Patents by Inventor James C. Manatt

James C. Manatt 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 and apparatus for seismic exploration
    Patent number: 8077547
    Abstract: The disclosure identifies method and apparatus for seismic exploration which may be used to provide improved positioning of land-based seismic sources in an array. Also described are methods which make use of the improved positioning to allow, in some examples, improved direction or distribution of the energy beam resulting from actuation of the sources. Some methods make use of the described techniques to steer the energy beam; and in some cases at each source or a distribution location, multiple shots will be taken to distribute the beam in multiple orientations relative to the central source point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Providence Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Morgan, James C. Manatt
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEISMIC EXPLORATION
    Publication number: 20100080081
    Abstract: The disclosure identifies method and apparatus for seismic exploration which may be used to provide improved positioning of land-based seismic sources in an array. Also described are methods which make use of the improved positioning to allow, in some examples, improved direction or distribution of the energy beam resulting from actuation of the sources. Some methods make use of the described techniques to steer the energy beam; and in some cases at each source or a distribution location, multiple shots will be taken to distribute the beam in multiple orientations relative to the central source point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Providence technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas R. Morgan, James C. Manatt