ION Geophysical Corporation Active Patents
54 granted patents the USPTO still lists as patented, newest filing first, as the USPTO Open Data Portal records them; the company is the first-named applicant. The application number opens the full record at Patent Center.
- 2020-12-11: Application 17119434; Invention BI-DIRECTIONAL FOIL SYSTEM FOR TOWED MARINE CABLE ARRAY; Applicant Ion Geophysical Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2020-02-04: Application 16781786; Invention ACOUSTIC DATA TRANSMISSION, TELEMETRY AND UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; Applicant ION Geophysical Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2020-01-11: Application 16740429; Invention MAGNETIC COMPASS COMPENSATION; Applicant ION Geophysical Corporation; Status Patented Case.
- 2019-09-16: Application 16571886; Invention SEISMIC NODE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM; Applicant ION Geophysical Corporation; Status Patented Case.
| Filed | Application | Invention | Applicant | Status | Granted | Patent | Published as | Inventor name | Inventor country | Examiner |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-11 | 17119434 | BI-DIRECTIONAL FOIL SYSTEM FOR TOWED MARINE CABLE ARRAY | Ion Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-01-23 | 11878771 | US20210197929A1 | Erin MARTIN Daniel George MARTIN | Canada Canada | OLSON, LARS A |
| 2020-02-04 | 16781786 | ACOUSTIC DATA TRANSMISSION, TELEMETRY AND UNDERWATER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-04-19 | 11309976 | US20200252138A1 | Dale J. Lambert Robert H. Kemp Nicholas Muguira | United States United States United States | PIHULIC, DANIEL T |
| 2020-01-11 | 16740429 | MAGNETIC COMPASS COMPENSATION | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-05-17 | 11333498 | US20200225035A1 | Adam P. Jackson | United States | HENSON, MISCHITA L |
| 2019-09-16 | 16571886 | SEISMIC NODE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-04-27 | 10989827 | US20200025962A1 | John McCauley Swinford Timothy A. Dudley Per Birger Nakken Fredrik Buch | United States United States Norway Norway | BREIER, KRYSTINE E |
| 2019-09-13 | 16569764 | MULTI-AXIS, SINGLE MASS ACCELEROMETER | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-12-21 | 11204365 | US20200088757A1 | André W. Olivier Lawrence Philip Behn Matthew Greco Cornelis A.M. Faber | United States United States United States Netherlands | KWOK, HELEN C |
| 2019-07-19 | 16516999 | ACOUSTIC RANGING APPARATUS AND METHODS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-02-13 | 11899152 | US20190377099A1 | Clement B. Guillot III | United States | BREIER, KRYSTINE E |
| 2019-07-10 | 16507732 | LATCH MECHANISM FOR STREAMER DEVICE | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-10-19 | 11150366 | US20200018866A1 | Ronald Karl Barry Christian Joseph Christensen | United States United States | STERLING, AMY JO |
| 2019-06-10 | 16436874 | SENSOR NODE ATTACHMENT MECHANISM AND CABLE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-04-26 | 11313985 | US20190377097A1 | Timothy A. Dudley Darrell Burch Paul Brettwood | United States United States United Kingdom | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2019-06-10 | 16436780 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR STEERABLE TOWED MARINE EQUIPMENT | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2024-03-26 | 11940796 | US20190377348A1 | Dale J. Lambert | United States | WONG, YUEN H |
| 2019-05-14 | 16411451 | Simultaneous Operations Coordination and Planning System | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-09-01 | 10762457 | US20190392364A1 | John Grant Stuart Darling Scott Cameron Dave Gentle | United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom | NGUYEN, NGA B |
| 2019-01-11 | 16245999 | MARINE VESSEL FOR SEISMIC SOURCES | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-06-14 | 11360231 | US20190146113A1 | Timothy A. Dudley Curt Schneider | United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2018-11-08 | 16184047 | POWER SAVINGS MODE FOR OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-06-15 | RE48594 | Timothy B. Rigsby Felix E. Bircher | United States United States | DAWSON, GLENN K | |
| 2018-08-14 | 16103377 | CABLE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-08-17 | 11092278 | US20190063672A1 | Andre W. Olivier | United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2018-07-02 | 16025425 | TOWED SEISMIC NODE | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2021-11-02 | 11163077 | US20180348387A1 | Dale J. Lambert | United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2018-05-23 | 15987241 | SEISMIC NODE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2022-06-07 | 11353614 | US20180341035A1 | John McCauley Swinford Timothy A. Dudley Per Birger Nakken Fredrik Buch | United States United States Norway Norway | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES |
| 2018-03-27 | 15937407 | AMPLITUDE COMPENSATION OF REVERSE TIME MIGRATION (RTM) GATHERS FOR AVO/ | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2021-01-05 | 10884148 | US20180275302A1 | Carlos Calderón Ivan Berranger Wei Huang David Brookes Guoquan Chen Gary Martin | United States United States United States United States United States United States | ISLAM, MOHAMMAD K |
