Patents by Inventor Murli Challappa

Murli Challappa 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).

  • Patent number: 7774184
    Abstract: Computer-based method and system are disclosed for conduction a brownfield assessment. The system/method involves a workflow manager that standardizes the tasks needed to be performed during the brownfield assessment and streamlines the completion of these tasks. The workflow manager incorporates expert knowledge and best practices identified over time for previous brownfield assessments. The expert knowledge and best practices are then applied automatically through operation of the workflow manager. Such an arrangement can result in significantly reduced completion time as well as more consistent deliverables from engineer to engineer and project to project.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Bulent Balci, Omer M. Gurpinar, Ruben Saier, Murli Challappa, Iain Christopher Morrish, Blaine Allen Hollinger, Georg Zangl
  • Patent number: 7590570
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for receiving requirements information from a user via a web browser. The request and the requirements information are received by a web server and forwarded to a correlation engine. The correlation engine is operatively connected to, among other things, a catalog database listing various products that are available to the user, a pricing database that contains price information for a plurality of the products, an advisor database that contains feature information about the products, and a client relationship manager that retains information about the user. The correlation engine correlates the data from the various database through appropriate function modules in order to determine which product best suits the user's requirements based on price, availability, and feature set. The user is presented with a coherent set of choices and is thus enabled to select one or more items from those choices to consummate a sale for the products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Allen Ray Harrison, Bruce Alan Oney, Murli Challappa, James H. White
  • Publication number: 20080091283
    Abstract: Computer-based method and system are disclosed for conduction a brownfield assessment. The system/method involves a workflow manager that standardizes the tasks needed to be performed during the brownfield assessment and streamlines the completion of these tasks. The workflow manager incorporates expert knowledge and best practices identified over time for previous brownfield assessments. The expert knowledge and best practices are then applied automatically through operation of the workflow manager. Such an arrangement can result in significantly reduced completion time as well as more consistent deliverables from engineer to engineer and project to project.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Bulent Balci, Omer Gurpinar, Ruben Saier, Murli Challappa, Iain Morrish, Blaine Hollinger, Georg Zangl
  • Publication number: 20080091496
    Abstract: Oilfield development project planning and execution framework is disclosed for delivering and implementing expert knowledge and best practices in oilfield development projects. Such a project planning and execution framework integrates relevant expert knowledge and best practices with project planning and execution to guide a multi-discipline project team in successfully designing and conducting an oilfield development project. In preferred embodiments, the project planning and execution framework is a web-based tool that may be accessed by different users across multiple geographical locations and business units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Omer Gurpinar, Murli Challappa, Blaine Hollinger, Bulent Balci
  • Publication number: 20020165802
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and method are provided for receiving requirements information from a user via a web browser. The request and the requirements information are received by a web server and forwarded to a correlation engine. The correlation engine is operatively connected to, among other things, a catalog database listing various products that are available to the user, a pricing database that contains price information for a plurality of the products, an advisor database that contains feature information about the products, and a client relationship manager that retains information about the user. The correlation engine correlates the data from the various database through appropriate function modules in order to determine which product best suits the user's requirements based on price, availability, and feature set. The user is presented with a coherent set of choices and is thus enabled to select one or more items from those choices to consummate a sale for the products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2002
    Publication date: November 7, 2002
    Applicant: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Allen Ray Harrison, Bruce Alan Oney, Murli Challappa, James Hartland White