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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 20, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2018
Applicant:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Andrew N. Jordan, Rochester, NY (US);
John C. Howell, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 7/12 (2006.01); G01V 7/04 (2006.01); G01V 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 7/12 (2013.01); G01V 7/04 (2013.01); G01V 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of scanning an object using a pendulum gravimeter are disclosed. The pendulum gravimeter may include an interferometer, such as a Sagnac interferometer, to determine a displacement on the pendulum by way of a mirror attached to the pendulum. Scanning of the object may be performed in 1D, 2D, or 3D, and may result in an image of the object. In another aspect, a mass may be tracked while in motion using a pendulum gravimeter to detect the gravitational attraction of the object.