Patents by Inventor Lars HINRICHS

Lars HINRICHS 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).

  • SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20150378041
    Abstract: A method and a system for obtaining information for imaging a subterranean formation are provided. The method comprises emitting sonic or percussive signals from one or more point source locations in or near the subterranean formation; detecting the signals at one or more receiver locations; and processing the signals to calculate the geometry of the ray paths travelled by the signals in the subterranean formation. The system comprises one or more signal sources for generating sonic or percussive signals; a receiver for receiving the signals; and a processor for processing the signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: December 31, 2015
    Inventors: Warren Foster Peter MacPHAIL, Lars HINRICHS, Glenn Allen LARSON