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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Pgs Geophysical As, Oslo, NO;
Inventors:
Einar Nielsen, Oslo, NO;
Karl Petter Elvestad, Oslo, NO;
Assignee:
PGS Geophysical AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F15D 1/10 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/663 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/3826 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01); B63B 2708/00 (2013.01); G01V 2001/207 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system can include a float, a winch, a line, and a collapsible fairing. The winch can be coupled to the float. The line can be associated with the winch, where the winch is configured to extend and retract the line. The collapsible fairing can surround the line. Extension and retraction of the line can cause the collapsible fairing to extend and collapse.