US3282372A
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Direct drive method and apparatus for generating seismic vibratory signals
Assignee: ConocoPhillips Co
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Filing: 1962-11-14
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Granted: 1966-11-01
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Expires: 1982-11-14
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Graydon L Brown
- 👤 Delbert W Fair
- 👤 Jr Lorenzo E Jarrett
- 👤 Langdon H Berryman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 13:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/02; G01V1/04; G01V1/047; G01V1/143; G01V1/145
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
86 words
A DEVICE FOR INDUCING SEISMIC SIGNALS IN THE EARTH COMPRISING: A COUPLING MEMBER FOR ENGAGING A SURFACE OF THE EARTH HAVING A CONTACT AREA SUFFICIENTLY LARGE AS NOT TO APPRECIABLY PENETRATE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH; A REACTION MASS SYSTEM; AND, MOTOR MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE COUPLING MEMBER AND THE REACTION MASS SYSTEM FOR RECIPROCATING THE COUPLING MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE REACTION MASS SYSTEM; THE COUPLING MEMBER HAVING A MASS SUFFFICIENTLY LOW AS TO HAVE A NATURAL RESONANT FREQUENCY ABOVE 80 C.P.S. WHEN COUPLED TO THE EARTH.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
86 words
A DEVICE FOR INDUCING SEISMIC SIGNALS IN THE EARTH COMPRISING: A COUPLING MEMBER FOR ENGAGING A SURFACE OF THE EARTH HAVING A CONTACT AREA SUFFICIENTLY LARGE AS NOT TO APPRECIABLY PENETRATE THE SURFACE OF THE EARTH; A REACTION MASS SYSTEM; AND, MOTOR MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE COUPLING MEMBER AND THE REACTION MASS SYSTEM FOR RECIPROCATING THE COUPLING MEMBER RELATIVE TO THE REACTION MASS SYSTEM; THE COUPLING MEMBER HAVING A MASS SUFFFICIENTLY LOW AS TO HAVE A NATURAL RESONANT FREQUENCY ABOVE 80 C.P.S. WHEN COUPLED TO THE EARTH.
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