G01V 1/3817
Positioning of seismic devices
Official title: {Positioning of seismic devices}
G01V1/3817 (Positioning of seismic devices) appears on 624 US grants and 637 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 624
- Published applications
- 637
- Assignees
- 184
- Inventors
- 897
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
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| 2022 | 35 | 11 |
| 2023 | 20 | 12 |
| 2024 | 21 | 14 |
| 2025 | 8 | 6 |
| 2026 | 9 | 10 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Drone counter-swarm devices and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,747,933 B2Fireworks West Internationale Inc
- Prediction of far-field radiated acoustic fields in a fluid using near-field acoustic measurements15 Sep 2026US 12,736,396 B2SMTA Limited
- Marine seismic acquisition system28 Jul 2026US 12,693,442 B2Schlumberger Technology Corporation
- Hybrid seabed seismic acquisition geometry using a combination of nodes and autonomous underwater vehicles30 Jun 2026US 12,669,628 B2Saudi Arabian Oil Company
- Systems and methods of performing velocity surveys using spaced source activation lines23 Jun 2026US 12,663,554 B2BP Corporation North America Inc.
- Remotely operated towed vehicle for sub-seabed sonar imaging8 Oct 2026US 2026/0307769 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Non-contact relative depth derivation for seismic nodes on a seafloor surface13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235782 A1Fnv IP B.V.
- Method, autonomous underwater vehicle, base station18 Jun 2026US 2026/0167312 A1BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- Seismic exploration system based on seafloor crawler11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160913 A1First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources
- Drone counter-swarm devices and methods21 May 2026US 2026/0139930 A1Fireworks West Internationale Inc
Most cited
By later US patents
- Multi-antenna gas receiver for seismic survey vessels256US 4,809,005 AWestern Atlas International, Inc. · 1989
- Method and apparatus for determining the shape of a flexible body215US 6,256,090 B1University of Maryland · 2001
- Mobile underwater arrays132US 5,894,450 AMassachusetts Institute of Technology · 1999
- Method and device intended for seismic exploration of an underwater subsurface zone using seismic receivers coupled with the water bottom123US 6,625,083 B2Institut Francais du Petrole · 2003
- System for laterally positioning a towed marine cable and method of using same121US 4,404,664 AMobil Oil Corporation · 1983