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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:
May. 22, 2001
Filed:
May. 28, 1999
Michael John Russell, New Milton, GB;
Erik Godøy, Bødalen, NO;
Petroleum Geo-Services AS, Lysaker, NO;
Abstract
A deflector for towing behind a vessel, especially for use in relation to seismic surveys, being adapted to pull equipment to a transversal position in relation to the moving direction of the vessel, comprising at least one connection point for connecting, through wires or similar, to the vessel and the equipment to be towed. Two or more deflector wings are adapted to provide the deflector with a lifting force transversally in relation to the moving direction of the vessel, at least one of the wings being provided with a rotating cylinder positioned in front of the wing adapted to increase the lift of the deflector wing, and a drive unit for driving the rotating cylinder with corresponding devices for power supply.
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