| 2017-12-19 | 15847846 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTED WAVEFIELD IMAGING | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-10-27 | 10816685 | US20180172858A1 | Chao Wang Howard David Yingst | United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2017-08-14 | 15676839 | MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYING WITH TOWED COMPONENTS BELOW WATER'S SURFACE | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-09-10 | 10408959 | US20170363761A1 | Curt Schneider Timothy A. Dudley | United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2017-07-14 | 15650406 | SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION WITH VARYING DISTANCE BETWEEN SEISMIC VESSELS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-07-14 | 10712463 | US20170315250A1 | Jacques Pierre Leveille Paul Brettwood Jeffrey Alan Meredith | United States United Kingdom United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2017-04-07 | 15482175 | UNMANNED MARINE VESSEL FOR SEISMIC SOURCES | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-04-09 | 10254423 | US20170293042A1 | Timothy A. Dudley Curt Schneider | United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2017-03-31 | 15475465 | Reconnaissance Marine Seismic Surveys Having Reduced Density of Sail Lines | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-04-21 | 10627534 | US20170285197A1 | Nikolaos Bernitsas | United States | BREIER, KRYSTINE E |
| 2017-02-24 | 15441657 | DYNAMIC GAIN ADJUSTMENTS IN SEISMIC SURVEYS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-03-12 | 10228479 | US20170248720A1 | Nikolaos Bernitsas Carlos Calderon David Ridyard David Brookes | United States United States United States United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2016-12-12 | 15375471 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTED WAVEFIELD INVERSION | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-03-03 | 10578755 | US20170168177A1 | Chao Wang Howard David Yingst | United States United States | HULKA, JAMES R |
| 2016-10-31 | 15339276 | MULTI-AXIS, SINGLE MASS ACCELEROMETER | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2020-01-28 | 10545254 | US20170123088A1 | Cornelis A.M. Faber Andre W. Olivier Lawrence Philip Behn | Netherlands United States United States | PIHULIC, DANIEL T |
| 2016-10-31 | 15339233 | OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC SYSTEMS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-04-30 | 10274627 | US20170123091A1 | Peter Graham Stewart Cornelis A.M. Faber | United States Netherlands | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2016-10-17 | 15295481 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED FOIL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-11-26 | 10488541 | US20170106946A1 | Curt Schneider | United States | HAYES, JOVON E |
| 2016-10-07 | 15288423 | ACOUSTIC RANGING APPARATUS AND METHODS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-08-06 | 10371845 | US20170102474A1 | Clement B. Guillot III | United States | BREIER, KRYSTINE E |
| 2016-09-21 | 15271715 | TRAVELING OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC SURVEY | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-12-10 | 10502852 | US20170082762A1 | GILES FRANCES TANFIELD WATTS PETER GRAHAM STEWART | United Kingdom United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2016-06-01 | 15170684 | SMART STREAMER RECOVERY DEVICE | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-11-14 | 9817144 | US20160349393A1 | Dale J. Lambert | United States | LAGMAN, FREDERICK LYNDON |
| 2016-01-14 | 14995424 | OCEAN SENSOR SYSTEM | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2019-11-26 | 10488540 | US20160202380A1 | ANDRÉ W. OLIVIER | United States | HULKA, JAMES R |
| 2015-12-22 | 14977791 | Real-Time Infill In Marine Seismic Surveys Using An Independent Seismic Source | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2018-07-24 | 10031248 | US20160178776A1 | NIKOLAOS BERNITSAS DAVID JAMES BROOKES DAVID RIDYARD DOUGLAS F. ALLINSON | United States United States United States United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2015-10-20 | 14887948 | Noise Removal in Non-Uniformly Spaced Seismic Receiver Arrays | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2018-02-27 | 9903968 | US20160109595A1 | CHRISTOF STORK | United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2015-09-11 | 14774878 | SEISMIC SENSOR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS INCLUDING NOISE FILTERING | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2017-12-12 | 9841519 | US20160018545A1 | Robert E. ROUQUETTE | United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2015-07-20 | 14803306 | POWER SAVINGS MODE FOR OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2016-11-29 | 9507043 | US20150323693A1 | Timothy B. Rigsby Felix E. Bircher | United States United States | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES |
| 2015-07-02 | 14790795 | Offset Footprint Analysis for Selecting Candidate Lines for Seismic Survey | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2018-12-18 | 10156652 | US20160003959A1 | David Robert Bowman Michael Bernard Tomlinson Angus Macgregor Styles | United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2015-05-13 | 14711154 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONDUCTING RECONNAISSANCE MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-02-28 | 9581712 | US20150331127A1 | DAVID BROOKES NIKOLAOS BERNITSAS PAUL FARMER | United States United States United States | RATCLIFFE, LUKE D |
