G01V 1/159
Using piezoelectric or magnetostrictive driving means
Official title: {using piezoelectric or magnetostrictive driving means (generating mechanical vibrations by using piezoelectric or magnetostrictive effect in general, B06B1/06, B06B1/08)}
G01V1/159 (Using piezoelectric or magnetostrictive driving means) appears on 82 US grants and 87 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 82
- Published applications
- 87
- Assignees
- 29
- Inventors
- 176
- Latest grant
- 20 Jan 2026
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By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Sonic through tubing cement evaluation20 Jan 2026US 12,529,817 B2Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- Acoustic transducer with trapezoidal, irregularly pitched, or widened transducer elements12 Aug 2025US 12,386,088 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Acoustic transducer with piezoelectric elements having different polarities15 Jul 2025US 12,360,266 B2Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- System and method for characterizing a seismic acoustic signal4 Mar 2025US 12,242,008 B2Reflection Marine Norge AS
- Air layer for improved performance of transducer at low frequencies28 May 2024US 11,992,860 B2Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- Marine vibrator with one or more remotely located components23 Jul 2026US 2026/0211135 A1Applied Physical Sciences Corp.
- Sonic through tubing cement evaluation7 May 2026US 2026/0126559 A1Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- Smooth hydrophone spectrum dips and extend measurement frequency range5 Feb 2026US 2026/0036712 A1Halliburton Energy Services.Inc.
- System and Method for Characterizing a Seismic Acoustic Signal29 May 2025US 2025/0172714 A1Reflection Marine Norge AS
- Acoustic transducer with trapezoidal, irregularly pitched, or widened transducer elements2 Jan 2025US 2025/0004152 A1Schlumberger Technology Corporation
Most cited
By later US patents
- Control system for marine vibrators and seismic acquisition system using such control system52US 7,974,152 B2PGS Geophysical AS · 2011
- Method and apparatus for reducing harmonic distortion32US 6,035,257 APelton Company · 2000
- Seismic source which incorporates earth coupling as part of the transmitter resonance22US 8,400,872 B2Acoustic Zoom, Inc. · 2013
- Electromagnetic linear actuators for marine acoustic vibratory sources20US 8,670,292 B2PGS Geophysical AS · 2014
- Downhole acoustic transducer, downhole probe and tool comprising such a transducer13US 10,472,951 B2Openfield · 2019