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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2001
Ottar Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Philippe Hocquet, Vanves, FR;
Emmanuel Keskes, Nantes, FR;
Philipe Saint-pere, Castelnau de Medoc, FR;
Ottar Kristiansen, Oslo, NO;
Philippe Hocquet, Vanves, FR;
Emmanuel Keskes, Nantes, FR;
Philipe Saint-Pere, Castelnau de Medoc, FR;
WesternGeco L.L.C., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A deflector device () for use with a tow lie between a towing vessel () and a tow () in water behind the vessel, the device comprising a principal wing-shaped body () shaped to produce in use a sideways force which urges the tow line () laterally with respect to the direction of movement of the towing vessel, a boom () extending rearwardly from the principal wing-shaped body (), and an auxiliary wing-shaped body (), smaller than the principal wing-shaped body (), secured to the end of the boom () remote from the principal wing-shaped body () and shaped so as to produce in use a sideways force in generally the opposite direction to that produced by the principal wing-shaped body ().