Patents by Inventor Thomas Alan Ridsdill-Smith

Thomas Alan Ridsdill-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: 20160202378
    Abstract: A method and a system of marine seismic surveying is disclosed. The method includes the step of acquiring a set of seismic survey data in a marine seismic survey, the set of acquired seismic survey data including a first received signal generated by a first source signal, and, a second received signal generated by a second source signal, wherein the first source signal is a continuously varying seismic signal transmitted by a first source over a predetermined period of time, and, the second source signal is an impulsive seismic signal transmitted by a second source signal over the same predetermined period of time; and, processing the acquired set of seismic survey data to extract the first received signal and the second received signal. In a preferred form, the first source is a magneto-hydrodynamic source.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Thomas Alan Ridsdill-Smith, Andrew Maxwell Lockwood