Patents by Inventor Niels Grobbe

Niels Grobbe 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).

  • Systems and methods for detecting seismo-electromagnetic conversion
    Patent number: 11307324
    Abstract: Drilling systems and related methods are disclosed. A drilling systems may include a tool configured to be positioned at an end of a drill string adjacent a drill bit, and the tool may be configured to detect localized seismo-electromagnetic conversion from one or more predetermined positions within a medium ahead of the drill bit. The tool may include two or more pressure sources configured to generate focused acoustic and/or elastic energy at the one or more predetermined positions to generate the localized seismo-electric conversion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Niels Grobbe, Aime Fournier, Laurent Demanet
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SEISMO-ELECTROMAGNETIC CONVERSION
    Publication number: 20190293832
    Abstract: Drilling systems and related methods are disclosed. A drilling systems may include a tool configured to be positioned at an end of a drill string adjacent a drill bit, and the tool may be configured to detect localized seismo-electromagnetic conversion from one or more predetermined positions within a medium ahead of the drill bit. The tool may include two or more pressure sources configured to generate focused acoustic and/or elastic energy at the one or more predetermined positions to generate the localized seismo-electric conversion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Applicant: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Niels Grobbe, Aime Fournier, Laurent Demanet