and alkoxylated mercaptan is disclosed. The composition can be used to catalyze the reaction of a mercaptan and an elemental sulfur to produce a polysulfide compound. The polysulfide compound can be further treated with an alkylene oxide to reduce the mercaptan sulfur content of the polysulfide compound.

Catalyst and process for producing organic polysulfide

A process which can be used to produce an aromatic sulfide compound having the formula of (R.sub.4-n)(X.sub.n)(W)Ar--S--R' is provided. The process comprises contacting, in the presence of a surfactant, a halo-substituted aromatic compound in an aqueous solution with a salt of a mercaptan under conditions sufficient to produce the aromatic sulfide in which the halo-substituted aromatic compound and salt of mercaptan are each present in an amount effective to synthesize the aromatic sulfide wherein R is hydrogen or a hydrocarbyl radical, X is a halogen, n is a number from 0 to 3, W is a substituent, Ar is an aromatic ring, and R' is a hydrocarbyl radical.

Process for producing aromatic sulfides

A thermal cracking process is provided which comprises contacting a thermal cracking furnace with a fluid stream which comprises steam and a polysulfide such as di-t-nonylpolysulfide under a condition sufficient to effect the suppression of the formation of carbon monoxide and thereafter introducing a steam fluid containing a saturated hydrocarbon such as ethane and a polysulfide such as di-t-nonylpolysulfide under a condition sufficient to convert the saturated hydrocarbon to an olefinic compound such as ethylene.

Thermal cracking process

A process comprises contacting, in the presence of a catalyst, hydrogen sulfide or a mercaptan such as, for example, n-dodecyl mercaptan with an .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl or .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated cyano compound such as, for example, methyl acrylate wherein the catalyst comprises a pyridine derivative such as, for example, 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine or an ion exchange resin such as, for example, 'AMBERLYST A-21' to produce a 3-hydrocarbylthio derivative of the .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated carbonyl or .alpha.,.beta.-unsaturated cyano compound such as, for example, methyl 3-(dodecylthio)propionate.

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Bartlesville, OK, United States of America

James E Shaw