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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2006
D. Richard Metzbower, Austin, TX (US);
Steven J. Maas, Pflugerville, TX (US);
D. Richard Metzbower, Austin, TX (US);
Steven J. Maas, Pflugerville, TX (US);
PGS Geophysical AS, Lysaker, NO;
Abstract
An apparatus for making a marine seismic streamer includes a conveyor for transporting assembled mechanical harness from a storage device therefor to a storage device for storing completed marine streamer. The apparatus includes a first extruder for filling the harness with a void fill material and a second extruder for depositing jacketing material onto the filled harness both extruders being intermediate the two storage devices. A means for changing state of the void filling material is disposed proximate an outlet of the first extruder. In one embodiment, the means for changing state includes a radiation source.