Patents by Inventor D. Thomas Taylor

D. Thomas Taylor 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).

  • Controlled implosive downhole seismic source
    Patent number: 4805726
    Abstract: A controlled implosive downhole seismic source having a substantially hollow closed vessel body adapted to be lowered in a borehole and means for selectively causing at least a portion of the vessel body to implode under pressure thereby producing seismic waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1985
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1989
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: D. Thomas Taylor, James E. Brooks