Patents by Inventor William Nealon

William Nealon 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).

  • Publication number: 20210255346
    Abstract: A method is described for seismic imaging that receives a field seismic dataset and a synthetic seismic dataset wherein the synthetic seismic dataset is generated with no or known attribute variation with angle or other spatial coordinates; applies seismic processing to the field seismic dataset and the synthetic seismic dataset to generate a processed field seismic dataset and a processed synthetic seismic dataset wherein the processed field seismic dataset and the processed synthetic seismic dataset each contain attribute distortion due to the seismic processing; and corrects the attribute distortion in the field seismic dataset based on the distortion assessed from the processed synthetic seismic dataset to generate a corrected processed field dataset. The method may be executed by a computer system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Publication date: August 19, 2021
    Inventors: Yonghe Sun, Jeffrey William Nealon, James Michael Davenport, Zhemin Tan, Brian J. Church
  • Publication number: 20140254321
    Abstract: Methods and systems for determining a presence and saturation of clathrates are provided. One method includes identifying a potential zone of clathrates based on observed seismic data, the observed seismic data including an observed signal amplitude at the potential zone of clathrates, and assigning subsurface sediment types within and around the potential zone of clathrates. The method includes creating one or more lithologic type logs based on the interpreted subsurface sediment types, and creating from each of the one or more lithologic type logs a plurality of synthetic logs including compressional velocity at a plurality of possible clathrate saturation levels. The method includes matching expected signals from one of the plurality of synthetic logs to the observed signals in the observed seismic data to determine a best-fit match synthetic log to the observed seismic data, thereby determining a clathrate saturation level from among the plurality of possible clathrate saturation levels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Scott Woelk, Jeffrey William Nealon, Hugh Callahan Daigle, Jacob Covault
  • Publication number: 20140153366
    Abstract: Methods of analyzing velocity models include defining velocity anomaly models for a subsurface region under study. The velocity anomaly model is overlain on a seismic stack image to produce a hybrid velocity/amplitude model. Regions in which stack amplitudes are coincident with velocity anomalies may be interpreted as representing structures of interest. In an embodiment, clathrate deposits are identified using the hybrid model. In an embodiment, geobodies are identified, and velocity anomalies are constrained by the geobodies for revising migration models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Nealon, Eric Liebes
  • Publication number: 20140153367
    Abstract: Methods of analyzing velocity models include defining velocity anomaly models for a subsurface region under study. The velocity anomaly model is overlain on a seismic stack image to produce a hybrid velocity/amplitude model. Regions in which stack amplitudes are coincident with velocity anomalies may be interpreted as representing structures of interest. In an embodiment, clathrate deposits are identified using the hybrid model. In an embodiment, geobodies are identified, and velocity anomalies are constrained by the geobodies for revising migration models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey William Nealon, Eric Liebes
  • Publication number: 20060278965
    Abstract: Hermetically sealed packages having organic electronic devices are presented. A number of sealing mechanisms are provided to hermetically seal the package to protect the organic electronic device from environmental elements. A metal alloy sealant layer is employed proximate to the organic electronic device. Alternatively, a metal alloy sealant layer in combination with primer layer may also be implemented. Further, superstrates and edge wraps may be provided to completely surround the organic electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Foust, William Nealon
  • Publication number: 20060226523
    Abstract: An organic device package includes a flexible substrate having a topside and a bottom side. Further, the organic device package includes an organic electronic device having a first side and a second side disposed on the topside of the flexible substrate. In addition, the organic device package includes a first barrier layer disposed on the bottom side of the flexible substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Foust, William Nealon, Jie Liu
  • Publication number: 20060043912
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an area illumination light source comprising a plurality of individual OLED panels. The individual OLED panels are configured in a physically modular fashion. Each OLED panel comprising a plurality of OLED devices. Each OLED panel comprises a first electrode and a second electrode such that the power being supplied to each individual OLED panel may be varied independently. A power supply unit capable of delivering varying levels of voltage simultaneously to the first and second electrodes of each of the individual OLED panels is also provided. The area illumination light source also comprises a mount within which the OLED panels are arrayed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2004
    Publication date: March 2, 2006
    Inventors: Donald Foust, Anil Duggal, Joseph Shiang, William Nealon, Jacob Bortscheller