Apparatus for in-situ cleaning of a seismic streamer cable

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9539620
APP PUB NO 20120067368A1
SERIAL NO

12886430

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A system, method and apparatus providing uninterrupted cleaning of first and second parts of a deployed marine seismic streamer cable using one cleaner apparatus, the first and second parts located to respective sides of a bird attached to the streamer cable. The system comprises a connecting apparatus for connecting by a web or rung the bird to the streamer cable, and the cleaner apparatus provided with a slit open over the full length of the cleaner and adapted to let the web or rung pass from end to end of the cleaner, whereby the cleaner is allowed to pass from the first part to the second part without interrupting its cleaning action.

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SERCEL SAS16 RUE DE BEL AIR CARQUEFOU 44470

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Murphy, Denis Kinsale, IE 4 126
Toftner, Peer Yven, NO 3 27

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