Patents by Inventor John Grant Flavell Smith

John Grant Flavell Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Seismic acquisition system using wireless telemetry
    Patent number: 6219620
    Abstract: A seismic acquisition system divides a survey terrain into a number of cells (14) each containing a cell access node (16) and a number of geophone units (10). The geophone units (10) transmit data in digital form to the respective cell access node (16) by wireless telemetry, and the cell access nodes (16) forward the data to a central control (12) by broadband channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2001
    Assignee: Vibration Technology Limited
    Inventors: William Pentland Park, John Grant Flavell Smith, John Christopher Whelan, David James Hamilton, William Alan Sandham