Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices inventions 02/08

20080049550 - Autonomous seismic data acquisition unit: A method, apparatus and system for acquiring land seismic data includes acquiring seismic data with a first autonomous seismic data acquisition unit and a second autonomous seismic data acquisition unit wherein each acquisition unit comprises a plurality of digitally controlled temperature-compensated crystal oscillators. Oscillator-based timing signals are acquired that are... Agent: David Arthur Walker (the Walker Law Firm) C/o Spectraseis Ag

20080049551 - Workflow for processing streamer seismic data: A method includes conditioning a set of multicomponent seismic data and sensor orientation data, the multicomponent seismic data including pressure data and particle motion data, acquired in a towed array, marine seismic survey; digital group forming the conditioned pressure data, a vertical particle motion component of the conditioned particle motion... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C.

20080049553 - Method and apparatus for seismic data interpretation using 3d overall view: m

20080049554 - Wireless exploration seismic system: Systems and methods are provided for acquiring seismic data using a wireless network and a number of individual data acquisition modules that are configured to collect seismic data, and forward data to a central recording and control system. In one implementation, a number of remote modules (301) are arranged in... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20080049552 - Method of seismic processing for the decomposition of a wavefield into harmonic components and applications to the determination of angular gathers of reflectivity: Method of processing seismic data representative of at least one wavefield, characterized in that local harmonic components of the wavefield are determined at a given point P of the subsurface by implementing a recurrent processing according to which a harmonic of rank n+1, n being a positive integer, is determined... Agent: David M. Ostfeld Adams And Reese, LLP

20080049555 - System and method for position determination of objects: A method and a system for detection and position determination of chips, which transmit ultrasound signals in a room. The system comprises electronic identification chips, which are attached to objects that have to be monitored. Each chip is equipped with a transmitter and a receiver. The signals are received by... Agent: O'shea, Getz & Kosakowski, P.C.

20080043572 - Method of constructing mathematical representations of objects from reflected sonar signals: Data recorded by directing a single sonar beam pulse towards a surface, and recording the reflected sonar signals with a large plurality of detectors, is used to generate a mathematical representation of the surface. The mathematical representation of the surface is chosen to fit the recorded data according to a... Agent: Rodney T. Hodgson, Ph.d.

20080043573 - Generalized 3d surface multiple prediction: A method and apparatus for predicting a plurality of surface multiples for a plurality of target traces in a record of seismic data. In one embodiment, the method includes creating a file containing information regarding a plurality of pairs of recorded traces. Each pair of recorded traces is substantially closest... Agent: Westerngeco L.L.C.

20080043574 - Sonar system and method providing low probability of impact on marine mammals: Low probability of marine impact (LPMMI) sound signals have a modulation component selected to reduce a behavioral response from a marine mammal from that which would occur when transmitting another sound signal having approximately the same time duration component, approximately the same bandwidth component, and approximately the same center frequency... Agent: Raytheon Company C/o Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080037368 - Method and system for displaying scanning data for oil well tubing based on scanning speed: A method for analyzing a tubing section with multiple sensors at a consistent speed to improve the analysis and grading of tubing retrieved from an oil well. An analysis speed can be pre-set or input based on the tubing being analyzed and the sensors employed. The analysis data can be... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20080037367 - Method and installation for acousto-optic imaging: This invention concerns an acousto-optic imaging method comprising a step which consists in engraving in a dynamic holographic material a complex index array resulting from the interference of the acousto-optic component of the signal wave and a pump wave of frequency equal to the frequency of the acousto-optic component.... Agent: Miller, Matthias & Hull

20080037369 - Pressure waves decoupling with two transducers: A telemetry system for communication in a borehole uses two spaced-apart transducers. The outputs from the two transducers are filtered to decoupled tool signals traveling in opposite directions. One of the two signals may be it telemetry signal while other signal may be pump noise. It is emphasized that this... Agent: Madan, Mossman & Sriram, P.C.

20080037370 - Underwater acoustic positioning system and method: A method for determining the position of an underwater device includes placement of a plurality of station keeping devices on or below the surface of the water in known positions. A device to locate is provided for placement below the surface of the water, and the device to locate and... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20080037372 - Hydrophone array module: A hydrophone array includes hydrophones having an electret means and may have TFT FETs to generate current in response to received longitudinal wave signals. The arrangement may also be used to transmit longitudinal wave signals. Storage capacitors may be coupled to each TFT FET output to act as sample and... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20080037371 - System and method for pressure wave transmission and measurement: A system and method for measurement are disclosed which may include providing an input command signal; convolving the input command signal with a plurality of impulse signals to produce a transducer drive signal; and activating a first pressure transducer with the drive signal to transmit a pressure wave output from... Agent: Kaplan Gilman Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20080031090 - Transducer surface mapping: Method for adjusting the output of a phased array ultrasonic transducer using surface mapping. The transducer surface is mapped using a sensor, such as a hydrophone, to determine the actual location of each transducer element relative to the expected location of each transducer element. Mapping can be performed by measuring... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080031091 - Thermal expansion matching for acoustic telemetry system: Thermal expansion matching for an acoustic telemetry system. An acoustic telemetry system includes at least one electromagnetically active element and a biasing device which reduces a compressive force in the element in response to increased temperature. A method of utilizing an acoustic telemetry system in an elevated temperature environment includes... Agent: SmithIPServices, P.C.

20080031092 - Underwater sounding apparatus capable of calculating fish quantity information about fish school and method of such calculation: An underwater sounding apparatus includes a transmitter section (3) for transmitting an acoustic signal in a specific direction underwater from a ship, a receiver section (4) for receiving an echo reflected from inside a fish school FS as a result of the aforementioned transmitted acoustic signal by means of a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080031093 - Distance measuring system and method: A distance measuring system comprising: a transmitter that simultaneously emits an infrared radiation and an ultrasonic wave; and a receiver that include a table showing a relationship between an arrival time, indicative of a period from detection of the received infrared radiation to detection of the received ultrasonic wave, and... Agent: Mcginn Intellectual Property Law Group, PLLC

20080031094 - Methods and apparatus for treating samples with acoustic energy: This invention relates to systems and methods for applying acoustic energy to a sample. According to one aspect of the invention, a system comprises a housing, a chamber for receiving the sample, an acoustic energy source for providing a focused acoustic field to the sample according to a treatment protocol,... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/41