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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:
Dec. 15, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2013
Applicant:
Inova, Ltd., Grand Cayman, KY;
Inventors:
Timothy D. Hladik, Calgary, CA;
Hua Ai, Calgary, CA;
Assignee:
INOVA LTD., George Town, Grand Cayman, KY;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/22 (2013.01); G01V 2200/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates methods and apparatus for conducting a seismic survey using a fiber optic network. The method may include synchronizing a plurality of seismic devices over a fiber optic network where at least one of the seismic devices is separated from a master clock by at least one other seismic device. The method may also include encoding the master clock signal, transmitting the encoded master clock signal, and recovering the master clock signal. The apparatus may include a fiber optic network with seismic devices. The seismic devices may be arranged in a linear or tree topology.