Patents by Inventor William Van Steveninck

William Van Steveninck 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).

  • Exploring for subsurface hydrocarbons by sea floor temperature gradients preferably using a multiplexed thermistor probe
    Patent number: 4676664
    Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for measuring the sea floor temperature gradient several meters into the formation at each of an array of measurement sites, and using these gradients to explore for and characterize hydrocarbon deposits. The measurements can be taken with a special lance driven into the otherwise undisturbed sea floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1983
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
    Inventors: Roger N. Anderson, Michael A. Hobart, William Van Steveninck