Patents by Inventor Tracy Broussard

Tracy Broussard 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: 20060132128
    Abstract: A method for producing borehole-compensated values from non-borehole-compensated measurement signals taken with a logging device in a borehole in earth formations, includes the following steps: producing a database that includes a multiplicity of data points, each data point representing a combination of formation parameters and borehole parameters, database input vectors representing multi-dimensional non-borehole-compensated model measurement values respectively associated with the data points, and database output vectors representing multi-dimensional borehole-compensated model measurement values respectively associated with the data points; deriving a multi-dimensional measurement signal vector from measurement signals taken with the logging device in the borehole; and interpolating the measurement signal vector using the database to obtain an interpolated output vector representative of borehole-compensated measurement signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2004
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventors: Robert Freedman, Tracy Broussard
  • Publication number: 20050256642
    Abstract: A method for modeling borehole effects of a transverse array induction tool includes selecting a formation-borehole model having a set of parameters, wherein the set of parameters comprises a direction of tool eccentering; determining initial values for the set of parameters; computing expected responses for a selected set of arrays from the plurality of arrays of the induction tool, wherein the computing is based on the formation-borehole model; comparing the expected responses with actual responses for the selected set of arrays; adjusting values of the set of parameters, if a difference between the expected responses and the actual responses is no less than a predetermined criterion; repeating the computing, the comparing, and the adjusting, until the difference between the expected responses and the actual responses is less than the predetermined criterion; determining the borehole effects from final values of the set of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Applicant: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Thomas Barber, Tracy Broussard, Gerald Minerbo, Hanming Wang, Sofia Davydycheva
  • Patent number: 3989143
    Abstract: An improved method for the introduction of chlorine into solids contact clarifiers is disclosed. The method allows treatment of effluent by chlorine but, does not allow chlorine to come into contact with the solids contact zone allowing for better coagulation by the use of water soluble polymers, while regulating microbiological surface growths effectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 2, 1976
    Assignee: Nalco Chemical Company
    Inventor: Joseph Tracy Broussard