Patents by Inventor Bruce A Hobbs

Bruce A Hobbs 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).

  • Patent number: 7957904
    Abstract: A method for mapping sub-surface resistivity contrasts comprising making multi-channel transient electromagnetic (MTEM) measurements using at least one electric source with grounded input current electrodes or one magnetic source with current in a wire loop or multi loop and at least one electric field or magnetic field receiver, measuring the resultant earth response simultaneously at each receiver using a known recording system, measuring the system response by measuring directly the current in the wire at the source using effectively the same recording system, using the measured system response to recover the impulse response of the earth from each measured earth response, and creating from such impulse responses a sub-surface representation of resistivity contrasts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: MTEM Ltd.
    Inventors: Anton Ziolkowski, Bruce Hobbs, Graham Dawes, David Wright
  • Publication number: 20090216454
    Abstract: A method for mapping sub-surface resistivity contrasts comprising making multi-channel transient electromagnetic (MTEM) measurements using at least one electric source with grounded input current electrodes or one magnetic source with current in a wire loop or multi loop and at least one electric field or magnetic field receiver, measuring the resultant earth response simultaneously at each receiver using a known recording system, measuring the system response by measuring directly the current in the wire at the source using effectively the same recording system, using the measured system response to recover the impulse response of the earth from each measured earth response, and creating from such impulse responses a sub-surface representation of resistivity contrasts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Publication date: August 27, 2009
    Inventors: Anton Ziolkowski, Bruce Hobbs, Graham Dawes, David Wright
  • Publication number: 20050237063
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of mapping subsurface resistivity contrasts by making multichannel transient electromagnetic (MTEM) measurements on or near the earth's surface using at least one source, receiving means for measuring the system response and at least one receiver for measuring the resultant earth response. All signals from the or each source-receiver pair are processed to recover the corresponding electromagnetic impulse response of the earth and such impulse responses, or any transformation of such impulse responses, are displayed to create a subsurface representation of resistivity contrasts. The invention enables subsurface fluid deposits to be located and identified and the movement of such fluids to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: David Wright, Antoni Ziolkowski, Bruce Hobbs
  • Patent number: 6914433
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of mapping subsurface resistivity contrasts by making multichannel transient electromagnetic (MTEM) measurements on or near the earth's surface using at least one source, receiving means for measuring the system response and at least one receiver for measuring the resultant earth response. All signals from the or each source-receiver pair are processed to recover the corresponding electromagnetic impulse response of the earth and such impulse responses, or any transformation of such impulse responses, are displayed to create a subsurface representation of resistivity contrasts. The invention enables subsurface fluid deposits to be located and identified and the movement of such fluids to be monitored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: The University Court of the University of Edinburgh
    Inventors: David A Wright, Antoni M Ziolkowski, Bruce A Hobbs
  • Publication number: 20040232917
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of mapping subsurface resistivity contrasts by making multichannel transient electromagnetic (MTEM) measurements on or near the earth's surface using at least one source, receiving means for measuring the system response and at least one receiver for measuring the resultant earth response. All signals from the or each source-receiver pair are processed to recover the corresponding electromagnetic impulse response of the earth and such impulse responses, or any transformation of such impulse responses, are displayed to create a subsurface representation of resistivity contrasts. The invention enables subsurface fluid deposits to be located and identified and the movement of such fluids to be monitored.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2004
    Publication date: November 25, 2004
    Inventors: David A Wright, Antoni M Ziolkowski, Bruce A Hobbs