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Examiner: McElheny, Jr., Donald


Primary examiner statistics: 1820 patents; average approval time: 802 days
Assistant examiner statistics: 328 patents; average approval time: 746 days

Patents as Primary Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
7424365 Apparent dip angle calculation and image compression based on reg...
7424366 Time-of-flight stochastic correlation measurements
7421346 Processing seismic data
7421344 System and method for presenting personalized weather information...
7418350 Method, media, and signals for processing seismic data to obtain ...
7412330 Sensor system, method, and computer program product for plant phe...
7406383 Method of estimating the illumination fold in the migrated domain
7406382 System for determining weather information and providing ambient ...
7403856 Method and system for processing and analyzing Digital Terrain Da...
7400977 Computing values for surveying a subterranean structure based on ...
7398159 System and methods of deriving differential fluid properties of d...
7395157 Method and system for automated location-dependent recognition of...
7392136 Use of the stationary state of energy-exchanging cellular automat...
7389185 Methods and systems for determining reservoir properties of subte...
7383129 Method and system for geo-referencing and visualization of detect...
7383131 Airborne volcanic ash cloud and eruption detection system and met...
7379817 Formulation of daily weather observation
7376514 Method for determining properties of earth formations using diele...
7376517 Method for estimation of interval seismic quality factor
7376515 System and method for CSEM exploration in polar regions
7373252 3D pre-stack full waveform inversion
7369944 Method of processing seismic data for AVO or AVOA characterizatio...
7366616 Computer-based method for while-drilling modeling and visualizati...
7366614 Methods and apparatus for emergency rig monitoring
7363160 Technique for determining properties of earth formations using di...
7363161 Pore-scale geometric models for interpretation of downhole format...
7363157 Method and apparatus for performing wide area terrain mapping
7363206 Compositional modeling and pyrolysis data analysis methods
7363164 Method of evaluating fluid saturation characteristics in a geolog...
7363163 Method for updating a geological reservoir model by means of dyna...
7359800 Determination of fracture orientation and length using multi-comp...
7356412 Electromagnetic surveying for hydrocarbon reservoirs
7356413 Pore-scale geometric models for interpretation of downhole format...
7353115 Computer system and method for determining a regional impact of e...
7349807 Quantitative risk assessment applied to pore pressure prediction
7349806 System and method for extracting optical properties from environm...
7340347 Method to visualize three dimensional log data on two dimensional...
7340348 Method for acquiring and interpreting seismoelectric and electros...
7337070 Method for treating seismic cubes corresponding to obtained for c...
7337064 Electromagnetic surveying for hydrocarbon reservoirs

Patents as Assistant Examiner (view all)

Patent No. Patent Title:
4442464 Device for detecting a space between adjacent blocks of data reco...
4439849 Rotational speed controlling apparatus for recording disc
4433347 Apparatus for automatically reproducing signals in accordance wit...
4433403 Optical disc recording and retrieval system
4430676 Control apparatus for selectively recording signals
4428005 Mode selecting device for a video signal reproducing apparatus
4428002 Special effects video disc reproducing system for eliminating pic...
4426660 Stylus for detecting signals recorded as geometric variations and...
4426690 Optical reproducing device having focus servo system
4426693 Light source intensity control in an optical recording and reprod...
4426665 Automatic track following feature for helical video recorder
4426694 Beam position detecting device for optical disc apparatus
4425584 Video signal recording and/or reproducing system
4425588 Processing of digital signals
4425583 Video disc player having time base variations eliminated in both ...
4423502 Record carrier having an optically readable information structure
4423440 Code signal reading apparatus
4422104 Time base error correcting apparatus for video player
4422102 Laser recording method and apparatus simultaneously scanning and ...
4422107 Tape recorder control system for automatically reversing tape
4420829 Holographic system for the storage of audio, video and computer d...
4419698 Color video signal recording and/or reproducing system
4419749 Magnetic reproducing apparatus capable of receiving radio broadca...
4418364 Video player apparatus having caption generator
4414657 Moving system for a videodisk reader-recorder
4414658 Linear tracking arrangement in a photographic disc type informati...
4413334 Pickup arm with servo-controlled stylus
4410969 Optical information playback apparatus
4409626 Video disc player having vertical timing signal generator
4408311 Optical tracking apparatus
4404601 Head tracking control system
4404598 Copying and engraving apparatus
4402018 System using a rotating medium for recording cinematographic pict...
4400743 Video camera and recorder
4395766 Laser type recording device
4394693 System and method for generating enlarged or reduced images
4394694 Tape synchronizing apparatus
4393415 Time changing system for VTR
4393414 Horizontal-rate phase-change of TV pixel distribution among multi...
4393417 Tracking system
 
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