Patents by Inventor Thomas MINNEY

Thomas MINNEY 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: 20170200103
    Abstract: Techniques for positioning energy infrastructure such as petroleum well pads, and related access roads and gathering pipelines are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system for positioning energy infrastructure comprises one or more processors. The one or more computer processors are configured to receive user input. The user input comprises a boundary where energy infrastructure is placed within and additional features to consider when positioning energy infrastructure. The one or more processors are further configured to store, in a shareable format, a plurality of layouts for the energy infrastructure and associated metrics and parameters based on the user input and base datasets. The base datasets comprise spatial datasets. The base datasets may also comprise default values for input parameters. The one or more processors are further configured to output, on a display device, the plurality of layouts for the energy infrastructure and the associated metrics and parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Applicant: Nature Conservancy, The
    Inventors: Nels JOHNSON, Tamara GAGNOLET, Thomas MINNEY