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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Ion Geophysical Corporation, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Robert E. Rouquette, Covington, LA (US);
Assignee:
ION GEOPHYSICAL CORPORATION, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/36 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/364 (2013.01); G01V 1/20 (2013.01); G01V 1/201 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3817 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1423 (2013.01); G01V 2210/324 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and apparatuses are disclosed for sensing acoustic waves in a medium. One example system includes a first elongated member, a first motion sensor sensitive to vibrations of the first elongated member, a second motion sensor spaced apart from the first motion sensor and also sensitive to vibrations of the first elongated member, and a first vibration source operably coupled to the first elongated member and configured to vibrate the first elongated member.