G01V 1/104
Using explosive charges
Official title: using explosive charges (G01V1/157 takes precedence)
G01V1/104 (Using explosive charges) appears on 136 US grants and 78 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 136
- Published applications
- 78
- Assignees
- 79
- Inventors
- 292
- Latest grant
- 14 Oct 2025
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 12 | 0 |
| 1977 | 9 | 0 |
| 1978 | 8 | 0 |
| 1979 | 2 | 0 |
| 1980 | 4 | 0 |
| 1981 | 2 | 0 |
| 1982 | 3 | 0 |
| 1983 | 3 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 2 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 4 | 3 |
| 2003 | 3 | 2 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 |
| 2005 | 5 | 3 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 8 |
| 2015 | 5 | 8 |
| 2016 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 |
| 2018 | 3 | 4 |
| 2019 | 6 | 7 |
| 2020 | 2 | 8 |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 |
| 2022 | 2 | 3 |
| 2023 | 5 | 5 |
| 2024 | 5 | 3 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 |
| 2026 | 0 | 3 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Deployment of quasi-planar shock wave generators in association with seismic exploration14 Oct 2025US 12,442,944 B2Orica International Pte Ltd
- Method and apparatus for source wavelet estimation16 Sep 2025US 12,416,739 B2China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
- Systems and methods for reservoir characterization5 Aug 2025US 12,379,516 B2China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation
- Methods of characterizing a spatial property of a previously fractured stage of a hydrocarbon well and hydrocarbon wells that perform the methods20 May 2025US 12,305,492 B2ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
- Geophysical data acquisition system and method of acquisition of geophysical data25 Mar 2025US 12,259,509 B2
- High-frequency, powerful, repeatable impact seismic source system and impact method16 Jul 2026US 2026/0202563 A1Ccteg Coal Mining Research Institute
- Method and device for monitoring generation of coal mine vibration and its response to vibration wave11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160910 A1Shandong University of Science and Technology
- Pressure wave generator and method of operating a pressure wave generator12 Mar 2026US 2026/0071616 A1
- Deployment Of Quasi-Planar Shock Wave Generators In Association With Seismic Exploration20 Feb 2025US 2025/0060494 A1Orica International Pte Ltd
- Imaging a subterranean formation through acoustic energy delivered through a liquid20 Feb 2025US 2025/0060498 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Apparatus and method for generating seismic energy in subterranean formations75US 6,263,283 B1Marathon Oil Company · 2001
- Pulsed combustion acoustic wave generator51US 5,864,517 AAdroit Systems, Inc. · 1999
- Accelerometer transducer used for seismic recording49US 6,883,638 B1Input/Output, Inc. · 2005
- Energy source for use in seismic acquisitions40US 6,419,044 B1Schlumberger Technology Corporation · 2002
- Regenerative combustion device38US 6,705,425 B2Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC · 2004