A bottom hole assembly having a bent housing (4), and a reciprocating hammer (2) driving a bit (1) for forming a borehole in rock. A motor (14) operating through a gear reduction device (13) rotates the reciprocating hammer (2) and thus the bit (1). The drill bit (1) can thus bore a directional hole in the hard rock without rotating the drill string. The rotary drive motion of the motor (14) can b...

The invention relates to fluidized catalytic cracking ("FCC") processes using a high fluid throughput and low pressure drop, liquid atomizing process and apparatus. The process comprises forming a fluid mixture of a hot feed oil and a dispersion gas, such as steam, atomizing the mixture to form droplets, and then distributing the droplets into the FCC process. The apparatus (180) comprises a nozzl...

A method and apparatus for measuring the properties, such as permeability, of the rock surrounding a metal cased borehole by generating a seismic or sonic shock downhole within the borehole which is propagated into the surrounding formation where it generates an electrokinetic signal which is detected by measuring the potential between at least two spaced apart electrodes in contact with the casin...

Das Multimediasystem gewährleistet in seiner Anordnung, den Datenbusverbindungen und einer neuen Verknüpfungs-Hardware die Kooperation einer Vielzahl von geographisch verteilt angeordneten und selbständig agierenden Partnern via Internet. Das virtuelle Unternehmen besteht aus mehreren identisch aufgebauten Gebäuden (1), die örtlich verteilt an getrennten Standorten angeordnet sind. Jedes Gebäude (...

A method for performing secure on-line transactions in a system which at least includes one or more customer computers (1), one or more vendor computers (3), a payment system (4) with which the vendors are registered, and a payment authorization system (5), is described. The method includes such steps as transferring information regarding available products from a vendor computer (3) to a customer...

This invention describes a novel Digital-Timeshare-Exchange that includes a database and an automated process that uses specific steps to instantly trade, sell, or exchange timeshare properties within a digital network environment. In this unique process all the steps are executed and completed by any individual user connected anytime, from any location. The procedures are done automatically, elec...

A billing package (100) for web page utilization which handles all web-based transactions for browsing and purchasing products, services, and/or data on the Internet (A). The software is designed to be loaded on an individual web or web server (B) for front ending of multiple domains and/or access to other domains through internet servers. The software deals with access to web pages, content viewi...

A system and method for advertising wherein a communication (1) from a sending party (5) to a receiving party (6) includes one or more advertisements (4). Such a communication could include one or more of an email, a voice mail, a voice communication (i.e. a telephone call or internet based telephony communication), a facsimile message, a pager message, or any other suitable electronic communicati...

A web-based/Internet system that serves as a search engine/source for any information related to the Telecommunications Industry, and also as an e-commerce site. The invention includes information on: (1) products, (2) services, (3) system solutions, (4) requests for proposals, (5) posted tenders, (6) financing plans, (7) news related to investments, telecommunications regulations, and product new...

The present invention maximizes modeling results for targeted marketing within a specific working interval so that lift within the working interval is higher than that obtained using traditional modeling methods. It accomplishes this by explicitly solving for lift through sorting a target list by predicted output variable outcome, calculating the integral criterion of lift for a desired range by u...

The present invention is drawn to a unique application of the Maximum Likelihood statistical method to commercial neural network technologies. The present invention utilizes the specific nature of the output in target marketing problems and makes it possible to produce more accurate and predictive results by minimizing a gradient criterion to produce model weights to get the maximum likelihood res...

An online patent and license exchange is provided which enables potential licensors and licensees of patents and other intellectual property rights to efficiently and reliably transact IP license or assignment agreements. Three markets are part of the exchange: a license market, an option market and a securitized asset cash flows market. The online patent and license exchange comprises a comprehen...

A performance review and job description system that allows users to create professional job descriptions and employee performance reviews across the Internet. The invention comprises a performance review module and a job description module and places the applications online through a content, or Web, server. Access to each module is through a Universal Resource Locator (URL) that points to the co...

A system for electronic commerce including banking tools, products and services. The system includes customizable banking products (figure 7) and cards (figure 6), and methods and systems for conducting financial transactions (figure 9) and maintaining records over the Internet.; L'invention concerne un système pour effectuer du commerce électronique. Ce système comprend des outils, des produits e...

An optical head which reproduces information recorded on an optical disc whose disc substrate thickness is t1 (0.6 mm) or t2 (1.2 mm) by using a dual-wavelength light beam and using one object lens. A convergent device is composed of a center part whose optimum-designed substrate thickness is t1 x 0.6-t1 and an outer circumference part whose optimum-designed substrate thickness is 0.6 mm. By provi...

The invention concerns a system for estimating, from a fixed station (1), costs of works to be performed on objects located in places separate from said fixed station. The invention is characterised in that said system comprises: at least a vehicle (2) capable of travelling to said places and equipped with digital data transmitting means; photographing means capable of supplying digital images rep...

For gas phase polymerization reactions in the presence of an unsupported polymerization catalyst, there is provided a process for introducing a liquid catalyst so as to provide a resin particle lean zone such that the average particle size of the resin produced ranges from about 0.01 to about 0.06 inches.

An apparatus of the present invention is an optical disk apparatus for irradiating with a laser beam an optical disk on which address marks are recorded at intervals based on a pulse width modulation method and for reproducing data from a reproduced signal based on reflected light. The apparatus includes: a pulse signal reproduction section for producing a reproduced pulse signal from the reprodu...

Bulus, bir gözenekli malzemeye, bu malzemenin yapilmasi için bir yöntem ve uygulamalarina iliskindir. Bahsedilen gözenekli malzeme bir selüloz elyaflari ve en azindan bir elastomer karisimini içermektedir ve özelligi, 0.1 ve 10 mm arasinda degisen boyutu olan hücrelere sahip bir bal petegi yapiya, 0.03-0.1 düzeyinde bir yogunluga %750'den az olmayan su emme kapasitesi ve elde sikmadan sonra %100'd...

The present invention relates to styrene polymer foam containing carbon black and includes both particulate and extruded forms. Such foams have decreased thermal conductivity.