公开(公告)号：US09078592B2

公开(公告)日：2015-07-14

申请号：US12258532

申请日：2008-10-27

申请人： Jingfeng Jiang ,  Timothy J. Hall

发明人： Jingfeng Jiang ,  Timothy J. Hall

IPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/08

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/485

摘要： An elasticity measuring system determines tissue displacement between a pre-deformation and post-deformation image by a matching process using a cost function accepting as its arguments continuity of the tissue motion and correlation of the tissue in making the block matching. The invention allows the selection among different cost functions for different imaging situations or tissue types, to provide improved displacement calculations using a priori knowledge about the tissue and structure of tissue interfaces or information derived during the scanning process.

摘要翻译： 弹性测量系统通过匹配过程使用成本函数来确定预变形和变形后图像之间的组织位移，该成本函数接受组织运动的连续性和组织运动的相关性。 本发明允许针对不同成像情况或组织类型对不同成本函数进行选择，以使用关于组织界面的组织和结构或扫描过程中导出的信息的先验知识提供改进的位移计算。

公开(公告)号：US20110149060A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-23

申请号：US12645936

申请日：2009-12-23

申请人： Jingfeng Jiang ,  Timothy J. Hall

发明人： Jingfeng Jiang ,  Timothy J. Hall

IPC分类号： G06K9/00 ,  H04N7/18

CPC分类号： G01S7/52042 ,  G01S7/52046 ,  G01S15/50 ,  G01S15/8906 ,  G06T7/238 ,  G06T2207/10132 ,  G06T2207/30004

摘要： The identification of preferred seed calculations used to guide the determination of displacement vectors in elasticity imaging may evaluate seeds using a combination of a measure of the similarity of the data of the seed in pre- and post-compression data and continuity of the data in a path in the neighborhood of the seed. This dual evaluation helps avoid downstream error propagation.

摘要翻译： 用于指导弹性成像中的位移矢量的确定的优选种子计算的识别可以使用在压缩后数据和压缩后数据中的种子数据的相似性的量度的测量结果来评估种子，并且 道路附近的种子。 这种双重评估有助于避免下游错误传播。

公开(公告)号：US06651037B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-18

申请号：US09460342

申请日：1999-12-10

申请人： Timothy J. Hall ,  Steven Kelley Howell ,  Yuan (John) Li

发明人： Timothy J. Hall ,  Steven Kelley Howell ,  Yuan (John) Li

IPC分类号： G06G748

CPC分类号： G06F17/5095 ,  G06F2217/34

摘要： A method of optimized design of an HVAC air-handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle includes the steps of generating a basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly and analyzing a performance of the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly using an engineering analytical technique. The method also includes the steps of varying the basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly based on the performance analysis and using the optimized basic design of the HVAC air-handling assembly in generating the HVAC air-handling assembly design.

摘要翻译： 一种用于车辆上的气候控制系统的HVAC空气处理组件的优化设计的方法包括以下步骤：产生HVAC空气处理组件的基本设计并分析HVAC空气处理组件的基本设计的性能 使用工程分析技术。 该方法还包括以下步骤：基于性能分析改变HVAC空气处理组件的基本设计，并使用HVAC空气处理组件的优化基础设计来生成HVAC空气处理组件设计。

公开(公告)号：US06487525B1

公开(公告)日：2002-11-26

申请号：US09356576

申请日：1999-07-19

申请人： Timothy J. Hall ,  Daniel Comelius Bach ,  Frederick Abraham Karam ,  William Francis Weber ,  Ramon Banuelos

发明人： Timothy J. Hall ,  Daniel Comelius Bach ,  Frederick Abraham Karam ,  William Francis Weber ,  Ramon Banuelos

IPC分类号： G06F1750

CPC分类号： G06F17/5095 ,  G06F2217/34

摘要： A method for designing a HVAC air handling assembly for a climate control system on a vehicle includes the step of selecting an architecture for the HVAC air handling assembly from a library stored in a memory of a computer system and selecting a HVAC component part from the library. The method also includes the step of generating a HVAC design using the HVAC architecture and the HVAC component part, determining if the HVAC design meets a predetermined criteria, and regenerating the HVAC design if the predetermined criteria is not met.

