Patents by Inventor James MacDonald Smith

James MacDonald Smith 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).

  • Composite bandwidth marine vibroseis array
    Patent number: 6942059
    Abstract: The present invention provides marine vibroseis methods and apparatus that operate in an acquisition time frame significantly shorter than current marine vibroseis acquisition methods and comparable to marine airgun seismic source acquisition, while providing data seismic energy comparable or superior to marine airgun seismic sources, by apportioning a desired vibroseis bandwidth signal over a plurality or multiplicity of vibroseis projectors (sources).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2005
    Assignee: WesternGeco, L.L.C.
    Inventor: James MacDonald Smith
  • Composite bandwidth marine vibroseis array
    Publication number: 20040089499
    Abstract: The present invention provides marine vibroseis methods and apparatus that operate in an acquisition time frame significantly shorter than current marine vibroseis acquisition methods and comparable to marine airgun seismic source acquisition, while providing data seismic energy comparable or superior to marine airgun seismic sources, by apportioning a desired vibroseis bandwidth signal over a plurality or multiplicity of vibroseis projectors (sources).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventor: James MacDonald Smith