Schlumberger Technology Corporation

California Institute of Technology

Joyce Wong

Bhavani Raghuraman

Philippe F Salamitou

Zilu Zhou

Brian Oliver Clark

Robert J Schroeder

Ronald E G Van Hal

Jagdish H Shah

Felix K Chen

Dan Eugen Angelescu

Patrick Jean René Tabeling

Axel Scherer

Christopher Harrison

Bradley Albert Roscoe

Matthew T Sullivan

Martin G Luling

Markus Berheide

Olivier G Philip

Gary W Corris

Andreas Hausot

James G Haug

Stephen C Balkunas

Florence Le Gallic De Kerizouet

Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices and methods for ion generation. One such device includes a substrate. The substrate is disposed within a housing that is configured to contain a gas. The substrate includes an interior surface that at least partially defines an interior volume. The substrate also includes a number of channels with walls. Nano-tips are disposed on the walls of the channels.

Device and method for ion generation

Methods and devices relating to a radiation detector comprising of a gas chamber having a cathode plate and a substrate separated by a gap. An array of nano-tips deposited on the substrate that forms an anode structure for electron charge collection. An external power source in communication with the cathode plate and the substrate, wherein the external power source is capable of generating a plurality of regions and each region includes an electric field near each nano-tip of the array of the nano-tips that results in initiating a radiation induced controlled discharge of electrons and ions from at least one gas or at least one gas mixture. Finally, the plurality of regions include multiple generated electric fields near tips of the array of nano-tips such as CNTs, that communicatively create a conductive path between the cathode plate and the substrate, the radiation detector is capable of determining at least one radiation property.

Nano-tips based gas ionization chamber for neutron detection

A fluid separation method for performing fluid analysis of an unfiltered fluid. The fluid separation method includes providing a structure with a fluid analyzer and a power supply. Using a substrate for receiving a fluid flow stream of a multiphase mixture through a fluid sample inlet, wherein the substrate interconnects with the structure. Providing a membrane disposed across the fluid sample inlet for separating a fluid of interest from the multiphase mixture, wherein the fluid flow stream of the multiphase mixture has a shear rate that prevents a fouling of the membrane. Finally, the fluid separation method includes the substrate having fabricated channels, such that the fabricated channels are arranged substantially tangent to the fluid stream downstream of the porous membrane.

Methods and devices for minimizing membrane fouling for microfluidic separators

A microfluidic system for performing fluid analysis is described having: (a) a submersible housing having a fluid analysis means and a power supply to provide power to said system; and (b) a substrate for receiving a fluid sample, having embedded therein a fluid sample inlet, a reagent inlet, a fluid sample outlet, and a mixing region in fluid communication with the fluid sample inlet, the reagent inlet, and the fluid sample outlet, and wherein the substrate includes a fluid drive means for moving the fluid sample through the substrate, and wherein the substrate interconnects with the housing. At least a portion of the fluid analysis means may be embedded in the substrate.

Microfluidic system for chemical analysis

The present invention provides methods and apparatus for separating and/or analyzing fluids of interest. According to principles of the present invention, fluid analysis is accomplished with microfluidic devices and may be reported in real-time or near real-time in a subterranean environment. In addition or alternative to oilfield applications, the principles of the present invention contemplate separation in a laboratory or other environment for biological sample separation and analytical chemistry applications. The present invention is capable of separating liquid-liquid mixtures or emulsions in a microfluidic device without fouling.

Microfluidic separator

A betatron structure having a donut-shaped vacuum chamber, wherein the vacuum chamber is made up of two or more pieces bonded together; an injector positioned within the vacuum chamber; and two or more magnets positioned to the outside of the vacuum chamber. A method of manufacturing a betatron structure, including: (a) fabricating two or more pieces; (b) positioning an injector on one of the two or more pieces; and (c) bonding the two or more pieces such that when bonded, the substrates form a hollow donut-shaped chamber.

Methods of constructing a betatron vacuum chamber and injector

By using electron beam lithography, chemically assisted ion beam etching, and electroplating, high aspect ratio magnetic columns, 60 nm-170 nm in diameter, which are embedded in an aluminum-gallium-oxide/gallium-arsenide (Al Ga )  /GaAs heterostructured substrate, are fabricated. Storage of data in electroplated Ni columns is realized in the form of tracks 0.5 &mgr;m and 0.25 &mgr;m in the down-track direction, and 1 &mgr;m in the cross-track direction, corresponding to areal densities of 1.3 and 2.6 Gbits/in respectively. The fabrication of patterned media samples, using dry etching and oxidation of AlGaAs, and electrodeposition of Ni into GaAs substrate is realized.

Method of electroplating of high aspect ratio metal structures into semiconductors

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