Patents by Inventor Patrick Andrew Ferrell

Patrick Andrew Ferrell 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).

  • Controllable seismic source
    Patent number: 9146328
    Abstract: An apparatus for generating seismic waves includes a housing, a strike surface within the housing, and a hammer movably disposed within the housing. An actuator induces a striking motion in the hammer such that the hammer impacts the strike surface as part of the striking motion. The actuator is selectively adjustable to change characteristics of the striking motion and characteristics of seismic waves generated by the impact. The hammer may be modified to change the physical characteristics of the hammer, thereby changing characteristics of seismic waves generated by the hammer. The hammer may be disposed within a removable shock cavity, and the apparatus may include two hammers and two shock cavities positioned symmetrically about a center of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Antonio Gomez, Paul Jeffrey DeRego, Patrick Andrew Ferrell, Robert Anthony Thom, Joshua J. Trujillo, Brian Herridge