Patents by Inventor Keith R. Thomas

Keith R. Thomas 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).

  • Quantitative assessment of plate tectonic models
    Patent number: 11002880
    Abstract: A method for quantitatively evaluating multiple computer-based plate tectonic models for application in a geographic region of interest, in some embodiments, comprises: selecting a plurality of computer-based plate tectonic models; using multiple computer-based plate tectonic models to generate one or more predictions for one or more geological parameters; obtaining observational data for each of said one or more geological parameters; for each of said one or more geological parameters, quantitatively comparing the predictions and the observational data to determine model rankings; and displaying said model rankings on a computer display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CHEVRON U.S.A. INC.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Minguez, Thomas Matthew Laroche, Keith R. Thomas, Alan Morgan, Elizabeth Anna Edwards Johnson
  • QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PLATE TECTONIC MODELS
    Publication number: 20190243027
    Abstract: A method for quantitatively evaluating multiple computer-based plate tectonic models for application in a geographic region of interest, in some embodiments, comprises: selecting a plurality of computer-based plate tectonic models; using multiple computer-based plate tectonic models to generate one or more predictions for one or more geological parameters; obtaining observational data for each of said one or more geological parameters; for each of said one or more geological parameters, quantitatively comparing the predictions and the observational data to determine model rankings; and displaying said model rankings on a computer display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Minguez, Thomas Matthew Laroche, Keith R. Thomas, Alan Morgan, Elizabeth Anna Edwards Johnson
  • Quantitative assessment of plate tectonic models
    Patent number: 10302813
    Abstract: A method for quantitatively evaluating multiple computer-based plate tectonic models for application in a geographic region of interest, in some embodiments, comprises: selecting a plurality of computer-based plate tectonic models; using multiple computer-based plate tectonic models to generate one or more predictions for one or more geological parameters; obtaining observational data for each of said one or more geological parameters; for each of said one or more geological parameters, quantitatively comparing the predictions and the observational data to determine model rankings; and displaying said model rankings on a computer display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Minguez, Thomas Matthew Laroche, Keith R. Thomas, Alan Morgan, Elizabeth Anna Edwards Johnson
  • QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PLATE TECTONIC MODELS
    Publication number: 20160209544
    Abstract: A method for quantitatively evaluating multiple computer-based plate tectonic models for application in a geographic region of interest, in some embodiments, comprises: selecting a plurality of computer-based plate tectonic models; using multiple computer-based plate tectonic models to generate one or more predictions for one or more geological parameters; obtaining observational data for each of said one or more geological parameters; for each of said one or more geological parameters, quantitatively comparing the predictions and the observational data to determine model rankings; and displaying said model rankings on a computer display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: July 21, 2016
    Applicant: Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel A. Minguez, Thomas Matthew Laroche, Keith R. Thomas, Alan Morgan, Elizabeth Anna Edwards Johnson