Michael L Kane

US Patent:

6611761, Aug 26, 2003

Filed:

Apr 18, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/837794

Inventors:

Bikash K. Sinha - Redding CT
Robert Burridge - Boston MA
Michael R. Kane - Bethel CT

Assignee:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Ridgefield CT

International Classification:

G01V 140

US Classification:

702 6, 367 31

Abstract:

A method for determining a radial profile of sonic shear velocity of formations surrounding a fluid-containing borehole, including: suspending a logging device in the borehole; transmitting sonic energy from the logging device to establish flexural waves in the formation; receiving sonic energy from the flexural waves and producing, from the received sonic energy, measurement signals at a number of frequencies; determining, at each frequency, the flexural wave velocity in the formation; deriving sonic compressional and shear velocities of the substantially undisturbed formation; deriving sonic compressional velocity of the borehole fluid; and determining the radial profile of sonic shear velocity from the derived compressional and shear velocities of the substantially undisturbed formation, the derived compressional velocity of the borehole fluid, and the flexural wave velocities.

US Patent:

6614716, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

Dec 19, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/741574

Inventors:

Thomas Plona - New Milford CT
Bikash K. Sinha - Redding CT
Michael Kane - Bethel CT
Ramachandra Ganesh Shenoy - Paris, FR
Sandip Bose - Bridgeport CT

Assignee:

Schlumberger Technology Corporation - Ridgefield CT

International Classification:

G01V 128

US Classification:

367 31, 175 40, 175 50, 16625001

Abstract:

A method for determining properties of an earth formation surrounding an earth borehole that involves: providing a logging device moveable through the borehole; transmitting sonic energy into the formation; receiving sonic energy that has traveled through the formation; producing signals representative of the received sonic energy; determining whether the formation is anisotropic; determining whether the formation is inhomogeneous; and outputting a characterization of the formation as one of the following types: isotropic/homogeneous, anisotropic/homogeneous, isotropic/inhomogeneous, and anisotropic/inhomogeneous.

US Patent:

20050190651, Sep 1, 2005

Filed:

Feb 27, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/789210

Inventors:

Thomas Plona - New Milford CT, US
Michael Kane - Bethel CT, US
Ram Shenoy - Yokohama-Shi, JP
Smaine Zeroug - Ridgefield CT, US

International Classification:

G01V001/34

US Classification:

367068000

Abstract:

The present invention describes several techniques for displaying sonic logging data that provide highly reliable, visual quality-control (QC) indicators. One aspect of the present invention is directed to a novel display of sonic logging data corresponding to a slowness frequency analysis (SFA) projection log. One of the benefits of the SFA projection log display of the present invention is that the format of the information displayed may be used to visually confirm the accuracy/inaccuracy of the processed sonic logging data over selected depth intervals. The SFA projection log display may also be used to visually identify any potential problematic or inconsistent portions of the processed sonic logging information. An overlay of estimated wave slowness information may also be displayed onto the SFA log display in a manner which enables an observer of the SFA log display to visually assess the relative accuracy of the estimated wave slowness information over selected depth intervals. The SFA log display may also include a navigable pointer mechanism configured or designed to allow a user to navigate within the SFA log display in order to access depth specific sonic logging information associated with selected depths. In this way selected characteristics of depth specific sonic logging information may be accessed and displayed concurrently with log information for an entire depth interval.

US Patent:

61219339, Sep 19, 2000

Filed:

May 24, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/317226

Inventors:

John M. Cosenza - St. James NY
Michael Kane - Ridge NY
Robert Silvern - Dix Hills NY

Assignee:

Ail Systems, Inc. - Deer Park NY

International Classification:

H01Q 138

US Classification:

343700MS

Abstract:

A communication system for transferring data through the air over a relatively short fixed distance comprising a transmitting antenna which comprises a leaky coaxial cable for radiating electromagnetic energy modulated with data to be transferred; and a plurality of non-linear fixed beam array antennas for receiving the modulated electromagnetic energy from the leaky coaxial cable. The plurality of fixed beam array antennas are juxtaposed with the transmitting antenna such that the transmitting antenna extends at least partially through the near-field regions of the plurality of fixed beam array antennas. The communication system also comprises a selection means which determines which radio frequency output from the plurality of non-linear fixed beam array antennas exhibits the greatest radio frequency power and outputs that particular radio frequency output to a receiver. Also described is a method of increasing the performance of an antenna system, which comprises the steps of inputting radio frequency signals from a plurality of antennas, selecting that radio frequency signal which comprises the greatest radio frequency power, and outputting the radio frequency signal comprising the greatest radio frequency power.

