Patents by Inventor Suzanne Kairo

Suzanne Kairo 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).

  • Predicting sand-grain composition and sand texture
    Patent number: 7747552
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for predicting sand-grain composition and sand texture are disclosed. A first set of system variables associated with sand-grain composition and sand texture is selected (605). A second set of system variables directly or indirectly causally related to the first set of variables is also selected (610). Data for each variable in the second set is estimated or obtained (615). A network with nodes including both sets of variables is formed (625). The network has a directional links connecting interdependent nodes. The directional links honor known causality relationships. A Bayesian network algorithm is used (630) with the data to solve the network for the first set of variables and their associated uncertainties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company
    Inventors: Suzanne Kairo, William A. Heins, Karen M. Love
  • Predicting Sand-Grain Composition and Sand Texture
    Publication number: 20090012746
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for predicting sand-grain composition and sand texture are disclosed. A first set of system variables associated with sand-grain composition and sand texture is selected (605). A second set of system variables directly or indirectly causally related to the first set of variables is also selected (610). Data for each variable in the second set is estimated or obtained (615). A network with nodes including both sets of variables is formed (625). The network has a directional links connecting interdependent nodes. The directional links honor known causality relationships. A Bayesian network algorithm is used (630) with the data to solve the network for the first set of variables and their associated uncertainties.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Inventors: Suzanne Kairo, William A. Heins, Karen M. Love