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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Kietta, Marseilles, FR;
Inventors:
Luc Haumonte, Marseilles, FR;
Laurent Velay, Marseilles, FR;
Assignee:
KIETTA, Marseilles, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2006.01); B63B 3/26 (2006.01); B63B 21/16 (2006.01); B63B 35/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2013.01); B63B 3/26 (2013.01); B63B 21/16 (2013.01); B63B 35/00 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); B63B 2003/265 (2013.01); B63B 2035/007 (2013.01); B63B 2205/02 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01); G01V 2200/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention notably relates to a water surface autonomous vessel having a hull and configured to be connected, through a lead-in cable having a negative buoyancy, to an end of a seismic cable having a neutral buoyancy and adapted for midwater data acquisition, wherein the water surface autonomous vessel comprises a winch for varying the deployed length of the lead-in cable, and the hull of the autonomous vessel forms a conduct at the back of the autonomous vessel in the direction of deployment of the lead-in cable. This provides an improved solution for seismic prospecting in aquatic mediums.