Patents by Inventor J. Robert Wayland, Jr.

J. Robert Wayland, Jr. 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).

  • Downhole steam quality measurement
    Patent number: 4658208
    Abstract: An empirical method for the remote sensing of steam quality that can be easily adapted to downhole steam quality measurements by measuring the electrical properties of two-phase flow across electrode grids at low frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1985
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1987
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: David O. Lee, Paul C. Montoya, James F. Muir, J. Robert Wayland, Jr.
  • CSAMT method for determining depth and shape of a sub-surface conductive object
    Patent number: 4616184
    Abstract: The depth to and size of an underground object may be determined by sweeping a CSAMT signal and locating a peak response when the receiver spans the edge of the object. The depth of the object is one quarter wavelength in the subsurface media of the frequency of the peak.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 7, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: David O. Lee, Paul C. Montoya, J. Robert Wayland, Jr.