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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:

Ion Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Inventors:

Peter Graham Stewart, Houston, TX (US);

Cornelis A. M. Faber, Voorhout, NL;

Assignee:

ION Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01P 15/08 (2006.01); G01P 15/097 (2006.01); G01V 1/16 (2006.01); G01V 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); G01P 15/0802 (2013.01); G01P 15/097 (2013.01); G01V 1/164 (2013.01); G01V 1/38 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 13/00 (2013.01); G01P 2015/084 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1427 (2013.01);
Abstract

A seismic sensor system includes a seismic sensor suspended in an acoustic medium, which is disposed between first and second sensor housings. The acoustic medium can be selected to preferentially transmit pressure wave energy, based on the acoustic impedance of the surrounding water column or other seismic medium. The acoustic medium can also be selected to preferentially dissipate or otherwise reduce the transmitted shear wave energy. The second housing can similarly be configured to dissipate shear wave energy, while transmitting pressure wave energy in the form of acoustic waves that propagate through the acoustic medium to the seismic sensor.


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