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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2016
Applicant:
Geospectrum Technologies Inc., Dartmouth, CA;
Inventors:
Janis Nams, Dartmouth, CA;
Dan Cunningham, Dartmouth, CA;
Paul Yeatman, Dartmouth, CA;
Bruce A. Armstrong, Dartmouth, CA;
Assignee:
GEOSPECTRUM TECHNOLOGIES INC., Dartmouth, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/663 (2013.01); G01V 1/3826 (2013.01); B63B 2211/02 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tow body arrangement for a towable device in a sonar system includes a bridle having a front for connecting to a first tow cable and back for connecting to a second tow cable. The tow body arrangement also includes a tow body rotatably connected to the bridle between the front and back of the bridle. The tow body is shaped to generate hydrodynamic forces tending to rotate the tow body perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the bridle.