Patents by Inventor Steven B. Wyatt

Steven B. Wyatt 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).

  • Method and apparatus for interactive curved surface seismic interpretation and visualization
    Patent number: 6424464
    Abstract: An enlarged computer graphic image of seismic data is displayed on a concave three-dimensional surface having a shape corresponding to the shape of selected data extracted from a three-dimensional seismic volume. Thus providing an enlarged image of a seismic surface where the data is spatially correct in three-dimensions, and which increases the ease with which interpreters can locate geological features such as horizons, faults, and channels. An auxiliary paddle screen is provided to display an interactive video image for exploring the volume within the hybrid screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Dennis B. Neff, John R. Grismore, William A. Lucas, Jacquelyn K. Singleton, Jesse E. Layton, Steven B. Wyatt
  • Three-dimensional hybrid screen having multiple viewing sections
    Patent number: 6188517
    Abstract: A desktop based projector screen having an inner concave display surface upon which a video image or a series of images is projected with a sense of realism comparable with natural viewing of three-dimensional physical reality. The viewing surface combines three concave sections which are derived from solid figures including a dome, cylinder and a plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Company
    Inventors: Dennis B. Neff, John R. Grismore, Steven B. Wyatt, William A. Lucas