Patents by Inventor Russell Aaron Kappius

Russell Aaron Kappius 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).

  • Offset-azimuth binning for migration and velocity analysis
    Patent number: 7768872
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a method of choosing a cell structure for seismic gathers dictating a grid of azimuth-offset bins that can be of various shapes and sizes. Processes that use offset-azimuth information are optimized to operate on these cells of azimuth-offset bins and invert for seismic properties. The method provides for acquisition of 3D seismic data, selecting a seismic gather bin for sorting the data, selecting at least one cell structure for the gather that may or may not be space filling, and sorting the data in to the cell structure of the gather bin. The cell structures may be any shape including hexagonal, and may be of variable sizes and may overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Ion Geophysical Corporation
    Inventors: Russell Aaron Kappius, Edward Louis Jenner
  • Bicycle wheel hub
    Patent number: D666545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Inventor: Russell Aaron Kappius