Patents by Inventor Thomas MENSCH
Thomas MENSCH 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).
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Patent number: 11911058Abstract: Surgical forceps can include a drive pin an outer tube, a first jaw, a second jaw, and an inner tube. The outer tube can define a longitudinal axis. The first jaw can be pivotably connected to the outer tube. The first jaw can include a pair of flanges located at a proximal portion of the first jaw, where each flange can include a track receiving the drive pin. The inner tube can be located within the outer tube and can extend along the longitudinal axis. The inner tube can include a pair of arms extending from a distal portion of the inner tube. The drive pin can be securable to the pair of arms. The inner tube can be translatable within the outer tube to drive the drive pin along the tracks to move the second jaw between open and closed positions.Type: GrantFiled: March 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Gyrus ACMI, Inc.Inventors: Hanam Pham, John Mensch, Zane R. Ward, Theodore C. Blus, Jeffrey D. Holton, Thomas J. Holman
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Publication number: 20240039714Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 9, 2023Publication date: February 1, 2024Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 11764954Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Publication number: 20220011115Abstract: A method is provided for planning a trajectory to be performed by a marine vessel between a first point and a second point, the trajectory having a first path and a second path. The method includes a first step (202) of computing a theoretical trajectory in a ground reference frame from the first point to the second point assuming an absence of water current, the theoretical trajectory comprising a first theoretical path and a second theoretical path. A second step (204) includes computing a second path in the ground reference frame, and a third step includes (206) computing a corrected first path in a water reference. A fourth step includes (208) computing the trajectory in the ground reference frame from the first point to the second point based on the corrected first path and the second path.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2019Publication date: January 13, 2022Inventors: Thomas MENSCH, Timothée MOULINIER
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Patent number: 11009618Abstract: System and method for shooting plural seismic sources Si in a marine acquisition system with a deblending-designed dithering sequence DSnew. The method includes generating the deblending-designed dithering sequence DSnew to include random dithering times Di, a range of the dithering times Di being larger than a preset, non-zero, minimum value pmv; selecting a shooting sequence SS for the plural seismic sources Si; and shooting the plural seismic sources Si with the deblending-designed dithering sequence DSnew, based on the shooting sequence SS. All odd or all even members of the shooting sequence SS are shot with zero dithering times.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2018Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: SERCELInventors: Thomas Mensch, Jean-Pierre Degez, Thierry Favier, Thomas Elboth
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Publication number: 20200186337Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Publication number: 20200072998Abstract: System and method for shooting plural seismic sources Si in a marine acquisition system with a deblending-designed dithering sequence DSnew. The method includes generating the deblending-designed dithering sequence DSnew to include random dithering times Di, a range of the dithering times Di being larger than a preset, non-zero, minimum value pmv, selecting a shooting sequence SS for the plural seismic sources Si; and shooting the plural seismic sources Si with the deblending-designed dithering sequence DSnew, based on the shooting sequence SS. All odd or all even members of the shooting sequence SS are shot with zero dithering times.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2018Publication date: March 5, 2020Inventors: Thomas MENSCH, Jean-Pierre DEGEZ, Thierry FAVIER, Thomas ELBOTH
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Patent number: 10520624Abstract: A method for steering a marine seismic acquisition system by determining a steering point associated with towed seismic equipment is described. Coverage boundaries for a current line in a seismic survey and for an already acquired adjacent line in the seismic survey are computed. Cross-line distances between the coverage boundary for the current line and the coverage boundary for the adjacent line are computed based on a set of specifications for the seismic survey. A steering point associated with towed seismic equipment is determined based on the computed cross-line distances. A least one steering command for a steering element in the marine seismic acquisition system is generated based on the determined steering point.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: CGG SERVICES SASInventors: Timothee Moulinier, Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 10523431Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 10484172Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. In some embodiments, the secure circuit is configured to generate a public key and a private key for an application, and receive, from the application via an API, a request to perform a cryptographic operation using the private key. The secure circuit is further configured to perform the cryptographic operation in response to the request.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2016Date of Patent: November 19, 2019Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Libor Sykora, Wade Benson, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 10274622Abstract: System, medium and method for de-blending seismic data. The method for acquiring blended seismic data associated with a subsurface of the earth includes receiving coordinates of a sail line associated with first and second shot point locations; towing first and second source arrays in water along the sail line; shooting the first and second source arrays with a constant delay parameter so that a seismic trace recorded by a seismic sensor has at least a first uncontaminated portion that includes seismic energy generated substantially only by one of the first and second source arrays and a second portion that includes seismic energy generated by both the first and second source arrays; and recording blended seismic data generated by the first and second source arrays with the seismic sensor.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2014Date of Patent: April 30, 2019Assignee: CGG SERVICES SASInventors: Thomas Mensch, Helene Tonchia, Gordon Poole
