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Patent No.:

US 8493068 B1

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Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013

Filed:

Oct. 22, 2010
Applicants:

Edward Beverly Morrison, King City, CA;

Elton Townsend, Gravenhurst, CA;

Inventors:

Edward Beverly Morrison, King City, CA;

Elton Townsend, Gravenhurst, CA;

Assignee:

Geotech Airborne Limited, St. Michael, BB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/16 (2006.01); G01V 3/165 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 3/165 (2013.01);
Abstract

A airborne geophysical electromagnetic (EM) survey tow assembly system for use with a fixed wing aircraft, including receiver coil assembly comprising a substantially rigid tubular receiver coil frame forming a continuous internal passageway that extends around a central open area, and a receiver coil housed within the internal passageway; a winch system having a tow cable secured to the receiver coil assembly for extending the receiver coil assembly into a survey position; and a latch system for mounting to an underside of the aircraft having releasable latch members for engaging the receiver coil assembly when the receiver coil assembly is in a retracted position.


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