Antifouling protective skin section for seismic survey equipment and related methods
US10371846B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01V1/3843
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
One or more portions of a streamer or other equipment of a seismic survey system (e.g., birds, buoys, deflectors, etc.) are covered with protective removable skin sections. A protective removable skin section includes a flexible sheet and a reversible closure system configured to join edges of the flexible sheet. The protective removable skin section may be mounted onboard of a vessel, when the equipment is deployed.
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