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Electrical power distribution and communication system for an underwater cable
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Devices for controlling the position of an underwater cable
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Device for laterally steering streamer cables
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Dual sensor signal processing method for on-bottom cable seismic wave detection
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Micro machined mirror
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Underwater cable arrangements, internal devices for use in an underwater cable, and methods of connecting and internal device to a stress member of an underwater cable
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US6591025B1Jul 8, 2003
Optical sensing system
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Seismic optical acoustic recursive sensor system
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Underwater cable arrangement and coil support arrangement for an underwater cable
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Depth control device for an underwater cable
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Seismic streamer with irregularly spaced hydrophones
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Seismic telemetry system
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Method for laterally steering streamer cables
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GPS-based underwater cable positioning system
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Accelerometer transducer used for seismic recording
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Acoustic sensor array
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US6454421B2Sep 24, 2002
Dual axis micro machined mirror device
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Remote access and control of a seismic acquisition system
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US6263823B1Jul 24, 2001
Connection system for connecting equipment to underwater cables
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US5949214ASep 7, 1999
Rechargeable battery pack
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US5937782AAug 17, 1999
Underwater device with a sacrificial latch mechanism
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US6945110B2Sep 20, 2005
Sensor design and process
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US6873571B2Mar 29, 2005
Digital air gun source controller apparatus and control method
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Sensor design and process
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US6814179B2Nov 9, 2004
Seismic sensing apparatus and method with high-g shock isolation
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US6805008B2Oct 19, 2004
Accelerometer with folded beams
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US6539308B2Mar 25, 2003
Dual sensor signal processing method for on-bottom cable seismic
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US6529443B2Mar 4, 2003
Two-conductor bidirectional digital seismic telemetry interface
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US6044040AMar 28, 2000
Wide-azimuth, radially-directed seismic data acquisition method
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US7206254B2Apr 17, 2007
Underwater cable arrangements and devices
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US7042803B2May 9, 2006
Marine seismic source towing apparatus and method
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Hermaphrodite connector
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US6078283AJun 20, 2000
Remote seismic data acquisition unit with common radio and GPS antenna
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US7223962B2May 29, 2007
Digital optical signal transmission in a seismic sensor array
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US6788618B2Sep 7, 2004
Method and apparatus for marine source diagnostics
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US6775203B2Aug 10, 2004
Seismic seabed cable with sensor units
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US6725164B1Apr 20, 2004
Hydrophone assembly
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US6498769B1Dec 24, 2002
Method and apparatus for a non-oil-filled towed array with a novel hydrophone design and uniform buoyancy technique
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US5867451AFeb 2, 1999
Solid marine seismic cable assembly
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Hydrophone module for a marine seismic cable
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Hydrophone housing for a solid marine seismic cable
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US6992951B2Jan 31, 2006
Permanent seafloor seismic recording system utilizing micro electro-mechanical systems seismic sensors and method of deploying same
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US6901028B2May 31, 2005
Marine seismic survey apparatus with graphical user interface and real-time quality control
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US6201764B1Mar 13, 2001
Apparatus and method for correcting for capacitance variations in hydrophones
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Apparatus and method for generating a seismic source signal
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Calibration of sensors
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US6005828ADec 21, 1999
Acoustic positioning of seismic ocean bottom cable
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Noise suppression during seismic exploration
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US7012853B2Mar 14, 2006
Seismic data acquisition apparatus and method
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System for estimating azimuthal variations in seismic data
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