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Solid marine seismic cable with an array of hydrophones

US9217800B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31References

11Claims

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Assignee

Geometrics, Inc. · US

Inventors

Richard E. Pearce · Apache Junction, US
Jonathan Pearce · New York, US
Bruce A. Johnson · Antioch, US
Stephen V. Cope · Cupertino, US
Arturo Curiel · Milpitas, US
Douglas B. Forkapa · Los Gatos, US
Donald A. Kyrnitszke · Ramona, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 2, 2012
Grant date	Dec 22, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 29, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/42
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a first embodiment of the present invention, a hydrophone is provided comprising: a rigid tubular substrate; an annular cavity formed around the rigid tubular substrate by affixing a tubular diaphragm around the rigid tubular substrate; a flexible piezoelectric element wrapped around and bonded to the flexible tubular diaphragm; and a molded portion covering the piezoelectric element.

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