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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2011
Applicants:
Bruce William Harrick, Cypress, TX (US);
Andre Stenzel, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Bruce William Harrick, Cypress, TX (US);
Andre Stenzel, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Assignee:
PGS Geophysical AS, Oslo, NO;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 79/00 (2006.01); A01K 79/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A01K 79/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for using an impact-activated device for repelling sharks from marine geophysical survey equipment. An embodiment discloses a marine geophysical survey system, comprising: marine geophysical survey equipment configured to be located in a body of water when in operation; and an impact-activated device coupled to the marine geophysical equipment, wherein the impact-activated device comprises a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact on the impact-activated device.