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Kenneth E. Welker
Also filed as: WELKER KENNETH · WELKER KENNETH E
38 granted patents·13 pending applications·670 citations·filing 2003–2016
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51 records- 0198US8717844B2Seismic data acquisition using self-propelled underwater vehiclesWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2010·Granted May 6, 2014·32 cites·19 claims
- 0298US7796466B2Apparatus, systems and methods for seabed data acquisitionWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 14, 2010·88 cites·23 claims
- 0398US7203130B1Methods for deriving shape of seismic data acquisition cables and streamers employing a force modelWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 10, 2007·75 cites·21 claims
- 0496US7660189B2Apparatus, systems and methods for determining position of marine seismic acoustic receiversWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 9, 2010·55 cites·10 claims
- 0594US7417924B2Apparatus, systems and methods for determining position of marine seismic acoustic receiversWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Aug 26, 2008·58 cites·9 claims
- 0694US7403448B2Streamer steering device orientation determination apparatus and methodsWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Jul 22, 2008·49 cites·19 claims
- 0793US7804738B2Active steering systems and methods for marine seismic sourcesWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 28, 2010·32 cites·20 claims
- 0893US7755970B2Methods for controlling marine seismic equipment orientation during acquisition of marine seismic dataWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 13, 2010·41 cites·25 claims
- 0991US10281605B2Communication systems for water vehiclesWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·4 cites·23 claims
- 1091US7701803B2Underwater acoustic positioning methods and systems based on modulated acoustic signalsWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 20, 2010·33 cites·20 claims
- 1190US9052412B2Determining an orientation angle of a survey sensorOZDEMIR AHMET KEMAL·Filed 2011·Granted Jun 9, 2015·10 cites·19 claims
- 1290US8570830B2Active steering systems and methods for marine seismic sourcesSTORTEIG ESKILD·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 29, 2013·14 cites·14 claims
- 1389US9013952B2Marine seismic survey systems and methods using autonomously or remotely operated vehiclesMUYZERT EVERHARD·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 21, 2015·13 cites·21 claims
- 1489US8004930B2Methods and systems for determining coordinates of an underwater seismic component in a reference frameWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 23, 2011·27 cites·30 claims
- 1588US9400338B2Seismic acquisition system-based unmanned airborne vehicleWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jul 26, 2016·11 cites·17 claims
- 1687US9140814B2System and method of using autonomous underwater vehicle to facilitate seismic data acquisitionWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 22, 2015·15 cites·24 claims
- 1783US9217805B2Monitoring the quality of particle motion data during a seismic acquisitionWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 22, 2015·7 cites·33 claims
- 1882US10191170B2Seismic data acquisition using water vehiclesWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 29, 2019·6 cites·14 claims
- 1982US8483008B2Coil shooting modeWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 9, 2013·11 cites·30 claims
- 2081US9423522B2Communication systems for water vehiclesWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 23, 2016·4 cites·21 claims
- 2181US7391674B2Methods and systems for determining orientation of seismic cable apparatusWESTERN GECO LLC·Filed 2006·Granted Jun 24, 2008·16 cites·20 claims
- 2280US8473175B2Controlling movement of a vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operationHOLO ANDREAS THIBLIN·Filed 2012·Granted Jun 25, 2013·5 cites·5 claims
- 2377US8724426B2Marine seismic streamer system configurations, systems, and methods for non-linear seismic survey navigationWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2008·Granted May 13, 2014·12 cites·20 claims
- 2477US7518951B2Systems and methods for seismic streamer positioningWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2005·Granted Apr 14, 2009·15 cites·6 claims
- 2576US8260555B2Updating information regarding sections of a streamer that are in a body of waterWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 4, 2012·3 cites·19 claims
- 2672US9366774B2Using cameras in connection with a marine seismic surveyWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 14, 2016·3 cites·22 claims
- 2771US8060314B2Updating information regarding sections of a streamer that are in a body of waterWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 15, 2011·8 cites·19 claims
- 2859US9575198B2Seismic data acquisition using self-propelled underwater vehiclesWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 21, 2017·0 cites·18 claims
- 2959US8767505B2In-sea power generation for marine seismic operationsWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2007·Granted Jul 1, 2014·4 cites·18 claims
- 3059US8175765B2Controlling movement of a vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operationHOLO ANDREAS·Filed 2007·Granted May 8, 2012·6 cites·15 claims
- 3155US9207348B2Collision avoidance for instrumented probes deployed from a seismic vesselWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 8, 2015·1 cites·23 claims
- 3255US2015016218A1Marine seismic survey method and systemWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 3353US8094513B2Determining positioning of survey equipment using a modelKEERS HENK·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 10, 2012·4 cites·22 claims
- 3453US2015241588A1Determining An Orientation Angle of A Survey SensorWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3552US8477560B2Determining a position of an object of a positioning network associated with a marine survey arrangementWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 2, 2013·2 cites·22 claims
- 3650US2015198731A1Marine Seismic Survey Systems and Methods Using Autonomously or Remotely Operated VehiclesWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
- 3748US8085620B2Determining a position of a survey receiver in a body of waterWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2009·Granted Dec 27, 2011·1 cites·19 claims
- 3848US7813218B2Performing quality control with respect to positioning of survey hardwareWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2008·Granted Oct 12, 2010·1 cites·24 claims
- 3945US9207347B2Determining the structure of a towed seismic spread elementFRIVIK SVEIN ARNE·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 8, 2015·1 cites·14 claims
- 4045US2014269171A1Seismic streamer systemWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4145US2014254308A1Identifying reflection acoustic signalsWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2013·Application pending·0 cites
- 4243US2014301163A1Marine seismic variable depth control method and deviceWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2012·Application pending·0 cites
- 4342US9244186B2Forward looking systems and methods for positioning marine seismic equipmentTOENNESSEN RUNE·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 26, 2016·0 cites·20 claims
- 4442US2014362661A1Unmanned vehicle-based seismic surveyingWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2014·Application pending·0 cites
- 4541US2011007602A1Accuracy of a compass provided with a carrier structure for use in subterranean surveyingWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4640US7599249B2Cable motion detectionWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2003·Granted Oct 6, 2009·3 cites·12 claims
- 4740US2010020637A1Methods for Controlling Marine Seismic Equipment Orientation During Acquisition of Marine Seismic DataWESTERNGECO LLC·Filed 2009·Application pending·0 cites
- 4839US2012020184A1Using a distributed optical acoustic sensor to position an objectWILSON COLIN·Filed 2010·Application pending·0 cites
- 4938US2006256653A1Forward looking systems and methods for positioning marine seismic equipmentTOENNESSEN RUNE·Filed 2005·Application pending·0 cites
- 5038US2008008037A1Acoustic propagation velocity modeling methods, apparatus and systemsWELKER KENNETH E·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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