Patents by Inventor William M. Barney

William M. Barney 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).

  • Method of acquiring and interpreting seismic data to obtain lithological parameters
    Patent number: 4967401
    Abstract: A method for locating hydrocarbon reservoirs or other geological anomalies by determining lithological parameters including Poisson's ratio, density and seismic wave velocity. Such parameters are determined by quantitatively relating reflection wave amplitude to corrected source-detector offset data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 30, 1990
    Assignee: Seislith Development, Inc.
    Inventor: William M. Barney