Patents by Inventor William Aeppli Schneider, JR.

William Aeppli Schneider, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 11137509
    Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are described. The system can receive seismic data. The system receives seismic data from one or more seismic data sources. The system propagates the seismic data forward in time through a subsurface model to generate a first wavefield. The system propagates the seismic data backward in time through the subsurface model to generate a second wavefield. The system combines the first wavefield with the second wavefield using a time gate imaging condition to produce subsurface images and image gathers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: FAIRFIELD INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventors: William Aeppli Schneider, Jr., Paul Docherty, Araz Mahdad
  • Patent number: 10408958
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to detecting subsurface features via a seismic survey. A system can obtain seismic data from nodes separated from each other by at least a threshold distance on a ground surface. The seismic data can include image trace data based on field trace data detected from each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units. The system retrieves a sample interval and a parameter. The system configures a bandlimited binning function with the sampling interval and the predetermined parameter. The system applies the bandlimited binning function to a plurality of image traces of the image trace data to generate a bandlimited angle gather value for a bin in an angle gathers grid. The system generates an image based on the angle gathers grid and provides the image for display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Fairfield Industries Incorporated
    Inventor: William Aeppli Schneider, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190243018
    Abstract: Systems and methods of performing a seismic survey are described. The system can receive seismic data. The system receives seismic data from one or more seismic data sources. The system propagates the seismic data forward in time through a subsurface model to generate a first wavefield. The system propagates the seismic data backward in time through the subsurface model to generate a second wavefield. The system combines the first wavefield with the second wavefield using a time gate imaging condition to produce subsurface images and image gathers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: August 8, 2019
    Applicant: Fairfield Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: William Aeppli Schneider, JR., Paul Docherty, Araz Mahdad
  • Publication number: 20170023688
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to detecting subsurface features via a seismic survey. A system can obtain seismic data from nodes separated from each other by at least a threshold distance on a ground surface. The seismic data can include image trace data based on field trace data detected from each of the plurality of seismic data acquisition units. The system retrieves a sample interval and a parameter. The system configures a bandlimited binning function with the sampling interval and the predetermined parameter. The system applies the bandlimited binning function to a plurality of image traces of the image trace data to generate a bandlimited angle gather value for a bin in an angle gathers grid. The system generates an image based on the angle gathers grid and provides the image for display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventor: William Aeppli Schneider, JR.