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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:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2012
Applicant:
Zhaohong Wu, Katy, TX (US);
Inventor:
Zhaohong Wu, Katy, TX (US);
Assignee:
CGG SERVICES SA, Massy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/38 (2006.01); B63B 21/66 (2006.01); B63B 22/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/3817 (2013.01); B63B 21/66 (2013.01); B63B 22/18 (2013.01); G01V 2210/1293 (2013.01);
Abstract
Seismic sources including a steerable submersible float and related methods are provided. A seismic source includes a submersible float and a plurality of individual sources. The submersible float is configured to control at least one of a depth and a horizontal position of the submersible float by adjusting angles of one or more rotatable surfaces attached to the submersible float. The individual sources hang under the submersible float and are configured to operate at a depth larger than the depth of the submersible float.