Patents by Inventor Stuart Maxwell Darling

Stuart Maxwell Darling 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 determining a location to acquire geophysical data
    Patent number: 9121956
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed that assist in determining a location to acquire seismic data. In one embodiment, a method includes modeling acquisition of seismic data in a first location based on a first factor that impacts acquisition of seismic data in the first location. The method also includes generating a modeled attribute based on the modeling, and determining whether to acquire seismic data in the first location based on the modeled attribute or the first factor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Desmond John Flynn, Thomas Cheriyan, John Edward Grant, Stuart Maxwell Darling
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION TO ACQUIRE GEOPHYSICAL DATA
    Publication number: 20120300583
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and systems are disclosed that assist in determining a location to acquire seismic data. In one embodiment, a method includes modeling acquisition of seismic data in a first location based on a first factor that impacts acquisition of seismic data in the first location. The method also includes generating a modeled attribute based on the modeling, and determining whether to acquire seismic data in the first location based on the modeled attribute or the first factor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2012
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: ION Geophysical Corporation
    Inventors: Desmond John Flynn, Thomas Cheriyan, John Edward Grant, Stuart Maxwell Darling