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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andre W. Olivier, River Ridge, LA (US);
Robert E. Rouquette, Kenner, LA (US);
Brien G. Rau, Gretna, LA (US);
Assignee:
Input/Output, Inc., Stafford, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 ;
Abstract
A device for controlling the position of an underwater cable comprises a body, first and second actuators, and a pair of wings. The body is stationarily mountable to the underwater cable and the first and second actuators are disposed in the body. Each wing has an axis of rotation and the wings are coupled to the first and second actuators to control the depth and the horizontal position of the underwater cable in the water.