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Donald E. Mcelheny Jr.

Examiner (ID: 11998)

Most Active Art Unit
2305
Art Unit(s)
2857, 2411, 2311, 2899, 2305, 2764, 2318, 2862, 2761, 2615, 2603, 2101
Total Applications
2292
Issued Applications
1881
Pending Applications
169
Abandoned Applications
242

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
Array ( [id] => 522205 [patent_doc_number] => 07197398 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Method for designing formation tester for well' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/084567 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-03-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 8026 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 167 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/197/07197398.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11084567 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/084567
Method for designing formation tester for well Mar 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 522201 [patent_doc_number] => 07197397 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-27 [patent_title] => 'Apparatus, method, and computer program for evaluating environmental measures' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/073756 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-03-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 21 [patent_no_of_words] => 6427 [patent_no_of_claims] => 11 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 158 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/197/07197397.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11073756 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/073756
Apparatus, method, and computer program for evaluating environmental measures Mar 7, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 893391 [patent_doc_number] => 07349807 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2008-03-25 [patent_title] => 'Quantitative risk assessment applied to pore pressure prediction' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/075300 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-03-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 20 [patent_no_of_words] => 6424 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 101 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/349/07349807.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11075300 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/075300
Quantitative risk assessment applied to pore pressure prediction Mar 7, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5706216 [patent_doc_number] => 20060195264 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-31 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for estimating distance to or from a geological target while drilling or logging' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/067147 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4925 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0195/20060195264.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11067147 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/067147
Method and apparatus for estimating distance to or from a geological target while drilling or logging Feb 24, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7602152 [patent_doc_number] => 07236887 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-06-26 [patent_title] => 'Method of determining planar events from borehole or core images' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/063945 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3606 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 213 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/236/07236887.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11063945 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/063945
Method of determining planar events from borehole or core images Feb 21, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 555923 [patent_doc_number] => 07177765 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-02-13 [patent_title] => 'Method of general elastic inversion by combination of calculated pseudo-shear and measured compressional seismic amplitude information' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/062716 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-21 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 5 [patent_no_of_words] => 3499 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/177/07177765.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11062716 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/062716
Method of general elastic inversion by combination of calculated pseudo-shear and measured compressional seismic amplitude information Feb 20, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 7051891 [patent_doc_number] => 20050187714 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2005-08-25 [patent_title] => 'System for determining weather information and providing ambient parameter data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/061859 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 4575 [patent_no_of_claims] => 47 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0187/20050187714.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11061859 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/061859
System for determining weather information and providing ambient parameter data Feb 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 609027 [patent_doc_number] => 07155343 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-12-26 [patent_title] => 'Nanocircuitry for sensing, recording and outputting data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/060874 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 5686 [patent_no_of_claims] => 3 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 93 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/155/07155343.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11060874 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/060874
Nanocircuitry for sensing, recording and outputting data Feb 17, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 533081 [patent_doc_number] => 07191063 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-13 [patent_title] => 'Electromagnetic surveying for hydrocarbon reservoirs' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/058529 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 10711 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 117 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/191/07191063.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11058529 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/058529
Electromagnetic surveying for hydrocarbon reservoirs Feb 14, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 533102 [patent_doc_number] => 07191066 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for distinguishing foliage from buildings for topographical modeling' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/053219 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 29 [patent_no_of_words] => 4574 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 59 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/191/07191066.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11053219 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/053219
Method and apparatus for distinguishing foliage from buildings for topographical modeling Feb 7, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5670859 [patent_doc_number] => 20060176213 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-10 [patent_title] => 'Method and apparatus for enhancing a digital elevation model (DEM) for topographical modeling' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/053495 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 16 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 5065 [patent_no_of_claims] => 24 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 6 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0176/20060176213.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11053495 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/053495
Method and apparatus for enhancing a digital elevation model (DEM) for topographical modeling Feb 7, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5668275 [patent_doc_number] => 20060173625 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-08-03 [patent_title] => 'System for optimizing drilling in real time' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/048516 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-02-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 8514 [patent_no_of_claims] => 27 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0173/20060173625.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11048516 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/048516
System for optimizing drilling in real time Jan 31, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 666194 [patent_doc_number] => 07103479 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-09-05 [patent_title] => 'Method and system for evaluating water usage' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/036414 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 19 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 7789 [patent_no_of_claims] => 23 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 135 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/103/07103479.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11036414 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/036414
Method and system for evaluating water usage Jan 13, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5633005 [patent_doc_number] => 20060149476 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-07-06 [patent_title] => 'Inferred production rates of a rod pumped well from surface and pump card information' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 10/940273 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2005-01-05 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 15 [patent_figures_cnt] => 15 [patent_no_of_words] => 10186 [patent_no_of_claims] => 13 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0149/20060149476.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 10940273 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
10/940273
Inferred production rates of a rod pumped well from surface and pump card information Jan 4, 2005 Issued
Array ( [id] => 5657208 [patent_doc_number] => 20060142944 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2006-06-29 [patent_title] => 'Technique for creating, directing, storing, and automatically delivering a message to an intended recipient based on climatic conditions' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/021288 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-12-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 10333 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 5 [patent_words_short_claim] => 0 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] => publications/A1/0142/20060142944.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11021288 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/021288
Technique for creating, directing, storing, and automatically delivering a message to an intended recipient based on climatic conditions Dec 22, 2004 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 477353 [patent_doc_number] => 07231300 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-06-12 [patent_title] => 'Producing high-resolution, real-time synthetic meteorological conditions from radar data' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/021801 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-12-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 4668 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 26 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/231/07231300.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11021801 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/021801
Producing high-resolution, real-time synthetic meteorological conditions from radar data Dec 21, 2004 Issued
Array ( [id] => 533070 [patent_doc_number] => 07191062 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2007-03-13 [patent_title] => 'Method and system of forecasting compaction performance' [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 11/017514 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2004-12-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 4 [patent_figures_cnt] => 4 [patent_no_of_words] => 3100 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 106 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] => patents/07/191/07191062.pdf [firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 11017514 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
11/017514
Method and system of forecasting compaction performance Dec 19, 2004 Issued
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11/016678
Geophysical data processing Dec 16, 2004 Issued
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11/014324
Method for determining borehole corrections for well-logging tools Dec 15, 2004 Issued
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11/013830
Method of determining a climate-based activity index and best-time-to recommendation Dec 15, 2004 Issued
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