G01V 1/02
Generating seismic energy
Official title: Generating seismic energy {(G01V1/003 takes precedence)}
G01V1/02 (Generating seismic energy) appears on 1,254 US grants and 766 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 1,254
- Published applications
- 766
- Assignees
- 418
- Inventors
- 1,848
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 29 | 0 |
| 1977 | 41 | 0 |
| 1978 | 28 | 0 |
| 1979 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | 31 | 0 |
| 1981 | 31 | 0 |
| 1982 | 22 | 0 |
| 1983 | 21 | 0 |
| 1984 | 20 | 0 |
| 1985 | 17 | 0 |
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| 1987 | 56 | 0 |
| 1988 | 48 | 0 |
| 1989 | 38 | 0 |
| 1990 | 20 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 21 | 0 |
| 1993 | 23 | 0 |
| 1994 | 16 | 0 |
| 1995 | 19 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |
| 1997 | 11 | 0 |
| 1998 | 9 | 0 |
| 1999 | 15 | 0 |
| 2000 | 20 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 7 |
| 2002 | 15 | 13 |
| 2003 | 20 | 10 |
| 2004 | 16 | 9 |
| 2005 | 13 | 15 |
| 2006 | 8 | 17 |
| 2007 | 9 | 16 |
| 2008 | 16 | 11 |
| 2009 | 13 | 15 |
| 2010 | 10 | 23 |
| 2011 | 16 | 32 |
| 2012 | 18 | 38 |
| 2013 | 29 | 49 |
| 2014 | 35 | 65 |
| 2015 | 43 | 62 |
| 2016 | 46 | 57 |
| 2017 | 54 | 47 |
| 2018 | 36 | 42 |
| 2019 | 51 | 42 |
| 2020 | 27 | 41 |
| 2021 | 35 | 42 |
| 2022 | 27 | 23 |
| 2023 | 39 | 23 |
| 2024 | 26 | 22 |
| 2025 | 21 | 22 |
| 2026 | 6 | 23 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Vibrator source baseplate ergonomic control29 Sep 2026US 12,748,228 B2Sercel
- Linear motor driving means for acoustic emitters22 Sep 2026US 12,742,898 B2Akitemos Solutions AB
- Marine seismic imaging14 Jul 2026US 12,681,201 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- System and method for determining water bottom sediment acoustic properties using a pile driver acoustic source9 Jun 2026US 12,650,532 B2Subsea Micropiles Limited
- Person identification and imposter detection using footfall generated seismic signals5 May 2026US 12,618,991 B2Indian Institute of Technology Delhi
- Experimental method for fluid-injection-induced seismicity under true-triaxial stress conditions1 Oct 2026US 2026/0299152 A1Tianjin University
- System and method for ultra-high resolution seismic data acquisition10 Sep 2026US 2026/0267024 A1Oceaneering International, Inc.
- Method and apparatus for regulating underwater seismic source pressure3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259336 A1Sercel
- Curved Marine Sparker Source Arrays3 Sep 2026US 2026/0259337 A1PGS Geophysical AS
- A method for estimating a notional source waveform6 Aug 2026US 2026/0227535 A1Reflection Marine Norge AS
Most cited
By later US patents
- System for generating a seismic signal in a borehole165US 6,193,010 B1Tomoseis Corporation · 2001
- Movable seismic pavement analyzer115US 5,614,670 ABoard of Regents, The University of Texas System · 1997
- Method and apparatus using acoustic sensor for sub-surface object detection and visualization107US 6,536,553 B1The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · 2003
- Simultaneous use of pseudo-random control signals in vibrational exploration methods93US 4,168,485 AContinental Oil Company · 1979
- Method of source coding and harmonic cancellation for vibrational geophysical survey sources88US 4,982,374 AHalliburton Geophysical Services, Inc. · 1991