Global Patent Index - EP 2852854 A4

EP 2852854 A4 20170118 - GRAVITY TRANSDUCER AND APPLICATION TO HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION

Title (en)

GRAVITY TRANSDUCER AND APPLICATION TO HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION

Title (de)

SCHWERKRAFTWANDLER UND ANWENDUNG ZUR KOHLENWASSERSTOFFUNTERSUCHUNG

Title (fr)

TRANSDUCTEUR DE GRAVITÉ ET APPLICATION À L'EXPLORATION DES HYDROCARBURES

Publication

EP 2852854 A4 20170118 (EN)

Application

EP 13794555 A 20130522

Priority

  • US 201261650413 P 20120522
  • US 2013042315 W 20130522

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2013177340A1] A gravity transducer includes a particle system characterized by internal vibrations relating to its de Broglie wave, a resonant cavity for trapping the particle without holding it in a lattice structure; a source of a phonon wave, wherein the de Broglie wave and the phonon wave interact over a junction area; a power source for applying electrical power across the junction; a sensing system for measuring resistance, voltage, or current across the junction and for producing a sensed signal; and a recording system for recording the sensed signal. The transducer is used in a method of detecting potential hydrocarbon deposits, the method comprising: providing the transducer for sensing a change in a spatial orientation of gravity; flying the gravity transducer across the hydrocarbon deposit; sensing a change in spatial orientation of gravity to produce a signal indicative of geologic subsurface features, generally associated with hydrocarbon deposit; and recording the signal.

IPC 8 full level

G01V 3/15 (2006.01); G01V 7/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP RU)

G01V 7/005 (2013.01 - EP RU)

Citation (search report)

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  • See references of WO 2013177340A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2013177340 A1 20131128; BR 112014029304 A2 20190102; BR 112014029304 B1 20220201; CA 2874450 A1 20131128; CA 2874450 C 20170801; CN 104685380 A 20150603; CN 104685380 B 20180413; EP 2852854 A1 20150401; EP 2852854 A4 20170118; IN 2885KON2014 A 20150508; JP 2015520858 A 20150723; JP 6175131 B2 20170802; MX 2014014309 A 20150921; MX 350913 B 20170925; RU 2014151766 A 20160710; RU 2608632 C2 20170123

DOCDB simple family (application)

US 2013042315 W 20130522; BR 112014029304 A 20130522; CA 2874450 A 20130522; CN 201380039132 A 20130522; EP 13794555 A 20130522; IN 2885KON2014 A 20141210; JP 2015514168 A 20130522; MX 2014014309 A 20130522; RU 2014151766 A 20130522