IP Library Granted Patent US 12,716,351
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US 12,716,351 · App. 18/345,983 · Granted Aug 25, 2026

Adaptive non-dispersive and direction-dependent attenuation of artifacts in seismic wave propagation

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Patent No.
US 12,716,351
App. No.
18/345,983
Filed
Jun 30, 2023
Granted
Aug 25, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2857
USPC
702/14
Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 18, 2023
From: SAUDI ARAMCO UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
To: SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065268/0001 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2023
From: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
To: SAUDI ARAMCO UPSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 065255/0318 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 22, 2023
From: ZHANG, HOUZHU; LIANG, HONG
To: ARAMCO SERVICES COMPANY
Reel/Frame 064664/0812 →
Continuity (1)
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