Patents by Inventor SUSANNE RENTSCH-SMITH

SUSANNE RENTSCH-SMITH 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).

  • Publication number: 20180136348
    Abstract: A seismic streamer in accordance to aspects of the disclosure includes an outer skin formed in a longitudinally extending tubular shape, an inner surface of the outer skin defining an internal volume, a strength member that extends through the internal volume in a direction parallel to that of the longitudinally extending tubular shape, a filler material disposed in the internal volume and a sensor housing located in the internal volume and internally disposing a seismic sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 17, 2018
    Inventors: Fabien Guizelin, Susanne Rentsch-Smith, Bent Andreas Kjellesvig
  • Patent number: 9971053
    Abstract: Methods and systems for survey operations are provided. In some embodiments, crossline measurement data measured by at least one survey receiver is received. Based at least in part on a characteristic of the crossline measurement data, an option from among a plurality of candidate options is selected, where the selected option is for use in an action relating to survey of a target structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventors: Susanne Rentsch-Smith, Philippe Caprioli, Massimiliano Vassallo, Dirk-Jan Van Manen
  • Patent number: 9638816
    Abstract: A technique includes receiving sensor data; sorting the data into a gather representation that corresponds to a plurality of shots of an energy source; and determining a signal cone based at least in part on at least one characteristic of the gather representation. The technique includes processing the sensor data in a processor-based machine to attenuate noise to generate data representing a signal based at least in part on the determined signal cone and the gather representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
    Inventors: Susanne Rentsch-Smith, Ali Ozbek, Wouter Gerrit Brouwer, Jason Gardner
  • Patent number: 9405027
    Abstract: A technique includes receiving data corresponding to at least one measurement of energy produced by a shot of an energy source; and transforming the received data to a domain that is sensitive to event direction. The technique includes comparing the measurement(s) with a reference based at least in part on the transformation; and based at least in part on the comparison, attenuating noise from the measurement(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
    Inventor: Susanne Rentsch-Smith
  • Patent number: 9274239
    Abstract: A technique includes receiving sensor acquired data, which includes pressure data representative of at least one pressure measurement of a wavefield and particle motion data representative of at least one particle motion measurement of the wavefield. The technique includes filtering the pressure data and the particle motion data with a plurality of directional filters to provide a plurality of filtered datasets. The filtered datasets are associated with different directional ranges. The technique includes estimating an angle of incidence for at least one of the directional ranges based at least in part on at least one of the filtered datasets; and processing the acquired data to determine at least one of an upgoing component of the wavefield and a downgoing component of the wavefield based at least in part on the at least one estimated angle of incidence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: WesternGeco L.L.C.
    Inventors: Massimiliano Vassallo, Dirk-Jan Van Manen, Susanne Rentsch-Smith, Philip A. F. Christie
  • Publication number: 20150109882
    Abstract: A technique includes receiving sensor data; sorting the data into a gather representation that corresponds to a plurality of shots of an energy source; and determining a signal cone based at least in part on at least one characteristic of the gather representation. The technique includes processing the sensor data in a processor-based machine to attenuate noise to generate data representing a signal based at least in part on the determined signal cone and the gather representation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Susanne Rentsch-Smith, Ali Ozbek, Wouter Gerrit Brouwer, Jason Gardner
  • Publication number: 20130261980
    Abstract: Methods and systems for survey operations are provided. In some embodiments, crossline measurement data measured by at least one survey receiver is received. Based at least in part on a characteristic of the crossline measurement data, an option from among a plurality of candidate options is selected, where the selected option is for use in an action relating to survey of a target structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 3, 2013
    Applicant: WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
    Inventors: SUSANNE RENTSCH-SMITH, PHILIPPE CAPRIOLI, MASSIMILIANO VASSALLO, DIRK-JAN VAN MANEN
  • Publication number: 20130182533
    Abstract: A technique includes receiving data corresponding to at least one measurement of energy produced by a shot of an energy source; and transforming the received data to a domain that is sensitive to event direction. The technique includes comparing the measurement(s) with a reference based at least in part on the transformation; and based at least in part on the comparison, attenuating noise from the measurement(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
    Inventor: SUSANNE RENTSCH-SMITH