Patents by Inventor David Chapin

David Chapin 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: 5390114
    Abstract: A method for producing isostatically corrected gravity displays using available gravity data sets. The values of crustal density, density contrast between lower crust and mantle, and crustal thickness at sea level required for the Airy-Heiskanen equation are determined by analysis of the data set. Crustal density is determined by fractal analysis. Density contrast is determined by cross plotting Bouguer anomaly values versus elevation. Crustal thickness is determined by plotting power spectra of free-air gravity grids. The values are then used in the Airy-Heiskanen equation to provide the value of depth to crust-mantle boundary at each data point location in order to make accurate isostatic corrections and to produce accurate isostatically corrected displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1995
    Assignee: Atlantic Richfield Company
    Inventor: David A. Chapin