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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:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
May. 25, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael A. Corrigan, The Woodlands, TX (US);
Jeffrey C. Gannon, Houston, TX (US);
Leo M. Dekkers, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Input/Output, Inc., Stafford, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/16 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for isolating a seismic sensor module from high-g shock loads such as those encountered during handling, deployment and retrieval of the module. The sensor module includes one or more MEMS accelerometers in an electronics package. The electronics package is housed within a module case. And one or more isolators are disposed between the electronics package and the module case to provide shock isolation.