Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Flexible microsphere coated piezoelectric acoustic sensor apparatus and method of use therefor
- Patent Title (中): 柔性微球涂层压电声传感器装置及其使用方法
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Application No.: US13295380Application Date: 2011-11-14
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Publication No.: US08695431B2Publication Date: 2014-04-15
- Inventor: Richard E. Pearce
- Applicant: Richard E. Pearce
- Applicant Address: US TX Mineral Wells
- Assignee: Solid Seismic, LLC
- Current Assignee: Solid Seismic, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Mineral Wells
- Agency: Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP
- Agent Craig J. Cox
- Main IPC: G01L9/00
- IPC: G01L9/00

Abstract:
Sensors used in mapping strata beneath a marine body are described, such as in a towed array. A first acoustic sensor uses a piezoelectric sensor mounted with a thin film separation layer of flexible microspheres on a rigid substrate. Additional non-acoustic sensors are optionally mounted on the rigid substrate for generation of output used to reduce noise observed by the acoustic sensors. A second sensor is a motion sensor including a conductive liquid in a chamber between a rigid tube and a piezoelectric motion film circumferentially wrapped about the tube. Combinations of acoustic, non-acoustic, and motion sensors co-located in rigid streamer housing sections are provided, which reduce noise associated with different sensor locations.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120160030A1 FLEXIBLE MICROSPHERE COATED PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC SENSOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREFOR Public/Granted day:2012-06-28
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