Patents by Inventor Kenneth Allan Ports

Kenneth Allan Ports 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).

  • System and method for sensing seismic acoustic signals
    Patent number: 11428845
    Abstract: A method for forming a sensing system responsive to a wavefield of acoustic or seismic signals. One embodiment includes providing a foil layer having first and second opposing surfaces and piezoelectric properties. The foil layer, configured as a sheet, is positioned about a frame surface which provides the foil layer a stable shape while permitting the sheet configuration of the foil layer to be responsive to a wavefield of seismic or acoustic energy. Coupling between the foil layer and the frame is so limited as to render direct coupling of the foil layer with signals of the wavefield the predominant means for stimulating the sensor element with seismic energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Richard Kryszczynski, Mark Andrew Tinker, Paul Armin Nyffenegger, Arthur Owen Endress, Kenneth Allan Ports
  • System and Method for Sensing Seismic Acoustic Signals
    Publication number: 20210325564
    Abstract: A method for forming a sensing system responsive to a wavefield of acoustic or seismic signals. One embodiment includes providing a foil layer having first and second opposing surfaces and piezoelectric properties. The foil layer, configured as a sheet, is positioned about a frame surface which provides the foil layer a stable shape while permitting the sheet configuration of the foil layer to be responsive to a wavefield of seismic or acoustic energy. Coupling between the foil layer and the frame is so limited as to render direct coupling of the foil layer with signals of the wavefield the predominant means for stimulating the sensor element with seismic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Applicant: Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Andrew Tinker, Paul Armin Nyffenegger, Brian Richard Kryszczynski, Arthur Owen Endress, Kenneth Allan Ports
  • System and method for improved seismic acoustic sensor performance
    Patent number: 10185054
    Abstract: A sensing system responsive to a wavefield of acoustic or seismic signals. In one embodiment, the system includes a frame having a surface of tubular shape about which a layer of piezoelectric material can be positioned to extend along a first direction. A piezoelectric element is positioned under tension to apply a force against the frame, which tension increases signal response of the element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Richard Kryszczynski, Mark Andrew Tinker, Paul Armin Nyffenegger, Kenneth Allan Ports
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING SEISMIC ACOUSTIC SIGNALS
    Publication number: 20170146674
    Abstract: A method for forming a sensing system responsive to a wavefield of acoustic or seismic signals. One embodiment includes providing a foil layer having first and second opposing surfaces and piezoelectric properties. The foil layer, configured as a sheet, is positioned about a frame surface which provides the foil layer a stable shape while permitting the sheet configuration of the foil layer to be responsive to a wavefield of seismic or acoustic energy. Coupling between the foil layer and the frame is so limited as to render direct coupling of the foil layer with signals of the wavefield the predominant means for stimulating the sensor element with seismic energy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Richard Kryszczynski, Mark Andrew Tinker, Paul Armin Nyffenegger, Arthur Owen Endress, Kenneth Allan Ports
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SEISMIC ACOUSTIC SENSOR PERFORMANCE
    Publication number: 20170146689
    Abstract: A sensing system responsive to a wavefield of acoustic or seismic signals. In one embodiment, the system includes a frame having a surface of tubular shape about which a layer of piezoelectric material can be positioned to extend along a first direction. A piezoelectric element is positioned under tension to apply a force against the frame, which tension increases signal response of the element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Applicant: Quantum Technology Sciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Richard Kryszczynski, Mark Andrew Tinker, Paul Armin Nyffenegger, Kenneth Allan Ports