Patents by Inventor Bernard Gloux

Bernard Gloux has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Apparatus for orienting an electromagnetic field sensor, and related receiver unit and method
    Patent number: 11163085
    Abstract: There is described apparatus for orienting at least one electromagnetic field sensor, a related receiver unit and method of use. The apparatus has an orientation detector having an output which is dependent upon an orientation of the electromagnetic field sensor, an actuator and a controller which is arranged in communication with the orientation detector and the actuator, the controller being configured to be operable to generate at least one instruction for operating the actuator for moving the electromagnetic field sensor into a predefined orientation, in dependence upon the output from the orientation detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Hydrocarbon Mapping AS
    Inventors: Bernard Gloux, Stefan L. Helwig, William Wood
  • Apparatus For Orienting An Electromagnetic Field Sensor, And Related Receiver Unit And Method
    Publication number: 20200064508
    Abstract: There is described apparatus for orienting at least one electromagnetic field sensor, a related receiver unit and method of use. The apparatus has an orientation detector having an output which is dependent upon an orientation of the electromagnetic field sensor, an actuator and a controller which is arranged in communication with the orientation detector and the actuator, the controller being configured to be operable to generate at least one instruction for operating the actuator for moving the electromagnetic field sensor into a predefined orientation, in dependence upon the output from the orientation detector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2017
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: Bernard Gloux, Stefan L. Helwig, William Wood