Input/Output, Inc.
88Patents
6Active
88Granted
40Portfolio score
Filing activity: Mar 3, 1986 → Jun 1, 2007 · 6 expiring within 5 years
Most-cited patents
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US7176589B2 | Electrical power distribution and communication system for an underwater cable | Electricity | 259 | Expired |
| US6525992B1 | Devices for controlling the position of an underwater cable | Electricity | 81 | Expired |
| US6522797B1 | Seismic optical acoustic recursive sensor system | Physics | 80 | Expired |
| US7218890B1 | Seismic telemetry system | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US5949214A | Rechargeable battery pack | Physics | 63 | Expired |
| US6424931B1 | Remote access and control of a seismic acquisition system | Physics | 58 | Expired |
| US6314371A | Dual sensor signal processing method for on-bottom cable seismic wave detection | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US7092315B2 | Device for laterally steering streamer cables | Physics | 56 | Expired |
| US6591025B1 | Optical sensing system | Physics | 51 | Expired |
| US6016286A | Depth control device for an underwater cable | Physics | 50 | Expired |
| US6883638B1 | Accelerometer transducer used for seismic recording | Electricity | 49 | Expired |
| US6315423A | Micro machined mirror | Physics | 45 | Expired |
| US6814179B2 | Seismic sensing apparatus and method with high-g shock isolation | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 44 | Expired |
| US6529443B2 | Two-conductor bidirectional digital seismic telemetry interface | Physics | 44 | Expired |
| US6078283A | Remote seismic data acquisition unit with common radio and GPS antenna | Physics | 41 | Expired |
| US6788618B2 | Method and apparatus for marine source diagnostics | Physics | 37 | Expired |
| US6091670A | Underwater cable arrangement and coil support arrangement for an underwater cable | Electricity | 37 | Expired |
| US6873571B2 | Digital air gun source controller apparatus and control method | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US7423929B1 | Method for laterally steering streamer cables | Physics | 30 | Active |
| US6992951B2 | Permanent seafloor seismic recording system utilizing micro electro-mechanical systems seismic sensors and method of deploying same | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6292436A | Underwater cable arrangements, internal devices for use in an underwater cable, and methods of connecting and internal device to a stress member of an underwater cable | Physics | 29 | Expired |
| US7190634B2 | GPS-based underwater cable positioning system | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 29 | Expired |
| US6559383B1 | Connector housing | Electricity | 28 | Expired |
| US6805008B2 | Accelerometer with folded beams | Physics | 27 | Expired |
| US6201764A | Apparatus and method for correcting for capacitance variations in hydrophones | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 26 | Expired |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.