- Patent Title: High angle deployment system for a seismic marine surface vessel
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Application No.: US15690956Application Date: 2017-08-30
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Publication No.: US10583897B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Martin John Hartland
- Applicant: Seabed Geosolutions B.V.
- Applicant Address: NL Leidschendam
- Assignee: Seabed Geosolutions B.V.
- Current Assignee: Seabed Geosolutions B.V.
- Current Assignee Address: NL Leidschendam
- Agency: Park, Vaughan, Fleming & Dowler LLP
- Agent Shane Nelson
- Main IPC: B63B21/66
- IPC: B63B21/66 ; G01V1/38 ; B63B27/16 ; B63G8/00

Abstract:
A high angle overboard system and method for the deployment of subsea equipment from a marine vessel. The overboard guide system deploys a deployment line from a surface vessel into a body of water at an angle alpha. The angle alpha may be at least 15 degrees and may be greater than 20, 25, 30, 45, or even 60 degrees or more during some or all portions of the subsea operations. The overboard system may be located near the splashzone of the surface vessel or a distance beneath a water surface. The overboard system may take any number of configurations, such as a cone shape, and/or may comprise a plurality of rollers or one or more sheaves. The overboard system allows a subsea device to be operated at higher deployment angles as compared to prior art subsea operations, such as with A-frame LARS systems.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180057114A1 HIGH ANGLE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR A SEISMIC MARINE SURFACE VESSEL Public/Granted day:2018-03-01
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