摘要翻译： 一种用于设计用于车辆上的气候控制系统的HVAC空气处理组件的方法包括从存储在计算机系统的存储器中的库中选择用于HVAC空气处理组件的架构的步骤，并从库中选择HVAC组件部分 。 该方法还包括使用HVAC架构和HVAC组件部分生成HVAC设计的步骤，确定HVAC设计是否满足预定标准，以及如果不满足预定标准则重新生成HVAC设计。

公开(公告)号：US20170183945A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-29

申请号：US15392719

申请日：2016-12-28

申请人： Randy C. Tolman ,  Nicholas R. Ainsworth ,  Michael C. Romer ,  Timothy J. Hall

发明人： Randy C. Tolman ,  Nicholas R. Ainsworth ,  Michael C. Romer ,  Timothy J. Hall

IPC分类号： E21B43/12

CPC分类号： E21B43/122 ,  E21B43/123 ,  E21B47/00 ,  E21B47/06 ,  E21B47/065 ,  E21B47/09 ,  E21B47/10 ,  E21B47/12 ,  E21B49/08

摘要： A plunger apparatus, comprising: a plunger body able to travel within the tubular string; a flow channel through the plunger body; an actuatable external seal assembly operatively provided on or within an outer surface of the plunger body; and a plug mechanism mechanically integrated with the plunger body and reversibly moveable between a closed position and an open position with respect to the plunger body and flow channel, the open position configured to permit the passage of a continuous water slug past the plug mechanism and through the flow channel; and wherein the actuatable external seal assembly is actuated between the deployed position when the plug mechanism is operatively in the closed position and the retracted position when the plug mechanism is operatively in the open position.

公开(公告)号：US20170159419A1

公开(公告)日：2017-06-08

申请号：US15264052

申请日：2016-09-13

申请人： Randy C. TOLMAN ,  P. Matthew Spiecker ,  Steve Lonnes ,  Timothy J. Hall

发明人： Randy C. TOLMAN ,  P. Matthew Spiecker ,  Steve Lonnes ,  Timothy J. Hall

IPC分类号： E21B43/263 ,  E21B43/267 ,  E21B34/14 ,  E21B41/00 ,  E21B34/06

CPC分类号： E21B43/114 ,  E21B23/04 ,  E21B29/08 ,  E21B34/14 ,  E21B43/14 ,  E21B43/25 ,  E21B43/26

摘要： Selective stimulation ports (SSPs), wellbore tubulars that include the SSPs, and methods of operating the same are disclosed herein. The SSPs are configured to be operatively attached to a wellbore tubular and include an SSP body, an isolation device extending within an SSP conduit of the SSP body, a retention device coupling the isolation device to the SSP body, and a sealing device seat. The isolation device is configured to selectively transition from a closed state to an open state responsive to a shockwave, which has greater than a threshold shockwave intensity, within a wellbore fluid that extends within a tubular conduit of the wellbore tubular. The methods include generating the shockwave within the wellbore fluid such that the shockwave has greater than the threshold shockwave intensity. The methods further include transitioning the isolation device from the closed state to the open state responsive to receipt of the shockwave.

公开(公告)号：US20100106018A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-29

申请号：US12258532

申请日：2008-10-27

申请人： Jingfeng Jiang ,  Timothy J. Hall

发明人： Jingfeng Jiang ,  Timothy J. Hall

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/485

摘要： An elasticity measuring system determines tissue displacement between a pre-deformation and post-deformation image by a matching process using a cost function accepting as its arguments continuity of the tissue motion and correlation of the tissue in making the block matching. The invention allows the selection among different cost functions for different imaging situations or tissue types, to provide improved displacement calculations using a priori knowledge about the tissue and structure of tissue interfaces or information derived during the scanning process.

摘要翻译： 弹性测量系统通过匹配过程使用成本函数来确定预变形和变形后图像之间的组织位移，该成本函数接受组织运动的连续性和组织运动的相关性。 本发明允许针对不同成像情况或组织类型对不同成本函数进行选择，以使用关于组织界面的组织和结构或扫描过程中导出的信息的先验知识提供改进的位移计算。

公开(公告)号：US06672405B2

公开(公告)日：2004-01-06

申请号：US10173918

申请日：2002-06-18

申请人： Randy C. Tolman ,  David A. Kinison ,  Kris J. Nygaard ,  William A. Sorem ,  Timothy J. Hall ,  Jeffrey R. Bailey

发明人： Randy C. Tolman ,  David A. Kinison ,  Kris J. Nygaard ,  William A. Sorem ,  Timothy J. Hall ,  Jeffrey R. Bailey

