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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:
Jan. 07, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 31, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
E R Harrison, Plano, TX (US);
Assignee:
I/O Exploration Products (U.S.A.), Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V / ; H04R / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
367144 ; 181115 ; 181120 ;
Abstract
A sleeve air gun for releasing compressed air into water. The air gun housing has a chamber enclosed with an end cap. The end cap is engaged with the air gun housing with a retainer that is light weight and expedites the engagement and disengagement of the end cap and housing. The retainer can comprise a light weight ring that engages the housing and end cap. The retainer uniquely permits larger diameter air guns to be constructed without disproportionately increasing the weight of the air gun. The larger diameter air gun expedites the discharge of compressed air from the air gun, which maximizes the acoustic pulse generated in the water.