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US 10,241,219 B2Granted
Sensor device having elongated housing
AssigneeWesternGeco L.L.C.
InventorsSeth Friedly, Einar Holst, Kambiz Iranpour
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Abstract
A sensor device includes an elongated housing containing particle motion sensors spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing, where the elongated housing has a length that is greater than a width of the elongated housing. A second portion includes communication circuitry to communicate over a communication medium, the second portion coupled to the elongated housing and having a width that is greater than the width of the elongated housing.
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A sensor device comprising:
- an elongated housing containing particle motion sensors spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing, wherein the elongated housing has a length that is greater than a width of the elongated housing, wherein the particle motion sensors in the elongated housing are spaced apart by a distance along the longitudinal axis, without providing particle motion sensors spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
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- a second portion including communication circuitry to communicate over a communication medium, the second portion coupled to the elongated housing and having a width that is greater than the width of the elongated housing, wherein the second portion includes an impact button that includes a protruding portion that protrudes above a top surface of the second portion, the impact button to receive an impact force for deploying the sensor device into a ground surface, and wherein the second portion is mechanically connected to the elongated housing using a connector structure, and wherein the protruding portion allows for force to be applied to the impact button without also impacting a top part of the second portion.
A method of forming a sensor device, comprising:
- providing an elongated housing containing particle motion sensors spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing, wherein the elongated housing has a length that is greater than a width of the elongated housing, wherein the particle motion sensors in the elongated housing are spaced apart by a distance along the longitudinal axis, without providing particle motion sensors spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
- coupling a second portion to the elongated housing, the second portion including communication circuitry to communicate over a communication medium, the second portion having a width that is greater than the width of the elongated housing;
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- providing an impact button on the second portion, the impact button that includes a protruding portion that protrudes above a top surface of the second portion, the impact button to receive an impact force for deploying the sensor device into a ground surface, and wherein the second portion is mechanically connected to the elongated housing using a connector structure, and wherein the protruding portion allows for force to be applied to the impact button without also impacting a top part of the second portion.
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A system comprising:
- a plurality of sensor devices, wherein at least one of the sensor devices comprises:
- an elongated housing containing particle motion sensors spaced apart along a longitudinal axis of the elongated housing, wherein the elongated housing has a length that is greater than a width of the elongated housing, wherein the particle motion sensors in the elongated housing are spaced apart by a distance along the longitudinal axis, without providing particle motion sensors spaced apart in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis;
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- a second portion including communication circuitry to communicate over a communication medium, the second portion coupled to the elongated housing and having a width that is greater than the width of the elongated housing, wherein the second portion includes an impact button that includes a protruding portion that protrudes above a top surface of the second portion, the impact button to receive an impact force for deploying the sensor device into a ground surface, and wherein the second portion is mechanically connected to the elongated housing using a connector structure, and wherein the protruding portion allows for force to be applied to the impact button without also impacting a top part of the second portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.