Inventor · Sandnessjøen, NO

Kenneth E. Welker

38Patents
11h-index
31Co-inventors
71Inventor score

Filing activity: Jul 21, 2003 → Aug 22, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US7796466B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for seabed data acquisition Physics 67 Active
US7203130B1 Methods for deriving shape of seismic data acquisition cables and streamers employing a force model Physics 52 Expired
US7660189B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for determining position of marine seismic acoustic receivers Physics 48 Active
US7417924B2 Apparatus, systems and methods for determining position of marine seismic acoustic receivers Physics 44 Expired
US7755970B2 Methods for controlling marine seismic equipment orientation during acquisition of marine seismic data Physics 38 Active
US7403448B2 Streamer steering device orientation determination apparatus and methods Physics 32 Expired
US7804738B2 Active steering systems and methods for marine seismic sources Performing Operations; Transporting 29 Active
US8717844B2 Seismic data acquisition using self-propelled underwater vehicles Physics 25 Active
US8004930B2 Methods and systems for determining coordinates of an underwater seismic component in a reference frame Physics 19 Active
US7701803B2 Underwater acoustic positioning methods and systems based on modulated acoustic signals Physics 17 Active
US8570830B2 Active steering systems and methods for marine seismic sources Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active
US9013952B2 Marine seismic survey systems and methods using autonomously or remotely operated vehicles Physics 11 Active
US9140814B2 System and method of using autonomous underwater vehicle to facilitate seismic data acquisition Performing Operations; Transporting 9 Active
US7518951B2 Systems and methods for seismic streamer positioning Physics 8 Expired
US7391674B2 Methods and systems for determining orientation of seismic cable apparatus Physics 8 Active
US8483008B2 Coil shooting mode Physics 7 Active
US8724426B2 Marine seismic streamer system configurations, systems, and methods for non-linear seismic survey navigation Physics 7 Active
US8060314B2 Updating information regarding sections of a streamer that are in a body of water Physics 6 Active
US9400338B2 Seismic acquisition system-based unmanned airborne vehicle Physics 6 Active
US9052412B2 Determining an orientation angle of a survey sensor Physics 4 Active
US8473175B2 Controlling movement of a vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operation Physics 4 Active
US8175765B2 Controlling movement of a vessel traveling through water during a seismic survey operation Physics 4 Active
US10191170B2 Seismic data acquisition using water vehicles Physics 4 Active
US9217805B2 Monitoring the quality of particle motion data during a seismic acquisition Physics 4 Active
US10281605B2 Communication systems for water vehicles Electricity 3 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.