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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2014
Applicant:
Cgg Services SA, Massy, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
CGG SERVICES SA, Massy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2006.01); B63B 9/04 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2013.01); B63B 9/04 (2013.01); G01V 1/3843 (2013.01); B63B 21/663 (2013.01); Y10T 29/4973 (2015.01);
Abstract
A lead-in cable used to tow a streamer behind a vessel includes a replaceable portion removably connected between a portion of the lead-in cable attached to the vessel and the streamer. Alternatively a lead-in additional cable is inserted between a lead-in cable and a towed streamer. The replaceable portion or the lead-in additional cable covers a portion most likely to be damaged between the streamer and the towing vessel.