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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 1998
Filed:
Jan. 17, 1997
Win Chang, Houston, TX (US);
Algernon S Badger, Bernard, TX (US);
Richard H Luce, Katy, TX (US);
David S Lamance, Wallis, TX (US);
Hoan P Nguyen, Houston, TX (US);
Christopher A Neighbors, Alvin, TX (US);
Input/Output, Inc., Stafford, TX (US);
Abstract
A low-profile hydrophone module for a marine seismic system includes a block having a curved surface and a receiving surface in which an open cavity is disposed, a hydrophone assembly, to which lead wires attach, disposed in the cavity, lead wires which pass out of the cavity, and a sound-transmitting material which fills the cavity. In another feature, the hydrophone assembly includes a hydrophone and a baffle material, the baffle material enclosing the hydrophone, the cavity is sealed around the lead wires, the sound-transmitting material is oil, and a cover sealingly affixes over the cavity. In another feature, the hydrophone assembly includes a hydrophone and a frame, the cavity is sealed around the lead wires, the sound-transmitting material is a potting sealant, and a cover sealingly affixes over the cavity.