Patents by Inventor William Guyton
William Guyton 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: 11422274Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are provided. The system includes a seismic data acquisition unit having a transmitter window disposed in a first aperture of a lid, and having a receiver window disposed in a second aperture of the lid. A first gasket is positioned between the transmitter window and the first aperture to provide a clearance greater than a threshold to allow the transmitter window to deform. A second gasket is positioned between the receiver window and the second aperture to provide a clearance greater than the threshold to allow the receiver window to deform. At least one of the transmitter window and the receiver window of the seismic data acquisition unit are configured to pass at least one of optical and electromagnetic communications to or from an extraction vehicle via at least one of a transmitter window and a receiver window of the extraction vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2019Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: Magseis FF LLCInventors: Michael Morris, William Guyton, Matthew Stubbe, Chris Nikirk
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Patent number: 11327200Abstract: A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: MAGSEIS FF LLCInventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Patent number: 10677946Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey in a marine environment are provided. The system includes a seismic data acquisition unit disposed on a seabed in the marine environment. The seismic data acquisition unit includes a local pressure sensor, an optical transmitter and an optical receiver to determine one or more pressure values. The system includes an extraction vehicle including a reference pressure sensor, an optical transmitter, and an optical receiver to establish an optical communications link with the seismic data acquisition unit, and generate reference pressure data. The system includes at least one of the local pressure sensor and the one or more pressure values calibrated based on the reference pressure data generated by the extraction vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: MAGSEIS FF LLCInventors: Michael Morris, William Guyton
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Publication number: 20200041674Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are provided. The system includes a seismic data acquisition unit having a transmitter window disposed in a first aperture of a lid, and having a receiver window disposed in a second aperture of the lid. A first gasket is positioned between the transmitter window and the first aperture to provide a clearance greater than a threshold to allow the transmitter window to deform. A second gasket is positioned between the receiver window and the second aperture to provide a clearance greater than the threshold to allow the receiver window to deform. At least one of the transmitter window and the receiver window of the seismic data acquisition unit are configured to pass at least one of optical and electromagnetic communications to or from an extraction vehicle via at least one of a transmitter window and a receiver window of the extraction vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Michael Morris, William Guyton, Matthew Stubbe, Chris Nikirk
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Patent number: 10488537Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are provided. The system includes a seismic data acquisition unit having a transmitter window disposed in a first aperture of a lid, and having a receiver window disposed in a second aperture of the lid. A first gasket is positioned between the transmitter window and the first aperture to provide a clearance greater than a threshold to allow the transmitter window to deform. A second gasket is positioned between the receiver window and the second aperture to provide a clearance greater than the threshold to allow the receiver window to deform. At least one of the transmitter window and the receiver window of the seismic data acquisition unit are configured to pass at least one of optical and electromagnetic communications to or from an extraction vehicle via at least one of a transmitter window and a receiver window of the extraction vehicle.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2017Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: MAGSEIS FF LLCInventors: Michael Morris, William Guyton, Matthew Stubbe, Chris Nikirk
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Publication number: 20190235127Abstract: A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2019Publication date: August 1, 2019Inventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Patent number: 10281613Abstract: A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors. The system provides a more stable method of correcting drift in the local time clock.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2017Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MAGSEIS FF LLCInventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Patent number: 10045455Abstract: A self-contained, wireless seismic data acquisition unit having a cylindrically shaped case with smooth side walls along the length of the case. A retaining ring around the circumference is used to secure the cylindrical upper portion of the case to the cylindrical lower portion of the case. Interleaved fingers on the upper portion of the case and the lower portion of the case prevent the upper portion and the lower portion from rotating relative to one another. Ruggedized external electrical contacts are physically decoupled from rigid attachment to the internal electrical components of the unit utilizing electrical pins that “float” relative to the external case and the internal circuit board on which the pins are carried. The seismic sensors in the unit, such as geophones, and the antennae for the unit are located along the major axis of the cylindrically shaped case to improve fidelity and timing functions.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES, INC.Inventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Publication number: 20180003838Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey in a marine environment are provided. The system includes a seismic data acquisition unit disposed on a seabed in the marine environment. The seismic data acquisition unit includes a local pressure sensor, an optical transmitter and an optical receiver to determine one or more pressure values. The system includes an extraction vehicle including a reference pressure sensor, an optical transmitter, and an optical receiver to establish an optical communications link with the seismic data acquisition unit, and generate reference pressure data. The system includes at least one of the local pressure sensor and the one or more pressure values calibrated based on the reference pressure data generated by the extraction vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Fairfield Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael Morris, William Guyton
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Publication number: 20180003837Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are provided. The system includes a seismic data acquisition unit having a transmitter window disposed in a first aperture of a lid, and having a receiver window disposed in a second aperture of the lid. A first gasket is positioned between the transmitter window and the first aperture to provide a clearance greater than a threshold to allow the transmitter window to deform. A second gasket is positioned between the receiver window and the second aperture to provide a clearance greater than the threshold to allow the receiver window to deform. At least one of the transmitter window and the receiver window of the seismic data acquisition unit are configured to pass at least one of optical and electromagnetic communications to or from an extraction vehicle via at least one of a transmitter window and a receiver window of the extraction vehicle.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 16, 2017Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: Fairfield Industries, Inc.Inventors: Michael Morris, William Guyton, Matthew Stubbe, Chris Nikirk
