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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2016
Applicant:
Fairfield Industries Incorporated, Sugar Land, TX (US);
Inventors:
Richard Campbell, Havana, FL (US);
Kristopher Wortham, Havana, FL (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/00 (2006.01); G01V 1/24 (2006.01); B63B 35/04 (2006.01); F16G 11/02 (2006.01); H02G 1/10 (2006.01); H02G 1/08 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01); G01V 1/20 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01); F16B 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/202 (2013.01); G01V 1/3852 (2013.01); F16B 7/0486 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods of deploying seismic data acquisition units from a marine vessel are disclosed. The system can include a spindle coupled to a tether. A robotic arm can couple the spindle to a tether via one or more tumblers. The tether can connect to a seismic data acquisition unit via a connection block having a mechanical force device. The assembled spindle, tether and seismic data acquisition unit can be deployed from the deck via a deployment block.