Patents by Inventor Rick Irving

Rick Irving 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).

  • Seismic source with chamber for housing wave generator
    Patent number: 11604296
    Abstract: This disclosure is related generally to marine surveying. An apparatus for generation of seismic waves in a body of water may include a wave generator. The apparatus may further include a housing defining an internal chamber having an open end. The housing may include baffles positioned between the open end and the wave generator. The housing may further include a vent positioned on an opposite end of the housing from the baffles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventor: Rick Irving
  • Marine geophysical surveying using a single streamer layout to replicate multiple baseline surveys
    Patent number: 11474269
    Abstract: Numerous techniques and apparatus are disclosed relating to the performance of 4D marine geophysical surveys over at least first and second areas covered, respectively, by first and second preexisting baseline surveys. Performing the monitor surveys may include deploying a monitor survey streamer layout that can be used to repeat streamer positions of both the first and the second preexisting baseline surveys, and using the monitor survey streamer layout to perform the monitor survey over the first and second areas in a manner that repeats all streamer positions of the first preexisting baseline survey when over the first area, and that repeats all streamer positions of the second preexisting baseline survey when over the second area. Streamer layouts corresponding to the first and second preexisting baseline surveys may differ in at least one of the following characteristics: streamer separation or total number of streamers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS
    Inventors: Christian Strand, Rick Irving, Magnus Wangensteen, Dan Allison
  • MARINE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING USING A SINGLE STREAMER LAYOUT TO REPLICATE MULTIPLE BASELINE SURVEYS
    Publication number: 20200408946
    Abstract: Numerous techniques and apparatus are disclosed relating to the performance of 4D marine geophysical surveys over at least first and second areas covered, respectively, by first and second preexisting baseline surveys. Performing the monitor surveys may include deploying a monitor survey streamer layout that can be used to repeat streamer positions of both the first and the second preexisting baseline surveys, and using the monitor survey streamer layout to perform the monitor survey over the first and second areas in a manner that repeats all streamer positions of the first preexisting baseline survey when over the first area, and that repeats all streamer positions of the second preexisting baseline survey when over the second area. Streamer layouts corresponding to the first and second preexisting baseline surveys may differ in at least one of the following characteristics: streamer separation or total number of streamers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS
    Inventors: Christian STRAND, Rick IRVING, Magnus WANGENSTEEN, Dan ALLISON
  • Seismic Source With Chamber For Housing Wave Generator
    Publication number: 20200264326
    Abstract: This disclosure is related generally to marine surveying. An apparatus for generation of seismic waves in a body of water may include a wave generator. The apparatus may further include a housing defining an internal chamber having an open end. The housing may include baffles positioned between the open end and the wave generator. The housing may further include a vent positioned on an opposite end of the housing from the baffles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Applicant: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventor: Rick Irving