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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Pgs Geophysical As, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Matthew Segsworth, Austin, TX (US);
Jeremy Smith, Austin, TX (US);
Robert Alexis Peregrin Fernihough, Austin, TX (US);
Jeff Bowlus, Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
PGS Geophysical AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/44 (2006.01); G02B 6/50 (2006.01); G01V 1/22 (2006.01); H04B 10/80 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2006.01); B32B 3/24 (2006.01); B32B 3/26 (2006.01); G01V 1/52 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); E21B 47/10 (2012.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01); E21B 47/00 (2012.01); G02B 6/255 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 6/4427 (2013.01); B32B 1/08 (2013.01); B32B 3/266 (2013.01); G01V 1/226 (2013.01); G02B 6/443 (2013.01); G02B 6/4413 (2013.01); G02B 6/4434 (2013.01); B32B 2311/30 (2013.01); B32B 2323/10 (2013.01); B32B 2327/12 (2013.01); B32B 2597/00 (2013.01); E21B 47/0001 (2013.01); E21B 47/102 (2013.01); G01V 1/201 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); G01V 1/52 (2013.01); G02B 6/2558 (2013.01); G02B 6/4429 (2013.01); G02B 6/506 (2013.01); H04B 10/801 (2013.01); Y10T 428/139 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1352 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1355 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1393 (2015.01); Y10T 428/1397 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24273 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24322 (2015.01);
Abstract
Vented optical tube. At least some illustrative embodiments are conduits comprising a tube having a wall defining an interior volume of the tube. One or more optical fibers are disposed within the interior volume. The wall includes a plurality of vents passing from an outer surface of the wall to the interior volume, the plurality of vents disposed along a length of the tube, and wherein the vents are configured to convey a fluid in contact with the outer surface into the interior volume of the tube.