G01V 1/3835
Measuring position
Official title: {measuring position, e.g. by GPS or acoustically}
G01V1/3835 (Measuring position) appears on 237 US grants and 240 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 237
- Published applications
- 240
- Assignees
- 103
- Inventors
- 435
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 1 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 5 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 2 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1989 | 5 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 |
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| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 |
| 2006 | 4 | 4 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 |
| 2008 | 6 | 10 |
| 2009 | 3 | 14 |
| 2010 | 3 | 9 |
| 2011 | 7 | 7 |
| 2012 | 5 | 10 |
| 2013 | 9 | 25 |
| 2014 | 9 | 19 |
| 2015 | 17 | 18 |
| 2016 | 22 | 17 |
| 2017 | 12 | 13 |
| 2018 | 12 | 10 |
| 2019 | 17 | 18 |
| 2020 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 7 | 13 |
| 2022 | 16 | 6 |
| 2023 | 11 | 3 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 |
| 2025 | 2 | 2 |
| 2026 | 5 | 8 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Drone counter-swarm devices and methods29 Sep 2026US 12,747,933 B2Fireworks West Internationale Inc
- 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.
- Autonomous data acquisition system and method10 Mar 2026US 12,571,930 B2BP Exploration Operating Company Limited
- 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
- 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
- Methods for determining the position of seismic equipment, and applications of the methods92US 5,668,775 AGeco A/S · 1997
- Method for determining the position of seismic streamers in a reflection seismic measuring system87US 4,992,990 AGeco A/S · 1991