Patents by Inventor Lucas J. Hilliard

Lucas J. Hilliard 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).

  • Patent number: 9110194
    Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining a model of data describing a physical structure. The method comprises obtaining a set of time instance objects from a domain object. The method also comprises obtaining data describing a physical structure and time interval data related to the physical structure from each member of the set of time instance objects. The method additionally comprises creating a model of the data describing the physical structure in conjunction with the time interval data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2015
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Timothy A. Chartrand, Alan R. Wild, Lucas J. Hilliard, Stephen B. Wood
  • Patent number: 8727017
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for obtaining data corresponding to a property of interest on an unstructured grid. An exemplary method comprises defining a path of interest at least a portion of which goes through the unstructured grid. The exemplary method also comprises extracting data corresponding to the property of interest on the unstructured grid where the path of interest and the unstructured grid overlap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hilliard, Marek K. Czernuszenko, Yao-Chou Cheng, Neal L. Adair
  • Patent number: 8731872
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing a visualization of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure, the unstructured grid comprising data representative of a property of interest. The exemplary method also comprises defining a probe as an object that comprises a set of topological elements, at least one of which does not share a common plane. The exemplary method additionally comprises providing a visualization of the unstructured grid data on the geometry defined by the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Marek K. Czernuszenko, Lucas J. Hilliard, Kelly G. Walker, Jose J. Sequeira, Jr., Neal L. Adair, Timothy A. Chartrand, Alan R. Wild
  • Patent number: 8731887
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for obtaining a model of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining a three-dimensional (3D) object that corresponds to a physical structure. The 3D object comprises a set of topological elements that each has an initial geometric definition. The exemplary method also comprises creating a subsequent model of the data by updating a subset of the topological elements in the 3D object. Each updated element in the subset has a geometric definition that has changed relative to its initial geometric definition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobile Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hilliard, William P. Brown, Indra N. Datta
  • Patent number: 8731873
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure. The unstructured grid comprises data representative of a property of interest. At least one filter object and a selection criterion are defined. A portion of the unstructured grid data that meets the selection criterion relative to the filter object is selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Kelly G. Walker, Marek K. Czernuszenko, Jose J. Sequeira, Jr., Neal L. Adair, Alan R. Wild, Timothy A. Chartrand, Lucas J. Hilliard
  • Patent number: 8731875
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing a visualization of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure, the unstructured grid comprising data representative of a property of interest. The exemplary method also comprises defining a probe as an object that comprises a set of topological elements, at least one of which does not share a common plane. The exemplary method additionally comprises providing a visualization of the unstructured grid data on the geometry defined by the probe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hilliard, Jose J. Sequeira, Jr., Kelly G. Walker, Marek K. Czernuszenko, Neal L. Adair, Timothy A. Chartrand, Alan R. Wild
  • Publication number: 20120037379
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing a visualization of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure, the unstructured grid comprising data representative of a property of interest. The exemplary method also comprises defining a probe as an object that comprises a set of topological elements, at least one of which does not share a common plane. The exemplary method additionally comprises providing a visualization of the unstructured grid data on the geometry defined by the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hilliard, Jose J. Sequeira, JR., Kelly G. Walker, Marek K. Czernuszenko, Neal L. Adair, Timothy A. Chartrand, Alan R. Wild
  • Publication number: 20110259598
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for obtaining data corresponding to a property of interest on an unstructured grid. An exemplary method comprises defining a path of interest at least a portion of which goes through the unstructured grid. The exemplary method also comprises extracting data corresponding to the property of interest on the unstructured grid where the path of interest and the unstructured grid overlap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hilliard, Marek K. Czernuszenko, Yao-Chou Cheng, Neal L. Adair
  • Publication number: 20110259599
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure. The unstructured grid comprises data representative of a property of interest. At least one filter object and a selection criterion are defined. A portion of the unstructured grid data that meets the selection criterion relative to the filter object is selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 27, 2011
    Inventors: Kelly G. Walker, Marek K. Czernuszenko, Jose J. Sequeira, JR., Neal L. Adair, Alan R. Wild, Timothy A. Chartrand, Lucas J. Hilliard
  • Publication number: 20110251830
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for obtaining a model of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining a three-dimensional (3D) object that corresponds to a physical structure. The 3D object comprises a set of topological elements that each has an initial geometric definition. The exemplary method also comprises creating a subsequent model of the data by updating a subset of the topological elements in the 3D object. Each updated element in the subset has a geometric definition that has changed relative to its initial geometric definition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Inventors: Lucas J. Hilliard, William P. Brown, Indra N. Datta
  • Publication number: 20110218775
    Abstract: There is provided a system and method for providing a visualization of data describing a physical structure. An exemplary method comprises defining an unstructured grid that corresponds to a three-dimensional physical structure, the unstructured grid comprising data representative of a property of interest. The exemplary method also comprises defining a probe as an object that comprises a set of topological elements, at least one of which does not share a common plane. The exemplary method additionally comprises providing a visualization of the unstructured grid data on the geometry defined by the probe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Marek K. Czernuszenko, Lucas J. Hilliard, Kelly G. Walker, Jose J. Sequeira, JR., Neal L. Adair, Timothy A. Chartrand, Alan R. Wild
  • Publication number: 20110066405
    Abstract: A method is provided for obtaining a model of data describing a physical structure. The method comprises obtaining a set of time instance objects from a domain object. The method also comprises obtaining data describing a physical structure and time interval data related to the physical structure from each member of the set of time instance objects. The method additionally comprises creating a model of the data describing the physical structure in conjunction with the time interval data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Timothy A. Chartrand, Alan R. Wild, Lucas J. Hilliard, Stephen B. Wood