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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2014
Applicant:
Sercel SA, Carquefou, FR;
Inventor:
Raymond Larsen, Laksevåg, NO;
Assignee:
SERCEL SA, Carquefou, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2006.01); G01V 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B63B 21/66 (2013.01); G01V 1/3808 (2013.01);
Abstract
Device, system and method for protecting towed marine survey equipment from line entanglement are provided. A cutter device has a mounting mechanism configured to fixedly attach at a predetermined position along a cable used for towing, and one or more cutting structures. The cutting structures are attached to and extend away from the mounting mechanism, being configured to cut lines that get caught by the cutting structures or slide along the cable to the predetermined position.