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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 1988
Filed:
Oct. 03, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ray R Ayers, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Shell Oil Company, Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
114253 ; 114244 ; 114245 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for towing and steering a seismic subarray from onboard a tow vessel. The outboard reach of the seismic subarray, relative to the vessel, is controlled by an adjustable bridle connected to the seismic subarray, and turning of the subarray in coordination with turning of the vessel is done using both the bridle and a rudder located at the rear of the seismic subarray.