Patents by Inventor Fathi M. ABDULLAH

Fathi M. ABDULLAH 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).

  • Method for drilling and characterizing subsurface porosity
    Patent number: 10401489
    Abstract: A system and associated methodology determines the porosity and water saturation of a cavity using a joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data. The system exhibits high accuracy. In one embodiment, the cavity is spherical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, Fathi M. Abdullah
  • METHOD FOR DRILLING AND CHARACTERIZING SUBSURFACE POROSITY
    Publication number: 20180292524
    Abstract: A system and associated methodology determines the porosity and water saturation of a cavity using a joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data. The system exhibits high accuracy. In one embodiment, the cavity is spherical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Applicant: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Abdullatif A. AL-SHUHAIL, Fathi M. Abdullah
  • Method and system for characterization of subsurface cavities using joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data
    Patent number: 9977124
    Abstract: A system and associated methodology determines the porosity and water saturation of a cavity using a joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data. The system exhibits high accuracy. In one embodiment, the cavity is spherical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    Inventors: Abdullatif A. Al-Shuhail, Fathi M. Abdullah
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF SUBSURFACE CAVITIES USING JOINT INVERSION OF GRAVITY AND GROUND PENETRATING RADAR DATA
    Publication number: 20160313443
    Abstract: A system and associated methodology determines the porosity and water saturation of a cavity using a joint inversion of gravity and ground penetrating radar data. The system exhibits high accuracy. In one embodiment, the cavity is spherical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2015
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Applicant: KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
    Inventors: Abdullatif A. AL-SHUHAIL, Fathi M. ABDULLAH