Patents by Inventor Thorleiv Knutsen

Thorleiv Knutsen 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).

  • Communication between sensor units and a recorder
    Patent number: 8170802
    Abstract: A seismic acquisition system. In one implementation, the seismic acquisition system includes a recorder having a memory having a communication protocol application stored therein and one or more sensor units in communication with the recorder through a communications network. Each sensor unit may include a memory having the communication protocol application stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventor: Thorleiv Knutsen
  • Communication Between Sensor Units and a Recorder
    Publication number: 20120053840
    Abstract: A seismic acquisition system. In one implementation, the seismic acquisition system includes a recorder having a memory having a communication protocol application stored therein and one or more sensor units in communication with the recorder through a communications network. Each sensor unit may include a memory having the communication protocol application stored therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: Thorleiv Knutsen
  • System having a network connected to multiple different types of survey sensors
    Patent number: 8055730
    Abstract: A system includes a network, multiple different types of survey sensors connected to the network, and a controller connected to the network. The multiple different types of survey sensors are configured to communicate different types of measurement data over the network to the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2011
    Assignee: WesternGeco L. L. C.
    Inventors: James P. Brady, William A. C. Cannell, Lionel Beneteau, Thorleiv Knutsen
  • SYSTEM HAVING A NETWORK CONNECTED TO MULTIPLE DIFFERENT TYPES OF SURVEY SENSORS
    Publication number: 20100017138
    Abstract: A system includes a network, multiple different types of survey sensors connected to the network, and a controller connected to the network. The multiple different types of survey sensors are configured to communicate different types of measurement data over the network to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Publication date: January 21, 2010
    Inventors: JAMES P. BRADY, William A.C. Cannell, Lionel Beneteau, Thorleiv Knutsen
  • Generating a Geographic Representation of a Network of Seismic Devices
    Publication number: 20080147328
    Abstract: Information from a network of seismic device is received, and a geographic representation of the network of seismic devices is generated. The geographic representation contains information regarding the seismic devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Jun Wang, Stuart Papworth, Sven Furberg, Thorleiv Knutsen
  • Communication between sensor units and a recorder
    Publication number: 20070225944
    Abstract: A seismic acquisition system. In one implementation, the seismic acquisition system includes a recorder having a memory having a communication protocol application stored therein and one or more sensor units in communication with the recorder through a communications network. Each sensor unit may include a memory having the communication protocol application stored therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 27, 2007
    Inventor: Thorleiv Knutsen