Patent ID: 7684284

Claim:
A apparatus for sensing seismic waves comprising: (a) a housing; (b) a base located at the bottom of the housing; (c) a lower sphere within the housing having a semi-spherical shape; (d) an insulating object located within the housing above the lower sphere; (e) a plurality of bins located on an inner surface of the lower sphere; (f) at least one geophone element within the lower sphere comprising a magnet and coil, the element having a first end and a second end, and wherein: (g) the first end of each geophone element is pivotally connected within the lower sphere to permit movement of the second end of the geophone element in three dimensions; (h) the second end of each geophone element is operably connectable to a different one of the plurality of the bins; (i) a steering device operably connected to the first end of each element; and (j) a three dimensional angle gauge operably connected to the steering device.