IPC分类号： E21B43119

CPC分类号： E21B43/117 ,  E21B17/10 ,  E21B43/14

摘要： A perforating gun assembly for use in perforating multiple intervals of at least one subterranean formation intersected by a cased wellbore and in treating the multiple intervals using a diversion agent, such as ball sealers. In one embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a perforating assembly having a plurality of select-fire perforating devices interconnected by connector subs, with each of the perforating devices having multiple perforating charges. The apparatus also includes at least one decentralizer, attached to at least one of the perforating devices, which is adapted to eccentrically position the perforating assembly within the cased wellbore so as to create sufficient ball sealer clearance between the perforating assembly and the inner wall of the cased wellbore to permit passage of at least one ball sealer.

摘要翻译： 一种穿孔枪组件，用于穿透由套管井筒相交的至少一个地下地层的多个间隔，并使用诸如球形密封剂的转移剂来处理多个间隔。 在一个实施例中，本发明的装置包括具有多个通过连接器连接器互连的多个选择火穿孔装置的穿孔组件，每个穿孔装置具有多个穿孔装置。 该装置还包括至少一个分散器，附接到至少一个穿孔装置，其适于将穿孔组件偏心地定位在套管井筒内，以便在穿孔组件和穿孔组件的内壁之间产生足够的球密封件间隙 套管井孔允许至少一个球封闭器通过。

公开(公告)号：US06508768B1

公开(公告)日：2003-01-21

申请号：US09955661

申请日：2001-09-17

申请人： Timothy J. Hall ,  Yanning Zhu

发明人： Timothy J. Hall ,  Yanning Zhu

IPC分类号： A61B800

CPC分类号： A61B8/485 ,  A61B8/08 ,  G01S7/52036 ,  G01S7/52042 ,  G01S7/52061 ,  G01S7/52073 ,  G01S7/52074

摘要： In an ultrasound imaging system, a displacement vector is estimated for a pattern of samples throughout an imaged region of interest (ROI) by comparing two successive B-mode frames. The displacement vector is preferably estimated using block matching. Once displacement vectors are estimated for samples throughout the ROI, corresponding strain values are estimated, which indicate the degree of elasticity of the respective tissue portions. An image is then displayed showing the strain distribution within the ROI as it is stressed, for example, by the user pressing the ultrasound transducer against the patient's body. The invention allows for both real-time and post-processed generation of elasticity displays, even based on the same body of acquired frame data. The real-time display is preferably generated using lower quality block matching whereas the post-processed elasticity calculations are carried out using high-quality techniques. Different techniques are included for adjusting the size and location of the search region of the block matching based on different measures of reliability of current displacement estimates.

摘要翻译： 在超声成像系统中，通过比较两个连续的B模式帧，针对感兴趣的成像区域（ROI）中的样本图案估计位移矢量。 优选使用块匹配来估计位移矢量。 一旦对整个ROI中的样本估计位移矢量，则估计相应的应变值，其表示相应组织部分的弹性程度。 然后，例如通过用户将超声波换能器压靠在患者身上的压力，显示在ROI内的应变分布的图像。 本发明允许实时和后处理的弹性显示产生，甚至基于相同的获取的帧数据体。 优选地，使用较低质量块匹配来生成实时显示，而使用高质量技术执行后处理弹性计算。 包括不同的技术，用于基于当前位移估计的可靠性的不同测量来调整块匹配的搜索区域的大小和位置。

公开(公告)号：US06415851B1

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09469051

申请日：1999-12-21

申请人： Timothy J. Hall ,  James Fantin

发明人： Timothy J. Hall ,  James Fantin

IPC分类号： B60H300

CPC分类号： B60H1/00064 ,  B60H2001/002

摘要： A multi-zone temperature control system for an HVAC air-handling assembly in a climate control system on a vehicle includes a cold air supply duct and a hot air supply duct operatively coupled to the cold air supply duct. The multi-zone temperature control system also includes a rear air duct operatively coupled to the hot air supply duct and a temperature blend door disposed within the hot air supply duct to adjust a temperature of air flowing through the rear air duct into the vehicle.

摘要翻译： 用于车辆中的气候控制系统中的HVAC空气处理组件的多区域温度控制系统包括冷空气供应管道和可操作地联接到冷气供应管道的热空气供应管道。 多区域温度控制系统还包括可操作地耦合到热空气供应管道的后部空气管道和设置在热空气供应管道内的温度混合门，以调节流过后部空气管道进入车辆的空气的温度。