US Patent:

56730527, Sep 30, 1997

Filed:

Dec 13, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/571811

Inventors:

John M. Cosenza - St. James NY
Michael Kane - Ridge NY

Assignee:

Dorne & Margolin, Inc. - Bohemia NY

International Classification:

H01Q 138

US Classification:

343700MS

Abstract:

A communication system for transferring data through the air over a relatively short fixed distance comprises a transmitting antenna comprising a leaky coaxial cable for radiating electromagnetic energy modulated with data to be transferred; and a non-linear fixed beam array antenna for receiving the modulated electromagnetic energy from the leaky coaxial cable. The fixed beam array antenna is juxtaposed with the transmitting antenna such that said transmitting antenna extends at least partially through the near-field region of the fixed beam array antenna. The fixed beam array antenna comprises four conductive patch elements comprising two inner patch elements and two outer patch elements juxtaposed linearly on a substantially flat substrate, wherein each of the patch elements is arranged to transduce electromagnetic energy with corresponding electric signals. The antenna also comprises means for shifting the phase of the signals obtained from each of the two inner patch elements by an amount substantially equivalent to the difference between the time the electromagnetic beam is incident upon each inner element and the time the electromagnetic beam is incident upon each outer element; and signal adding means for coherently adding the phase-shifted signals from each inner element and the non-phase-shifted signals from each outer element.

US Patent:

58643184, Jan 26, 1999

Filed:

Apr 24, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/847575

Inventors:

John Cosenza - St. James NY
Michael Kane - Ridge NY
William Rovinsky - Old Bethpage NY
Richard Hines - Stony Brook NY

Assignee:

Dorne & Margolin, Inc. - Bohemia NY

International Classification:

H01Q 132
H01Q 138

US Classification:

343700MS

Abstract:

A composite antenna comprising a first and second antenna suitable for transceiving independent signals in the cellular communication and GPS bands. The first antenna has upper and lower electrically conductive discs of substantially the same size aligned substantially in parallel, a first means for application of a first electrical signal between and at substantially geometric centers of the discs, and a plurality of electrically conductive shunts. The second (GPS) antenna is attached atop the upper electrically conductive disc and has a second means for application of a second electrical signal to the GPS antenna which traverses the electrically conductive discs whereby there is no significant degradation in performance of either the first cellular antenna or the second GPS antenna. The shunts are electrically connected to the first electrically conductive disc and the second electrically conductive disc, whereby the first and second electrically conductive discs are spaced from each other by a volume of free space or a volume occupied by a dielectric material. Also described is an antenna for cellular communications alone, with first and second electrically conductive discs spaced from each other by a volume of free space or a volume occupied by a dielectric material, without the second GPS antenna.

US Patent:

6061031, May 9, 2000

Filed:

Apr 17, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/837358

Inventors:

John Cosenza - St. James NY
Michael Kane - Ridge NY
Vincent Marotti - Sayville NY

Assignee:

AIL Systems, Inc. - Deer Park NY

International Classification:

H01Q 1310
H01Q 1110

US Classification:

343770

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for exciting an antenna with dual frequency bands which comprises feeding a first channel of the antenna with a first signal in the VHF band such that a first current is established in a first direction resulting in a first polarization, feeding a second channel of the antenna with a second signal such that a second current is established in a second direction resulting in a second polarization, and isolating characteristics of the first channel from characteristics of the second channel and the characteristics of the second channel from the characteristics of the first channel such that both the first channel and the second channel are adapted to transmit and receive energy within the same antenna structure without appreciable coupling between the first channel and the second channel.

US Patent:

6064348, May 16, 2000

Filed:

Apr 21, 1999

Appl. No.:

9/298049

Inventors:

John Cosenza - St. James NY
Michael Kane - Ridge NY
Vincent Marotti - Sayville NY

Assignee:

AIL Systems, Inc. - Deer Park NY

International Classification:

H01Q 1310

US Classification:

343770

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for exciting an antenna with dual frequency bands which comprises feeding a first channel of the antenna with a first signal in the VHF band such that a first current is established in a first direction resulting in a first polarization, feeding a second channel of the antenna with a second signal such that a second current is established in a second direction resulting in a second polarization, and isolating characteristics of the first channel from characteristics of the second channel and the characteristics of the second channel from the characteristics of the first channel such that both the first channel and the second channel are adapted to transmit and receive energy within the same antenna structure without appreciable coupling between the first channel and the second channel.