| 发明名称 | Tailbuoy stabilization device and method | ||
| 摘要 | Devices and methods for stabilizing a tailbuoy attached to a streamer towed during a marine survey are provided. The tailbuoy includes a floating body configured to be connected to the streamer, and a keel attached to the floating body. The keel is configured to stabilize a motion of the tailbuoy along a towing direction while in a working state, and to be switched between the working state in which the keel is partially submerged and a retracted state in which the keel is removed from water. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9132891(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2015.09.15 |
| 申请号 | US201314070891 | 申请日期 | 2013.11.04 |
| 申请人 | CGG SERVICES SA | 发明人 | Leschevin Marc |
| 分类号 | B63B21/04;B63B21/56;B63B21/66;B63B22/18;G01V1/38 | 主分类号 | B63B21/04 |
| 代理机构 | Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC | 代理人 | Patent Portfolio Builders PLLC |
| 主权项 | 1. A tailbuoy configured to be attached to a streamer towed by a vessel, the tailbuoy comprising: a floating body configured to connect to the streamer; and a keel attached to the floating body and configured to stabilize a motion of the tailbuoy along a towing direction while in a working state, wherein the keel is switchable between the working state, in which the keel is partially submerged, and a retracted state, in which the keel is removed from water and raised on the floating body, and wherein, in the retracted state, the keel is secured with a pin against a mast attached to the floating body. | ||
| 地址 | Massy Cedex FR | ||