Patents by Inventor Robin Brice Hayman

Robin Brice Hayman 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).

  • Mass positioning apparatus for a seismic sensor
    Patent number: 7388806
    Abstract: A mass positioning apparatus for use with seismic sensors is described. The seismic sensor includes axis mechanics including a pivotable boom with a defined null point. The mass positioning apparatus comprising: adjustment means for positioning the boom at the null point; actuator means for moving the adjustment means; and means for determining a position of the adjustment means relative to an operational range of travel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2008
    Assignee: Nanometrics Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Jonathan Brice Hayman, Bruce Leigh Townsend, Nicholas Jason Ackerley, Robin Brice Hayman
  • Seismic sensor with thermal stabilization
    Patent number: 7376049
    Abstract: A seismometer comprising a pressure sealed enclosure; an electrical component; an axis mechanics assembly having moving components, the axis mechanics assembly being in electrical communication with the electrical component; and a thermally insulating assembly mechanically supporting and surrounding the axis mechanics assembly for minimizing heat flow from the pressure sealed enclosure to the axis mechanics assembly and for enabling transmission of a seismic signal to the axis mechanics assembly, wherein the pressure sealed enclosure encloses the axis mechanics assembly, the thermally insulating assembly, and the electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Assignee: Nanometrics Inc.
    Inventors: Mark Jonathan Brice Hayman, Robin Brice Hayman, Geoffrey Stewart Bainbridge