G01V 9/005
Prospecting or detecting by methods not provided for in groups g01v1/00 -
Official title: {by thermal methods, e.g. after generation of heat by chemical reactions}
G01V9/005 (Prospecting or detecting by methods not provided for in groups g01v1/00 -) appears on 139 US grants and 142 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G01V- Granted patents
- 139
- Published applications
- 142
- Assignees
- 98
- Inventors
- 420
- Latest grant
- 25 Aug 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 1 | 0 |
| 1978 | 2 | 0 |
| 1979 | 1 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | 2 | 0 |
| 1983 | 2 | 0 |
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 2 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 3 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 3 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | 5 |
| 2014 | 3 | 14 |
| 2015 | 4 | 8 |
| 2016 | 5 | 15 |
| 2017 | 14 | 16 |
| 2018 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019 | 15 | 12 |
| 2020 | 16 | 13 |
| 2021 | 6 | 7 |
| 2022 | 10 | 4 |
| 2023 | 8 | 6 |
| 2024 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 7 |
| 2026 | 1 | 4 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Method for determining the heat in place for a geothermal system with horizontal wells25 Aug 2026US 12,717,064 B2Fervo Energy Company
- Method for measuring flow velocity of multilayer groundwater using distributed optical fiber with point-source active heating7 Oct 2025US 12,436,312 B2
- Target delineation method for deep prospecting of hydrothermal deposit controlled by fault-fold structure22 Jul 2025US 12,366,676 B2Kunming University of Science and Technology
- Thermosyphon foundation, method of calculating cold conductivity enhancement coefficient and method of cold conductivity enhancement thereof15 Jul 2025US 12,359,392 B1Cccc First Highway Consultants Co., Ltd.
- Methods and systems for providing access to interferometric system data10 Dec 2024US 12,163,815 B2Hifi Engineering Inc.
- Aero-conforming ice detector1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296652 A1Raytheon Company
- Method, system, device, and medium for calculating temperature distribution in in-situ electrical heating of reservoir18 Jun 2026US 2026/0169185 A1Southwest Petroleum University
- Method for identifying and monitoring water-conducting path of water inrush source based on similarity simulation test21 May 2026US 2026/0140276 A1Shandong University of Science and Technology
- A method for determining the heat in place for a geothermal system with horizontal wells30 Apr 2026US 2026/0118548 A1Fervo Energy Company
- Method for large-area soil monitoring by distributed temperature sensing20 Nov 2025US 2025/0354947 A1NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Downhole thermal anomaly detection for passive ranging to a target wellbore51US 10,947,839 B2Halliburton Energy Sendees, Inc. · 2021
- Method for exploring for hydrocarbons utilizing three dimensional modeling of thermal anomalies51US 5,321,612 ASwift Energy Company · 1994
- System for geological defect detection utilizing composite video-infrared thermography36US 4,910,593 AEnTech Engineering, Inc. · 1990
- Exploring for subsurface hydrocarbons by sea floor temperature gradients preferably using a multiplexed thermistor probe33US 4,676,664 AThe Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York · 1987
- Method and apparatus for in-situ wellbore measurement and control with inductive connectivity26US 9,310,510 B2Sensor Developments AS · 2016