Patent · US Active

Geophone securement mechanism

US7639566B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
8References
18Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateMar 23, 2008
Grant dateDec 29, 2009
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 23, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01V1/184
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A seismic sensor comprising a coil assembly suspended in a magnet field produced by a magnet assembly, and a locking mechanism for preventing the coil assembly from moving freely until a seismic event is initiated at the surface or within an earth formation to collect seismic data.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.