Patents by Inventor Scott Hornbostel

Scott Hornbostel 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).

  • Patent number: 7536262
    Abstract: A method for tracking a sinusoidal electromagnetic signal in noisy data using a Kalman filter or other tracking algorithm. The method is useful for controlled source electromagnetic surveying where longer source-receiver offsets can cause the source signal to decay significantly and be difficult to retrieve from magnetotelluric or other electromagnetic background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Scott Hornbostel, Xinyou Lu
  • Publication number: 20070239403
    Abstract: A method for tracking a sinusoidal electromagnetic signal in noisy data using a Kalman filter or other tracking algorithm. The method is useful for controlled source electromagnetic surveying where longer source-receiver offsets can cause the source signal to decay significantly and be difficult to retrieve from magnetotelluric or other electromagnetic background.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 11, 2007
    Inventor: Scott Hornbostel
  • Publication number: 20070115754
    Abstract: Method for survey design including configuring electrodes to reduce near-surface noise in the seismic response from an electroseismic survey of a subterranean formation. Different embodiments of the invention include (1) selective measurement of the surface noise to remove it from the data; (2) suppressing surface noise generation by reducing electric fields in the vicinity of some of the electrodes; (3) creating source signature differences between the near-surface seismic response and the deep response enabling the near surface response to be removed in data processing; (4) applying an external near-surface magnetic field to modulate the near-surface seismic response, enabling it to be removed in processing; and (5) constructing a partial Faraday cage to shield a near-surface region from fields generated by the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2004
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Arthur Thompson, Scott Hornbostel