Thomas P Cooper

US Patent:

6650346, Nov 18, 2003

Filed:

Jul 20, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/620696

Inventors:

John G. Jaeger - Flower Mound TX
Peggy J. Dorman - Grand Prairie TX
Michael C. Jones - Nashville TN
Thomas G. Cooper - Franklin TN

Assignee:

GE Medical Technology Services, Inc. - Waukesha WI

International Classification:

G09G 500

US Classification:

345764, 345968, 705 28, 707102

Abstract:

Method and apparatus inputting information identifying and classifying an article in an asset management database. A graphical user interface has a first screen showing a search field and a display window. A reference database has records, each record containing manufacturer, model and article type information for a respective class of articles. In response to the input of a manufacturer query in the search field, a list of entries is displayed in the display window. Each entry includes the same manufacturer identifier, a different model number, and one of multiple article types derived from the reference database. In response to selection of one of the list entries, a second screen appears having an empty data field for entry of an article identifier identifying an article made by a manufacturer identified by the manufacturer identifier and having the model number for the selected entry, and filled data fields containing the manufacturer identifier, model number and article type for said selected entry. The manufacturer identifier, model number and article type for the selected entry are stored in an asset management database in association with the article identifier in response to activation by the data entry person.

US Patent:

41790030, Dec 18, 1979

Filed:

Dec 21, 1978

Appl. No.:

5/971776

Inventors:

Thomas W. Cooper - Mansfield TX
Ernest E. Taylor - Irving TX

Assignee:

Dresser Industries, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

E21B 908

US Classification:

175371

Abstract:

A seal acts as a barrier to the drilling fluid, pulverized cuttings and other materials in a borehole preventing the materials from entering the bearing area of a rolling cone cutter earth boring bit and retains lubricant inside the bearing area. A rolling cone cutter is rotatably mounted on a cantilevered bearing pin extending from the bit body. A "Z" seal is positioned between the cutter and bearing pin. An outer rigid seal ring is positioned around the bearing pin. The outer rigid seal ring is split to allow radial expansion and contraction. An inner rigid smaller diameter seal ring is positioned around the bearing pin. The inner rigid seal ring is also split to allow radial expansion and contraction. An elastomer ring is located between the inner and outer rigid rings and affixed to the rigid rings. Fluid in the borehole causes the elastomer ring to force the inner rigid ring to contract into tighter contact with the bearing pin and the lubricant between the bearing pin and the rolling cone cutter causes the elastomer ring to force the outer rigid ring to expand into tighter contact with said rolling cone cutter thereby preventing the ingress or egress of fluid and materials.

US Patent:

43336914, Jun 8, 1982

Filed:

Oct 9, 1980

Appl. No.:

6/195468

Inventors:

Thomas W. Cooper - Mansfield TX

Assignee:

Dresser Industries, Inc. - Dallas TX

International Classification:

F16C 3310
F16C 3366
E21B 1022

US Classification:

308 82

Abstract:

A rolling cone cutter earth boring bit is provided having a pair of radial facing thrust bearing surfaces bounding the pilot pin of the journal and the pilot pin cavity on the cone. The thrust bearing surface of the cone defines a plurality of slots open to, and angled forwardly from, the pin cavity, and terminating within the annular bearing area. The bearing surfaces are, upon assembly, lubricated with a "smear grease" which, under drilling operation works its way to the radially outermost area of the bearing surfaces leaving the bearing area adjacent the pilot pin generally depleted of lubricant. The slots, being closed on the outer end and having radially inwardly impelling force, scrape the outwardly migrated lubricant from the journal pin thrust surface and direct it back toward the pilot pin area for redeposition to replenish lubricant in the radially inner area of the bearing.

US Patent:

62856731, Sep 4, 2001

Filed:

Mar 31, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/052694

Inventors:

Bracey J. Blackburn - Garland TX
Robert S. Gammenthaler - Frisco TX
Donald B. Hay - Dallas TX
Thomas E. Cooper - Richardson TX
Serge F. Fourcand - Allen TX
Long V. Vo - Garland TX

Assignee:

Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. - Plano TX

International Classification:

H04L 1250

US Classification:

370360

Abstract:

A bus control module for a delivery unit, which interfaces an optical fiber network to a switching matrix. The bus control module controls transport of control data and network data between various application modules of the delivery unit. The control data and network data are carried as datagrams on ingress links from the application modules and on egress links to the application modules.

US Patent:

59700726, Oct 19, 1999

Filed:

Oct 2, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/944622

Inventors:

Robert Scott Gammenthaler - Frisco TX
Bracey James Blackburn - Garland TX
Donald Barton Hay - Dallas TX
Thomas Edward Cooper - Richardson TX
Serge Fran.cedilla.ois Fourcand - Allen TX
Long Van Vo - Garland TX

Assignee:

Alcatel USA Sourcing, L.P. - Plano TX

International Classification:

H04J 302

US Classification:

370537

Abstract:

A data bus controller is provided. The data bus controller comprises an ingress interface that receives single data streams of encoded data. A multiplexer is connected to the ingress interface and combines the single data streams into a broadcast data stream of encoded data. An egress interface connected to the multiplexer transmits the broadcast data stream. An arbiter is connected to the multiplexer. The arbiter generates control data for controlling the multiplexing of the single data streams and transmits control data to the multiplexer.