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Kurt Nihei

Chevron: 17 patents #241 of 4,788Top 6%
LS Los Alamos National Security: 14 patents #10 of 757Top 2%
GI Gas Research Institute: 1 patents #343 of 808Top 45%
Overall (All Time): #256,929 of 4,157,543Top 7%
18
Patents All Time

Issued Patents All Time

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9453926 System and method for investigating sub-surface features of a rock formation using compressional acoustic sources Cung Vu, Christopher Skelt, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate +2 more 2016-09-27
9360573 System and method for generating 3D images of non-linear properties of rock formation using surface seismic or surface to borehole seismic or both Cung Vu, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate, Pierre-Yves Le Bas +1 more 2016-06-07
9223039 System and method for generating micro-seismic events and characterizing properties of a medium with non-linear acoustic interactions Cung Vu, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate, Pierre-Yves Le Bas +1 more 2015-12-29
9110178 System and method for investigating sub-surface features of a rock formation with acoustic sources generating conical broadcast signals Cung Vu, Christopher Skelt, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate +2 more 2015-08-18
9110179 Integrated system for investigating sub-surface features of a rock formation Cung Vu, Christopher Skelt, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate +2 more 2015-08-18
9046620 System and method for investigating sub-surface features and 3D imaging of non-linear property, compressional velocity VP, shear velocity VS and velocity ratio VP/VS of a rock formation Cung Vu, Christopher Skelt, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate +2 more 2015-06-02
8942063 Data acquisition and processing system and method for investigating sub-surface features of a rock formation Cung Vu, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate, Pierre-Yves Le Bas +1 more 2015-01-27
8923092 System and method for investigating sub-surface features of a rock formation with acoustic sources generating coded signals Cung Vu, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer, James A. Ten Cate, Pierre-Yves Le Bas +1 more 2014-12-30
8559269 Device and method for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Cung Vu, Dipen N. Sinha, Cristian Pantea, Denis P. Schmitt, Chirstopher Skelt 2013-10-15
8547790 Device and method for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Cung Vu, Dipen N. Sinha, Cristian Pantea, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt 2013-10-01
8547791 Device and method for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Cung Vu, Dipen N. Sinha, Cristian Pantea, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt 2013-10-01
8345509 System and method to create three-dimensional images of non-linear acoustic properties in a region remote from a borehole Cung Vu, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer +2 more 2013-01-01
8289808 System and method to estimate compressional to shear velocity (VP/VS) ratio in a region remote from a borehole Cung Vu, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt, Paul A. Johnson, Robert Guyer +2 more 2012-10-16
8259530 System for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Cung Vu, Dipen N. Sinha, Cristian Pantea, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt 2012-09-04
8233349 System for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Cung Vu, Dipen N. Sinha, Cristian Pantea, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt 2012-07-31
8116167 Method and system for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Paul A. Johnson, James A. Ten Cate, Robert Guyer, Pierre-Yves Le Bas, Cung Vu +2 more 2012-02-14
7839718 Device and method for generating a beam of acoustic energy from a borehole, and applications thereof Cung Vu, Dipen N. Sinha, Cristian Pantea, Denis P. Schmitt, Christopher Skelt 2010-11-23
6108606 Waveguide disturbance detection method Valeri A. Korneev, Larry R. Myer 2000-08-22