“Housework is a treadmill from futility to oblivion with stop-offs at tedium and counter productivity.” -- Erma Bombeck (U.S. humorist, 1927-1996)
Librarians maintain a low profile. During my career it was not unusual for me to introduce myself as the corporate librarian only to be told, “I didn’t even know we had a library in this company.” As to why we seem to blend into the background is a topic for a future post.
For now I want you to (a) find out if your company supports a library and (b) if it does, to get to know your librarian.
And here is an example of how your friendly information professional can help.
During my periodic scans for desulfurization related items, I ran across a device called HydroSeptor™. An initial search on HydroSeptor™ resulted in several sites associated with inventor Jerry Edmondson. Trouble is, there seems to be precious little about either the inventor or his inventions or his companies that is not produced by Mr. Edmondson himself.
Now imagine that your company is approached by a HydroSeptor™ representative. He persuades you that the HydroSeptor™ is just what your company needs. The representative describes the HydroSeptor™ in the following terms …
“This Patented HydroSeptor(tm) configuration applies heat and FCRS (forced coalescing rapid separation) coalescence to help remove water, salt and other impurities from oil. Mechanical Forced Coalescing enhances the dehydration process and the addition of Adjustable Fluid-Dynamic Flow Control will ensure top performance of the HydroSeptor throughout the life of an oil field”
source: http://www.hydroseptor.com/
Your company is interested, but wants to do due diligence. One part of that due diligence is to search for publicly available information on the inventor, his inventions, and his companies.
Much of the search involves tedious clicking through page after page of Google® and Yahoo!® search results. Googling for “Jerry Edmondson,” for example, results in 28 pages of results. Since there is so little available on “Jerry Edmondson,” it is worth clicking through every page to be sure every little crumb of relevant information is gleaned.
You could do this, but you have (I hope) many other things on your plate. This is where your corporate information professional can help. It is what we get paid to do. We are good at it. And we are glad to do it.
And there’s more. Your librarian probably has access to a number of databases that, due to cost considerations, the company as a whole does not. So he or she can search …
• The D&B database to get a sense of the credit worthiness of Mr. Edmondson’s companies
• The Dialog databases, including Compendex and other technical databases, for a list of articles written by Jerry Edmondson
• The LexisNexis database, for information on lawsuits that Jerry Edmondson may be involved in
Finally, if you are a do-it-yourselfer, your librarian can help you devise search strategies that will maximize your search effectiveness.
And, in case you are interested in Jerry Edmondson’s heavy oil treating devices, here is what I found …
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Google Scholar advanced search: Author: "jerry edmondson"
Geothermal actuated method of producing fresh water and electric powerJM Edmondson, MH Smoot - US Patent 4,091,623, 1978 - Google Patents
Page 1. United States Patent Edmondson et al. [ii] 4,091,623 [45] May 30,1978 [54]
GEOTHERMAL ACTUATED METHOD OF PRODUCING FRESH WATER AND ELECTRIC
POWER [76] Inventors: Jerry M. Edmondson, 1526 Delta, Apt. C, San Gabriel, Calif. ...
Cited by 13 - Related articles - All 4 versions
[CITATION] Polarized auxiliariesJA Edmondson - Linguistic categories: Auxiliaries and related puzzles, 1983
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Oil, water and gas separatorJM Edmondson - US Patent 5,865,992, 1999 - Google Patents
Page 1. United States Patent Edmondson US005865992A [ii] Patent Number: [45] Date of
Patent: 5,865,992 Feb. 2, 1999 [54] OIL, WATER AND GAS SEPARATOR [76] Inventor: Jerry
M. Edmondson, 510 Canal St., Newport Beach, Calif. 92663 [21] Appl. ...
Cited by 11 - Related articles - All 2 versions
Energy conserving method of water treatmentJM Edmondson - US Patent 5,484,534, 1996 - Google Patents
Page 1. United States Patent U9] Edmondson US005484534A [ii] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:
5,484,534 Jan. 16,1996 [54] ENERGY CONSERVING METHOD OF WATER TREATMENT [76]
Inventor: Jerry M. Edmondson, 510 Canal St., Newport Beach, Calif. ...
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Method and apparatus for oil/water de-emulsificationJM Edmondson - US Patent 5,714,048, 1998 - Google Patents
Page 1. United States Patent Edmondson US005714048A [ii] Patent Number: [45] Dale of Patent:;
5,714,048 Feb.. 3, 1998 [54] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OIL/ WATER DE-EMULSIFICATION
[76] Inventor: Jerry M. Edmondson, 510 Canal St., Newport Beach, Calif. ...
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Oil, water and gas separator for swaying serviceJM Edmondson - US Patent App. 10/337,502, 2003 - Google Patents
Page 1. US 20040129633A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication
(io> Pub. NO.: US 2004/0129633 Al Edmondson (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 8,2004 (54) OIL,
WATER AND GAS SEPARATOR FOR SWAYING SERVICE ...
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Energy conserving oil and water processing vesselJM Edmondson - US Patent 5,902,483, 1999 - Google Patents
Page 1. United States Patent Edmondson US005902483A [ii] Patent Number: [45] Date of Patent:
5,902,483 May 11,1999 [51] [52] [54] ENERGY CONSERVING OIL AND WATER PROCESSING
VESSEL [76] Inventor: Jerry M. Edmondson, 510 Canal St., Newport Beach, Calif. ...
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Hydrodynamics control method and apparatusJM Edmondson - US Patent App. 10/792,197, 2004 - Google Patents
Page 1. US 20050194044A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication
(io> Pub. NO.: US 2005/0194044 Al Edmondson (43) Pub. Date: Sep. 8,2005 (54)
HYDRODYNAMICS CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS ...
All 2 versions
Energy efficient pyrolytic processing ovenJM Edmondson - US Patent 7,032,525, 2006 - Google Patents
Page 1. US007032525B1 (12) United States Patent Edmondson (io) Patent No.: US
7,032,525 Bl (45) Date of Patent: Apr. 25, 2006 (54) ENERGY EFFICIENT PYROLYTIC
PROCESSING OVEN (76) Inventor: Jerry M. Edmondson ...
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PYROLYTIC RESOURCE RECOVERY SYSTEMJ EDMONDSON - WO Patent WO/2007/024,687, 2007 - wipo.int
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KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV, LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, ...
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Oil production processing system for swaying serviceJM Edmondson - US Patent App. 10/338,157, 2003 - Google Patents
Page 1. US 20040129426A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication
(io> Pub. NO.: US 2004/0129426 Al Edmondson (43) Pub. Date: Jul. 8,2004 (54)
OIL PRODUCTION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR SWAYING ...
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Versatile rapid thermal process ovenJM Edmondson - US Patent App. 11/147,764, 2005 - Google Patents
Page 1. US20060278141A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication
GO) Pub. NO.: US 2006/0278141 Al Edmondson (43) Pub. Date: Dec. 14,2006 (54)
VERSATILE RAPID THERMAL PROCESS OVEN (76) Inventor ...
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Energy efficient compact oil and water separatorJM Edmondson - US Patent App. 10/828,424, 2004 - Google Patents
Page 1. US 20050230296A1 (19) United States (12) Patent Application Publication
(io> Pub. NO.: US 2005/0230296 Al Edmondson (43) Pub. Date: Oct. 20,2005 (54)
ENERGY EFFICIENT COMPACT OIL AND WATER SEPARATOR ...
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