Patents by Inventor Laurent Deny
Laurent Deny 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).
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Patent number: 10339709Abstract: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2018Date of Patent: July 2, 2019Assignees: Emerson Paradigm Holding LLC, Jean-Laurent MALLETInventors: Jean-Laurent Mallet, Jean-Claude Dulac, Emmanuel Labrunye, Christophe Winkler, Laurent Deny
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Patent number: 10331817Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for modeling a fault surface in a subsurface region. A direction may be determined in which a first portion of the subsurface region being on one side of the fault surface has moved relative to a second portion of the subsurface region being on the other side of the fault surface. A model of the fault surface may be generated having substantially no protrusions in the determined direction. A visualization of the model of the generated fault surface may be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2016Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignees: Emerson Paradigm Holding LLCInventors: Anne-Laure Tertois, Jean-Laurent Mallet, Laurent Deny, Jean-Claude Dulac
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Patent number: 10114134Abstract: A system and method for modeling a subsurface structure. Data representing a configuration of faults, horizons, and/or unconformities may be transformed to a depositional model comprising cells representing an estimated configuration of subsurface structure at a depositional time period when the subsurface structure was formed. Groups of cells in the depositional model may be divided into sub-meshes using iso-surfaces, where one set of iso-surfaces may represent the horizons at the depositional time period. The sub-meshes may be divided into one or more parts using the transformed geological data representing an estimated depositional configuration of the faults. For each group of cells in each sub-mesh part, the group of cells in the sub-mesh part may be represented by a single polyhedron. The polyhedrons may be transformed to generate a current model to represent the current configuration of the faults and horizons using transformed polyhedrons.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2012Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Emerson Paradigm Holding LLCInventors: Wan-Chiu Li, Laurent Deny, Olivier Grosse, Jean-Claude Dulac
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Patent number: 10013800Abstract: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2017Date of Patent: July 3, 2018Assignees: EMERSON PARADIGM HOLDING LLCInventors: Jean-Laurent Mallet, Jean-Claude Dulac, Emmanuel Labrunye, Christophe Winkler, Laurent Deny
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Patent number: 9728003Abstract: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignees: PARADIGM SCIENCES LTD.Inventors: Jean-Laurent Mallet, Jean-Claude Dulac, Emmanuel Labrunye, Christophe Winkler, Laurent Deny
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Patent number: 9536022Abstract: A method, apparatus and system for modeling a fault surface in a subsurface region. A direction may be determined in which a first portion of the subsurface region being on one side of the fault surface has moved relative to a second portion of the subsurface region being on the other side of the fault surface. A model of the fault surface may be generated having substantially no protrusions in the determined direction. A visualization of the model of the generated fault surface may be displayed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignees: PARADIGM SCIENCES LTD.Inventors: Anne-Laure Tertois, Jean-Laurent Mallet, Laurent Deny, Jean-Claude Dulac
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Patent number: 9355494Abstract: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignees: PARADIGM SCIENCES LTD.Inventors: Jean-Laurent Mallet, Jean-Claude Dulac, Emmanuel Labrunye, Christophe Winkler, Laurent Deny
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Patent number: 9142059Abstract: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignees: PARADIGM SCIENCES LTD.Inventors: Jean-Laurent Mallet, Jean-Claude Dulac, Emmanuel Labrunye, Christophe Winkler, Laurent Deny
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Patent number: 8743115Abstract: A system and method may model physical geological structures. Seismic and geologic data may be accepted. A three-dimensional (3D) transformation may be generated between a 3D present day model having points representing present locations of the physical geological structures and a 3D past depositional model having points representing locations where the physical geological structures were originally deposited. An indication may be accepted to locally change the 3D transformation for a subset of sampling points in a first model of the models. The 3D transformation may be locally changed to fit the updated subset of sampling points. A locally altered or updated version of the first model and, e.g., second model, may be displayed where local changes to the first model are defined by the locally changed 3D transformation. The transformation may also be used to extract geobodies in the past depositional model.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignees: Paradigm Sciences Ltd.Inventors: Jean-Laurent Mallet, Jean-Claude Dulac, Emmanuel Labrunye, Christophe Winkler, Laurent Deny
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Publication number: 20130231903Abstract: A system and method for modeling a subsurface structure. Data representing a configuration of faults, horizons, and/or unconformities may be transformed to a depositional model comprising cells representing an estimated configuration of subsurface structure at a depositional time period when the subsurface structure was formed. Groups of cells in the depositional model may be divided into sub-meshes using iso-surfaces, where one set of iso-surfaces may represent the horizons at the depositional time period. The sub-meshes may be divided into one or more parts using the transformed geological data representing an estimated depositional configuration of the faults. For each group of cells in each sub-mesh part, the group of cells in the sub-mesh part may be represented by a single polyhedron. The polyhedrons may be transformed to generate a current model to represent the current configuration of the faults and horizons using transformed polyhedrons.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2012Publication date: September 5, 2013Inventors: Wan-Chiu LI, Laurent Deny, Olivier Grosse
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Patent number: 7123258Abstract: A method for three-dimensional modelling of a geological volume, which consists in defining cells adapted to the critical surfaces of the geological volume to be modelled; defining an assembly of polyhedral macrocells (M) adapted to the geometry (1) of the geological layers of the volume to be modelled; parametering the geological space to match the observed geological domain and a parametric domain by associating with a point belonging to the geological domain an image point located in the parametric domain; then defining a virtural subdivision of the polyhedral macrocells (M) into hexahedral microcells (m) whereof the geometry is obtained by subdividing the geometry of each macrocell (M).Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2002Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Earth Decision SciencesInventors: Laurent Deny, Richard Cognot
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Publication number: 20040246249Abstract: A method for three-dimensional modelling of a geological volume, which consists in defining cells adapted to the critical surfaces of the geological volume to be modelled; defining an assembly of polyhedral macrocells (M) adapted to the geometry (1) of the geological layers of the volume to be modelled; parametering the geological space to match the observed geological domain and a parametric domain by associating with a point belonging to the geological domain an image point located in the parametric domain; then defining a virtural subdivision of the polyhedral macrocells (M) into hexahedral microcells (m) whereof the geometry is obtained by subdividing the geometry of each macrocell (M).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2004Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Laurent Deny, Richard Cognot