| 2015-05-12 | 14710373 | OCEAN BOTTOM SYSTEM | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-11-12 | 10473806 | US20150331126A1 | DALE J. LAMBERT ANDRÉ W. OLIVIER | United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2015-04-27 | 14697085 | VARIABLE TURN RADIUS FOR MARINE VESSELS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2016-11-01 | 9482774 | US20150309199A1 | ANGUS STYLES | United Kingdom | STROUD, JAMES E |
| 2015-01-12 | 14594846 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USING KNOWN SOURCE EVENTS IN SEISMIC DATA PROCESSING | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-07-09 | 10345463 | US20150241582A1 | DANIEL S. KAHN JACQUES P. LEVEILLE | United States United States | PIERRE LOUIS, ANDRE |
| 2014-12-19 | 14578135 | Simultaneous Operations Coordination and Planning System | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-07-02 | 10339478 | US20150278734A1 | John Grant Stuart Darling Scott Cameron Dave Gentle | United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom United Kingdom | NGUYEN, NGA B |
| 2014-12-09 | 14564363 | SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION WITH VARYING RELATIVE DISTANCE BETWEEN MULTIPLE SEISMIC VESSELS | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2017-08-01 | 9720120 | US20150160360A1 | Jacques Pierre Leveille Paul Brettwood Jeffrey Alan Meredith | United States United Kingdom United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2014-09-26 | 14498341 | Seismic Sensor | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-05-30 | 9664807 | US20150098302A1 | Andre W. Olivier Matthew Greco Ronald Barry | United States United States United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2014-07-24 | 14339736 | Marine Seismic Surveying with Towed Components Below Water's Surface | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2016-07-12 | 9389328 | US20150101420A1 | Curt Schneider Timothy A. Dudley | United States United States | NOORI, MASOUD H |
| 2014-07-24 | 14339726 | Marine Seismic Surveying with Towed Components Below Water's Surface | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-09-19 | 9766360 | US20160025882A1 | Curt Schneider Timothy A. Dudley | United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2014-05-12 | 14275497 | SEISMIC SYSTEM WITH GHOST AND MOTION REJECTION | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-10-10 | 9784860 | US20140328138A1 | Dale J. Lambert Andre' W. Olivier Robert E. Rouquette | United States United States United States | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES |
| 2014-03-17 | 14216935 | Arctic Seismic Surveying Operations | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-04-03 | 9933536 | US20140269174A1 | Joseph R. Gagliardi Shawn Rice Curt Schneider Jeffrey W. Cunkelman Tim Dudley Dale Lambert Mike Burnham Ray Pierce | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2014-03-11 | 14203873 | POWER SAVINGS MODE FOR OCEAN BOTTOM SEISMIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2015-09-01 | 9121969 | US20140254315A1 | Timothy B. Rigsby Felix E. Bircher | United States United States | BAGHDASARYAN, HOVHANNES |
| 2013-11-12 | 14077467 | MARINE THREAT MONITORING AND DEFENSE SYSTEM | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-07-24 | 10032381 | US20140067249A1 | Joseph R. Gagliardi Des Flynn John Grant | United States United Kingdom United Kingdom | BUTLER, RODNEY ALLEN |
| 2013-10-15 | 14054116 | MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYING IN ICY OR OBSTRUCTED WATERS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2017-03-28 | 9604701 | US20140102347A1 | Joseph R. Gagliardi Shawn Rice Curt Schneider Jeffrey W. Cunkelman Timothy A. Dudley Dale Lambert Mike Burnham | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | LOBO, IAN J |
| 2013-10-15 | 14054098 | MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYING IN ICY OR OBSTRUCTED WATERS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2019-05-14 | 10286981 | US20140104985A1 | Joseph R. Gagliardi Shawn Rice Curt Schneider Jeffrey W. Cunkelman Timothy A. Dudley Dale Lambert Mike Burnham | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | MURPHY, DANIEL L |
| 2013-03-12 | 13795598 | Sensor System of Buried Seismic Array | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-09-11 | 10073184 | US20130265851A1 | Kees Faber Rick Laroo | Netherlands Netherlands | HULKA, JAMES R |
| 2013-03-11 | 13793544 | Marine Seismic Surveying with Towed Components Below Water Surface | ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION | Patented Case | 2017-01-03 | 9535182 | US20130182531A1 | Joseph R. Gagliardi Shawn Rice Timothy A. Dudley Curt Schneider | United States United States United States United States | N'DURE, AMIE MERCEDES |
| 2013-02-05 | 13759986 | Integrated Passive and Active Seismic Surveying Using Multiple Arrays | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2018-08-28 | 10061046 | US20130215717A1 | Gregg S. Hofland Jacques P. Leveille Daniel S. Kahn Kees Faber Rick Laroo Jerry L. Lawson William A. Balla Michael J. Saur | United States United States United States Netherlands Netherlands United States United States United States | HULKA, JAMES R |
| 2010-03-08 | 12719783 | MARINE SEISMIC SURVEYING IN ICY OR OBSTRUCTED WATERS | ION Geophysical Corporation | Patented Case | 2013-11-26 | 8593905 | US20100226204A1 | Joseph R. Gagliardi Shawn Rice Curt Schneider Jeffrey W. Cunkelman Tim Dudley Dale Lambert Mike Burnham | United States United States United States United States United States United States United States | DIACOU, ARI M |