Patents by Inventor Robert Martindale Lupton

Robert Martindale Lupton 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 measuring seismic parameters of a seismic vibrator
    Patent number: 9234972
    Abstract: Apparatus and techniques for measuring seismic parameters, such as ground force, of a seismic vibrator used for generating seismic signals through a geological formation are provided. The seismic vibrator has a base plate positionable adjacent a ground surface of the geological formation. A sensor pad may be provided with an optical cable positionable between the base plate of the seismic vibrator and the ground surface of the geological formation, a laser for passing a light through the optical cable, and a detector for detecting disturbances in the laser light whereby a ground force applied to the ground surface may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert Martindale Lupton, William Eric Westwood
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SEISMIC PARAMETERS OF A SEISMIC VIBRATOR
    Publication number: 20150168571
    Abstract: Apparatus and techniques for measuring seismic parameters, such as ground force, of a seismic vibrator used for generating seismic signals through a geological formation are provided. The seismic vibrator has a base plate positionable adjacent a ground surface of the geological formation. A sensor pad may be provided with an optical cable positionable between the base plate of the seismic vibrator and the ground surface of the geological formation, a laser for passing a light through the optical cable, and a detector for detecting disturbances in the laser light whereby a ground force applied to the ground surface may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Robert Martindale LUPTON, William Eric WESTWOOD
  • Method and apparatus for measuring seismic parameters of a seismic vibrator
    Patent number: 8994929
    Abstract: Apparatus and techniques for measuring seismic parameters, such as ground force, of a seismic vibrator used for generating seismic signals through a geological formation are provided. The seismic vibrator has a base plate positionable adjacent a ground surface of the geological formation. A sensor pad may be provided with an optical cable positionable between the base plate of the seismic vibrator and the ground surface of the geological formation, a laser for passing a light through the optical cable, and a detector for detecting disturbances in the laser light whereby a ground force applied to the ground surface may be determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert Martindale Lupton, William Eric Westwood
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING SEISMIC PARAMETERS OF A SEISMIC VIBRATOR
    Publication number: 20140151147
    Abstract: Apparatus and techniques for measuring seismic parameters, such as ground force, of a seismic vibrator used for generating seismic signals through a geological formation are provided. The seismic vibrator has a base plate positionable adjacent a ground surface of the geological formation. A sensor pad may be provided with an optical cable positionable between the base plate of the seismic vibrator and the ground surface of the geological formation, a laser for passing a light through the optical cable, and a detector for detecting disturbances in the laser light whereby a ground force applied to the ground surface may be determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Robert Martindale Lupton, William Eric Westwood