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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2008
Applicants:
Luk Verstraelen, Vossem, BE;
Lucien Halleux, Spa, BE;
Stefaan Vandycke, Bredene, BE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Dredging International N.V., Zwijndrecht, BE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E02F 3/76 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system for optimizing the dredging of an area by a vessel () equipped with a cutter head (), including an apparatus to measure local seismic velocity in front of the vessel (), said apparatus including a set of seismic receivers ('″) supported by a frame () configured for attachment to and projection from the bow end of the vessel, which frame aligns the seismic receivers (′″) above and in front of the cutter head (). A method for optimizing dredging.