Patents by Inventor Dennis L. Cumro

Dennis L. Cumro 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: 4658384
    Abstract: The far-field pressure signature of an air-gun array is derived from near-field measurements. An array of air guns is deployed in the water at a desired depth. A hydrophone is suspended in the middle of the array at the same depth so that the guns are equidistant from the hydrophone. The lateral spacing between the guns and the sensor is much less than the water depth of the guns. Having fired the guns, the ghost reflection amplitude in the near field will be much less than the amplitude of the direct arrivals and can be ignored. The far-field signature is determined by inverting the observed pressure signature, delaying it in proportion to array depth and adding the inverted, delayed signature back to the original signature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: Western Geophysical Co. of America
    Inventors: William H. Dragoset, Jr., Dennis L. Cumro