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Publication number: 20190013939Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2018Publication date: January 10, 2019Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 10139511Abstract: Method and system for acquiring seismic data. The marine seismic acquisition system includes a first vessel that follows an inline direction (X); a first source array (S1) configured to generate first seismic waves; and a second source array (S2) configured to generate second seismic waves. The first and second source arrays are towed by the first vessel along the inline direction (X) and a first inline distance (d) between (i) a first center of source (CS1) of the first source array (S1) and (ii) a second center of source (CS2) of the second source array (S2) is different from zero.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: CGG SERVICES SASInventor: Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 10079677Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 18, 2018Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Patent number: 9958564Abstract: Method and system for acquiring seismic data. The system includes a first streamer vessel configured to tow a first source array and a first streamer spread; a first source vessel configured to tow a second source array; and a second source vessel configured to tow a third source array. The first to third source arrays are distributed along a non-linear profile while the first streamer vessel and the first to second source vessels move along an inline direction (X).Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: May 1, 2018Assignee: CGG SERVICES SASInventors: Damien Grenie, Thomas Mensch, Risto Siliqi
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Publication number: 20170373844Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. In some embodiments, the secure circuit is configured to generate a public key and a private key for an application, and receive, from the application via an API, a request to perform a cryptographic operation using the private key. The secure circuit is further configured to perform the cryptographic operation in response to the request.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Libor Sykora, Wade Benson, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Publication number: 20170373843Abstract: Techniques are disclosed relating to relating to a public key infrastructure (PKI). In one embodiment, an integrated circuit is disclosed that includes at least one processor and a secure circuit isolated from access by the processor except through a mailbox mechanism. The secure circuit is configured to generate a key pair having a public key and a private key, and to issue, to a certificate authority (CA), a certificate signing request (CSR) for a certificate corresponding to the key pair. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may be configured to receive, via the mailbox mechanism, a first request from an application executing on the processor to issue a certificate to the application. The secure circuit may also be configured to perform, in response to a second request, a cryptographic operation using a public key circuit included in the secure circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 4, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Wade Benson, Libor Sykora, Vratislav Kuzela, Michael Brouwer, Andrew R. Whalley, Jerrold V. Hauck, David Finkelstein, Thomas Mensch
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Publication number: 20170363760Abstract: A multi-vessel seismic data acquisition system having a first vessel towing a streamer containing a plurality of seismic receivers and a pair of seismic sources along a first shot line. At least one additional vessel tows only a single seismic source. Each additional single seismic source is spaced from the pair of seismic sources an offset distance in at least one of an inline direction and a crossline direction to the first shot line to define a first bin grid having a first bin size for the first vessel and a second bin grid having a second bin size for each additional vessel.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 4, 2015Publication date: December 21, 2017Inventors: Thomas MENSCH, Damien GRENIE, Nicolas BOUSQUIE
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Patent number: 9784864Abstract: Systems and methods for acquiring blended and unblended seismic data during a single seismic survey. The blended and unblended seismic data is generated with a plurality of sources that are fired in a dedicated sequence. The sequence involves firing all the sources at a first time, advancing the sources along a given path, firing only a first source at a second time, later than the first time, advancing the sources, firing again all the sources at a third time, later than the second time, advancing the sources, firing only a second source at a fourth time, later than the third time, and so on until a desired subsurface is fully surveyed.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: CGG SERVICES SASInventors: Damien Grenie, Thomas Mensch, Risto Siliqi
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Publication number: 20170269248Abstract: A method for steering a marine seismic acquisition system by determining a steering point associated with towed seismic equipment is described. Coverage boundaries for a current line in a seismic survey and for an already acquired adjacent line in the seismic survey are computed. Cross-line distances between the coverage boundary for the current line and the coverage boundary for the adjacent line are computed based on a set of specifications for the seismic survey. A steering point associated with towed seismic equipment is determined based on the computed cross-line distances. A least one steering command for a steering element in the marine seismic acquisition system is generated based on the determined steering point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2017Publication date: September 21, 2017Inventors: Timothee MOULINIER, Thomas MENSCH