Patents Represented by Attorney ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company Legal Dept
  • Patent number: 8276889
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for producing a bubble curtain with a diversity of bubble diameters for purposes such as modifying the characteristics of a seismic source used in marine seismic surveys. Bubble generating elements are used that combine porous wall material with discrete holes (91) to create a curtain of diverse-sized bubbles (92).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Michael W. Norris, Steven E. Heiney, Warren S. Ross, Marvin L. Johnson