Patents by Inventor Lowell S. Whiteside

Lowell S. Whiteside 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 forecasting earthquakes and making informed risk management decisions
    Patent number: 7280920
    Abstract: A data-driven method and system to forecast earthquakes worldwide over a broad range of time (from days to years in advance). The system includes the compilation of a diverse set of historical geophysical and environmental databases, a program that determines correlations between earthquake occurrence and the state of other geophysical or environmental phenomenon, and a program to forecast earthquakes. The forecasts allow users to make informed risk management decisions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Inventors: Lowell S. Whiteside, Michael J. Kozuch