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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2014
Applicant:
Cgg Services SA, Massy, FR;
Inventor:
Frédéric Simonnot, Paris, FR;
Assignee:
CGG SERVICES SAS, Massy, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/3826 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deflector is configured to be attached to a cable towed by a vessel. The deflector includes a foil configured to provide a lift force; first and second bulbs attached to opposite ends of the foil; and a joint attached to the foil and configured to receive the cable. The first and second bulbs are offset by a predetermined distance from a plane that extends through the foil, and at least one of the first and second bulbs has a longitudinal axis that makes an angle (θ) with a cord of the foil, the cord extending in the plane.