Patents by Inventor Ronald B. Blair

Ronald B. Blair 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).

  • OBC location system
    Patent number: 4715018
    Abstract: An electronic circuit is used for processing data to locate an on-bottom seismic cable wherein the first energy arrivals of seismic acoustic pulses are detected by hydrophones with an on-bottom cable and time intervals to timebreak to arrival are measured, stored and used to determine the hydrophone position and, thus, the location of the on-bottom cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 22, 1987
    Assignee: Mobil Oil Corporation
    Inventor: Ronald B. Blair