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Title: Floated gravity gradiometer and method

Patent ·
OSTI ID:6525081

This patent describes a gravity gradiometer. It comprises: a housing containing a fluid; a float buoyantly supported within the fluid; means for varying the metacentric height of the float; and means for obtaining a measure of the gravitational gradient acting on the float resulting from varying the metacentric height.

Assignee:
Amoco Corp., Chicago, IL (USA)
Patent Number(s):
US 4955232; A
Application Number:
PPN: US s 7-359454
OSTI ID:
6525081
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 31 May 1989
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English