US Patent Issued to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona on Nov. 4 for "Seismic source" (Arizona Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,461,260, issued on Nov. 4, was assigned to Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of the University of Arizona (Tucson, Ariz.).

"Seismic source" was invented by Steve Meyer (Tucson, Ariz.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An assembly for providing an active seismic source includes a motor and a drive shaft coupled to the motor. A crank is coupled to the drive shaft. The motor is configured to impart rotation of the crank in a first rotational direction. A one-way bearing permits rotation of the crank relative to the drive shaft in the first rotational direction and inhibits rotation of the crank relative to the drive shaft in an opposed second r...