Patents by Inventor David O'Dowd

David O'Dowd 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: 12130830
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided that extract information from IMS log records to reduce the amount of data transmitted and input to an analysis engine. An example method includes writing IMS log records matching log types identified in an extraction list to a file within an IMS control region of a mainframe computer and outside of the IMS control region, and reading records from the file. For each record read, the method may also include extracting fields of interest from the log record based on fields of interest associated with the log type of the log record in the extraction list and a data-to-field mapping for the log type, converting the fields of interest to a predetermined format based on the data-to-field mapping, and writing at least one field of interest to an output file. The method may also include transmitting the output file to an analytics engine for processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Walter Fred Caldwell, Jr., Robert Ward Blackhall, Jason Ronald Torola, John David O'Dowd
  • Patent number: 12066585
    Abstract: A method includes: towing sources in a wide-tow source survey configuration; actuating at least one of the sources to create a signal; detecting the signal with a first receiver of a first plurality of streamers; and detecting the signal with a second receiver of a second plurality of streamers, wherein: the second plurality of streamers are interspersed with streamers from the first plurality of streamers in the port outer region and in the starboard outer region. A system includes: sources in a wide-tow source survey configuration and coupled to the survey vessel; a first plurality of streamers comprising a regular streamer spread and coupled to the survey vessel; and a second plurality of streamers coupled to the survey vessel, wherein: the second plurality of streamers are interspersed with streamers from the first plurality of streamers in the port outer region and in the starboard outer region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventor: David O'Dowd
  • Publication number: 20210247533
    Abstract: A method includes: towing sources in a wide-tow source survey configuration; actuating at least one of the sources to create a signal; detecting the signal with a first receiver of a first plurality of streamers; and detecting the signal with a second receiver of a second plurality of streamers, wherein: the second plurality of streamers are interspersed with streamers from the first plurality of streamers in the port outer region and in the starboard outer region. A system includes: sources in a wide-tow source survey configuration and coupled to the survey vessel; a first plurality of streamers comprising a regular streamer spread and coupled to the survey vessel; and a second plurality of streamers coupled to the survey vessel, wherein: the second plurality of streamers are interspersed with streamers from the first plurality of streamers in the port outer region and in the starboard outer region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventor: David O'DOWD
  • Publication number: 20200333493
    Abstract: Non-impulsive source actuation can include actuating a plurality of non-impulsive sources such that each one of a plurality of common midpoint (CMP) bins receives a desired aggregate signal exposure. Each one of the plurality of non-impulsive sources exposes each one of the plurality of CMP bins to a different part of the desired aggregate signal exposure at different times during the survey.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 22, 2020
    Applicant: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Okwudili Orji, Walter F. Söllner, David O'Dowd
  • Publication number: 20190120988
    Abstract: An apparatus for marine seismic surveying includes four seismic sources, each comprising three independent source subarrays, wherein, for each source: each subarray is configured to be towed at a different one of three selected depths, each subarray has a same total volume, and each subarray comprises a same number of source elements; wherein the four sources share the three independent subarrays such that the source array consists of six subarrays. A method for marine seismic surveying includes towing six source subarrays with a survey vessel; and sequentially actuating four sets of three of the six subarrays to generate a source signal with each actuation, wherein, for each of the four sets, the three of the six subarrays: are towed at three different selected depths, have a same total volume, and comprise a same number of source elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: David O'DOWD
  • Publication number: 20170105616
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes systems and methods to select fovea containing optical coherence tomography (OCT) images. The systems and methods described herein receive a plurality of OCT images. The portion of the OCT images are selected for further processing, where a line tracing the border between the retina and non-retina tissue is generated. A difference of the line is generated. Candidate OCT images are then generated responsive to the generated difference line. The lowest point among each difference lines generated for each of the OCT images is identified, and the OCT image to which the lowest point corresponds is identified as the fovea containing OCT image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: Nathan Lowry, Peter Lommel, Lei Hamilton, Rami Mangoubi, Richard Wood, John Irvine, Stephen Duncan, David O'Dowd
  • Patent number: 9037555
    Abstract: A transaction processing system that includes a communications bridge between clients and a transaction processing engine provides a way to correlate events associated with the communications bridge and events associated with the transaction processing engine. By passing a unique identification information with the transaction requests and response between the communications bridge and transaction processing engine and including the unique identification information in logging information created by each, a correlation utility may correlate logging information to create a more complete view of the events associated with a transaction, including end-to-end response times.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: BMC Software, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary B. Genest, Tarlochan S. Matharu, John David O'Dowd
  • Publication number: 20110113117
    Abstract: A transaction processing system that includes a communications bridge between clients and a transaction processing engine provides a way to correlate events associated with the communications bridge and events associated with the transaction processing engine. By passing a unique identification information with the transaction requests and response between the communications bridge and transaction processing engine and including the unique identification information in logging information created by each, a correlation utility may correlate logging information to create a more complete view of the events associated with a transaction, including end-to-end response times.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: BMC SOFTWARE, INC.
    Inventors: Gary B. Genest, Tarlochan S. Matharu, John David O'Dowd