Patents by Inventor Francis G. Sherrill

Francis G. Sherrill 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).

  • Dynamically allocating different numbers of bits to windows of a series representing a seismic trace
    Patent number: 9541658
    Abstract: To process seismic data, a set of data values representing a seismic trace is received, and amplitudes of data values associated with plural groups in the set are analyzed. Different numbers of bits are dynamically allocated to at least some of the groups of the set according to the analyzing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: WESTERNGECO L. L. C.
    Inventor: Francis G. Sherrill
  • DYNAMICALLY ALLOCATING DIFFERENT NUMBERS OF BITS TO WINDOWS OF A SERIES REPRESENTING A SEISMIC TRACE
    Publication number: 20090034367
    Abstract: To process seismic data, a set of data values representing a seismic trace is received, and amplitudes of data values associated with plural groups in the set are analyzed. Different numbers of bits are dynamically allocated to at least some of the groups of the set according to the analyzing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: Francis G. Sherrill