Patents by Inventor Peter G. Brewer

Peter G. Brewer 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).

  • Gas seep detection
    Patent number: 6578405
    Abstract: A method of detecting a marine gas seep that includes: deploying a local probe on or near the seafloor; producing bubbles in water near or within the local probe; detecting the bubbles; producing data indicating the relative concentration of dissolved gas in the water; and associating elevated dissolved gas concentrations with the presence of a nearby marine gas seep. Another aspect of the invention involves an apparatus configured to carry out the inventive method. Preferred embodiments of the invention utilize an ultrasonic transducer to both produce bubbles and detect them.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Schlumberger Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Robert L. Kleinberg, Neil W. Bostrom, Douglas D. Griffin, Peter G. Brewer
  • Gas seep detection
    Publication number: 20030056568
    Abstract: A method of detecting a marine gas seep that includes: deploying a local probe on or near the seafloor; producing bubbles in water near or within the local probe; detecting the bubbles; producing data indicating the relative concentration of dissolved gas in the water; and associating elevated dissolved gas concentrations with the presence of a nearby marine gas seep. Another aspect of the invention involves an apparatus configured to carry out the inventive method. Preferred embodiments of the invention utilize an ultrasonic transducer to both produce bubbles and detect them.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventors: Robert L. Kleinberg, Neil W. Bostrom, Douglas D. Griffin, Peter G. Brewer