Patents by Inventor Tor A. Haugland

Tor A. Haugland 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).

  • Autonomous ocean bottom seismic node recording device
    Patent number: 7646670
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved autonomous node seismic recording device having an integrated modular design and one or more features that assist coupling of the unit to the sea floor in order to improve the vector fidelity of seismic signal measurement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2010
    Assignee: CGGVeritas Services (U.S.) Inc.
    Inventors: Peter W. Maxwell, Timothy R. E. Owen, Stuart Denny, Tor Haugland, Joshua Ronen
  • AUTONOMOUS OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC NODE RECORDING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080080318
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an improved autonomous node seismic recording device having an integrated modular design and one or more features that assist coupling of the unit to the sea floor in order to improve the vector fidelity of seismic signal measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Peter W. Maxwell, Timothy R.E. Owen, Stuart Denny, Tor Haugland, Joshua Ronen
  • Arrangement for carrying out seismic prospection of the sea bed
    Patent number: 4860264
    Abstract: Air guns to be fired in water for carrying out seismic prospecting of the sea bed are suspended from a single rigid buoyant-body pararane so that the position of the air guns in the water is not unfavorably influenced by wave movements on the water surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Geophysical Company of Norway A/S
    Inventors: Tor A. Haugland, Atle Kleiven, Ole K. Selvaer