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Publication number: 20170299740Abstract: In one aspect, a seismic data acquisition unit is disclosed including a closed housing containing: a seismic sensor; a processor operatively coupled to the seismic sensor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor to record seismic data from the sensor; and a power source configured to power the sensor, processor and memory. The sensor, processor, memory and power source are configured to be assemble as an operable unit in the absence of the closed housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 29, 2017Publication date: October 19, 2017Inventors: William Guyton, John C. Downey, Geoff Rice, Christopher T. Nikirk
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Patent number: 9720116Abstract: In one aspect, a seismic data acquisition unit is disclosed including a closed housing containing: a seismic sensor; a processor operatively coupled to the seismic sensor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor to record seismic data from the sensor; and a power source configured to power the sensor, processor and memory. The sensor, processor, memory and power source are configured to be assemble as an operable unit in the absence of the closed housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: August 1, 2017Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDInventors: William Guyton, John C. Downey, Geoff Rice, Christopher T. Nikirk
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Publication number: 20170176638Abstract: A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver can replicate local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver can replicate local version of remote common time reference to time stamp local node events. The receiver can be placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system corrects the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The system corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors. The system provides a more stable method of correcting drift in the local time clock.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2017Publication date: June 22, 2017Inventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Patent number: 9562984Abstract: A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by a plurality of wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver is capable of replicating local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver is capable of replicating local version of remote common time reference for the purpose of time stamping local node events. The receiver is capable of being placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the seismic data acquisition unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system implements a method to correct the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The method corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2013Date of Patent: February 7, 2017Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDInventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Publication number: 20160374226Abstract: A self-contained, wireless seismic data acquisition unit having a cylindrically shaped case with smooth side walls along the length of the case. A retaining ring around the circumference is used to secure the cylindrical upper portion of the case to the cylindrical lower portion of the case. Interleaved fingers on the upper portion of the case and the lower portion of the case prevent the upper portion and the lower portion from rotating relative to one another. Ruggedized external electrical contacts are physically decoupled from rigid attachment to the internal electrical components of the unit utilizing electrical pins that “float” relative to the external case and the internal circuit board on which the pins are carried. The seismic sensors in the unit, such as geophones, and the antennae for the unit are located along the major axis of the cylindrically shaped case to improve fidelity and timing functions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2016Publication date: December 22, 2016Inventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Patent number: 9488743Abstract: A self-contained, wireless seismic data acquisition unit having a cylindrically shaped case with smooth side walls along the length of the case. A retaining ring around the circumference is used to secure the cylindrical upper portion of the case to the cylindrical lower portion of the case. Interleaved fingers on the upper portion of the case and the lower portion of the case prevent the upper portion and the lower portion from rotating relative to one another. Ruggedized external electrical contacts are physically decoupled from rigid attachment to the internal electrical components of the unit utilizing electrical pins that “float” relative to the external case and the internal circuit board on which the pins are carried. The seismic sensors in the unit, such as geophones, and the antennae for the unit are located along the major axis of the cylindrically shaped case to improve fidelity and timing functions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: November 8, 2016Assignee: Fairfield Industries, Inc.Inventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Patent number: 9465124Abstract: A wireless seismic data acquisition unit with a wireless receiver providing access to a common remote time reference shared by a plurality of wireless seismic data acquisition units in a seismic system. The receiver is capable of replicating local version of remote time epoch to which a seismic sensor analog-to-digital converter is synchronized. The receiver is capable of replicating local version of remote common time reference for the purpose of time stamping local node events. The receiver is capable of being placed in a low power, non-operational state over periods of time during which the seismic data acquisition unit continues to record seismic data, thus conserving unit battery power. The system implements a method to correct the local time clock based on intermittent access to the common remote time reference. The method corrects the local time clock via a voltage controlled oscillator to account for environmentally induced timing errors.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2010Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDInventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Publication number: 20160290877Abstract: A device and method for measuring the temperature of a battery located within a seismic node is disclosed herein. The device comprising a geophone, having a coil configured to generate an electrical signal in response to a seismic vibration; a circuit configured to measure a value of an electrical property of the coil; a nontransitory storage medium storing program code, configured to convert the electrical property to a temperature.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2015Publication date: October 6, 2016Applicant: Fairfield Industries Incorporated, d/b/a FairfieldNodalInventors: Timothy M. Betzner, William Guyton
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Patent number: 9459359Abstract: A self-contained, wireless seismic data acquisition unit having a cylindrically shaped case with smooth side walls along the length of the case. A retaining ring around the circumference is used to secure the cylindrical upper portion of the case to the cylindrical lower portion of the case. Interleaved fingers on the upper portion of the case and the lower portion of the case prevent the upper portion and the lower portion from rotating relative to one another. Ruggedized external electrical contacts are physically decoupled from rigid attachment to the internal electrical components of the unit utilizing electrical pins that “float” relative to the external case and the internal circuit board on which the pins are carried. The seismic sensors in the unit, such as geophones, and the antennae for the unit are located along the major axis of the cylindrically shaped case to improve fidelity and timing functions.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: Fairfield Industries, Inc.Inventors: Clifford H. Ray, Glenn D. Fisseler, William Guyton
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Publication number: 20140126329Abstract: In one aspect, a seismic data acquisition unit is disclosed including a closed housing containing: a seismic sensor; a processor operatively coupled to the seismic sensor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor to record seismic data from the sensor; and a power source configured to power the sensor, processor and memory. The sensor, processor, memory and power source are configured to be assemble as an operable unit in the absence of the closed housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: May 8, 2014Applicant: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES INCORPORATEDInventors: William GUYTON, John C. DOWNEY, Geoff RICE, Christopher T. NIKIRK