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US2810444A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Determining optimum conditions for seismic surveying

Assignee: Pan American Petroleum Corp
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Filing: 1954-07-15
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Granted: 1957-10-22
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Expires: 1974-07-15
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Dyk Karl
  • 👤 Moses B Widess

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 18:41
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/24

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 112 words
IN SEISMIC GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING WHEREIN SEISMIC WAVES ARE GENERATED AT A FIRST LOCATION ADJACENT THE EARTH''S SURFACE AND ARE RECEIVED AT A SECOND LOCATION ADJACENT THE EARTH''S SURFACE SPACED AT SOME DISTANCE FROM SAID FIRST LOCATION, THE METHOD OF DETERMINING WHETHER A CHOSEN ARRANGEMENT OF POINTS AT ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS HAS AN OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF PRODUCING A FIRST RECORD WITH A FIRST GROUP OF SAID POINTS IN OPERATION AT SAID ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS, AND PRODUCING A SECOND RECORD WITH A SECOND GROUP OF SAID POINTS IN OPERATION AT SAID ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS, EACH POINT OF SAID SECOND GROUP OF POINTS BEING OFFSET FROM THE CORRE-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 112 words
IN SEISMIC GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYING WHEREIN SEISMIC WAVES ARE GENERATED AT A FIRST LOCATION ADJACENT THE EARTH''S SURFACE AND ARE RECEIVED AT A SECOND LOCATION ADJACENT THE EARTH''S SURFACE SPACED AT SOME DISTANCE FROM SAID FIRST LOCATION, THE METHOD OF DETERMINING WHETHER A CHOSEN ARRANGEMENT OF POINTS AT ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS HAS AN OPTIMUM DISTRIBUTION WHICH COMPRISES THE STEPS OF PRODUCING A FIRST RECORD WITH A FIRST GROUP OF SAID POINTS IN OPERATION AT SAID ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS, AND PRODUCING A SECOND RECORD WITH A SECOND GROUP OF SAID POINTS IN OPERATION AT SAID ONE OF SAID LOCATIONS, EACH POINT OF SAID SECOND GROUP OF POINTS BEING OFFSET FROM THE CORRE-

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1960-10-21 1961-04-22 1961-10-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1964-10-21 1965-04-22 1965-10-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1968-10-21 1969-04-22 1969-10-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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