Patents by Inventor Ian Threadgold

Ian Threadgold 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 of wide azimuth seismic acquisition
    Patent number: 7391673
    Abstract: According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a system and method for acquiring seismic data in a marine environment, wherein at least two source vessels are used in conjunction with a recording vessel which tows a plurality of hydrophone cables. Preferably, the source vessels will be positioned along side of the towed streamer configuration and most preferably one source vessel will be located near the recording vessel and the other at the end of the streamer configuration, preferably along the same side of the streamer configuration as the lead source vessel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Assignee: BP Corporation North America Inc.
    Inventors: Carl Regone, Scott T. Michell, John T. Etgen, Ian Threadgold
  • METHOD OF WIDE AZIMUTH SEISMIC AQUISITION
    Publication number: 20070159921
    Abstract: According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a system and method for acquiring seismic data in a marine environment, wherein at least two source vessels are used in conjunction with a recording vessel which tows a plurality of hydrophone cables. Preferably, the source vessels will be positioned along side of the towed streamer configuration and most preferably one source vessel will be located near the recording vessel and the other at the end of the streamer configuration, preferably along the same side of the streamer configuration as the lead source vessel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: July 12, 2007
    Inventors: Carl Regone, Scott Michell, John Etgen, Ian Threadgold