Patents by Inventor Jack Dewayne Kinkead

Jack Dewayne Kinkead 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: 7869303
    Abstract: A method for identifying a position of a source of noise in a marine seismic record includes defining, for at least one shot record, a set of possible noise source positions. A difference between travel time of noise from each possible noise source position to each of a plurality receiver position for the at least one shot record is determined. Signals from at least a subset of the receiver positions are time-aligned with respect to the difference between travel times for each possible noise source position. The time-aligned signals are then stacked. The noise source position is determined from the stacked, time-aligned signals. This result can then be used to construct a model of the noise at the receiver position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventor: Jack Dewayne Kinkead
  • Publication number: 20090046536
    Abstract: A method for identifying a position of a source of noise in a marine seismic record includes defining, for at least one shot record, a set of possible noise source positions. A difference between travel time of noise from each possible noise source position to each of a plurality receiver position for the at least one shot record is determined. Signals from at least a subset of the receiver positions are time-aligned with respect to the difference between travel times for each possible noise source position. The time-aligned signals are then stacked. The noise source position is determined from the stacked, time-aligned signals. This result can then be used to construct a model of the noise at the receiver position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2007
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventor: Jack Dewayne Kinkead
  • Patent number: 7031223
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for processing seismic data. The method includes determining a position of a seismic energy source and seismic receivers at a time of actuation of the source. A velocity of the seismic receivers with respect to the source position is determined at the time of actuation. An offset of the receivers is corrected using the velocity. A moveout correction is determined for the signals detected by the sensors based on the corrected offset and a velocity of earth media through which seismic energy passed from the source to the sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: PGS Americas, Inc.
    Inventor: Jack Dewayne Kinkead