Patents by Inventor William K. Mitchell

William K. Mitchell 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: 5698982
    Abstract: An induction logging tool is disclosed for utilization in conjunction with surface electronic equipment for measuring a characteristic of subsurface formations. A transmit signal which is comprised of a repetitive sequential series of at least three transmit frequencies is generated by coupling an oscillator to a transmitter coil and a plurality of selectable tuning capacitors. A signal characteristic of the response of the formation to this transmit signal is detected at a receiver coil array and two phase sensitive detectors are then utilized to generate output signals indicative of the magnitude of the X and R components of the formation signal which is in phase with a reference phase signal. The output signal of each phase sensitive detector is then utilized to accurately determine the X and R component of the receiver coil signal for each frequency by nulling the output of the phase sensitive detector utilizing a closed loop conversion circuit which eliminates errors due to phase and gain variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Assignee: Computalog Research, Inc.
    Inventor: William K. Mitchell