Patents by Inventor Tormod Bliks{dot over (a)}s

Tormod Bliks{dot over (a)}s has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ocean bottom seismic station
    Patent number: 7660206
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for cable termination and sensor integration at a sensor station within an ocean bottom seismic (OBS) cable array are disclosed. The sensor stations include a housing for various sensor components. Additionally, the sensor stations can accommodate an excess length of any data transmission members which may not be cut at the sensor station while enabling connection of one or more cut data transmission members with the sensor components. The sensor stations further manage any strength elements of the cable array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Assignee: Optoplan AS
    Inventors: Arne Berg, Torbjøm Heglum, Roar Furuhaug, Tormod Bliks{dot over (a)}s