Patents by Inventor Anders G Mattsson

Anders G Mattsson 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).

  • System and method of controlling force developed by a paravane system
    Patent number: 8347805
    Abstract: Controlling lateral force developed by a paravane system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: towing a paravane system through water, the towing by way of a bridle comprising a plurality of fixed-length forward lines coupled to a respective plurality of forward tow points, and a plurality of fixed-length aft lines coupled to a respective plurality of aft tow points; and while towing the paravane system through the water changing one or both of the lateral force supplied by the paravane or the direction of the force supplied by the paravane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventors: Jan Erik Stokkeland, Anders G Mattsson, Martin Austad
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING FORCE DEVELOPED BY A PARAVANE SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120222607
    Abstract: Controlling lateral force developed by a paravane system. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: towing a paravane system through water, the towing by way of a bridle comprising a plurality of fixed-length forward lines coupled to a respective plurality of forward tow points, and a plurality of fixed-length aft lines coupled to a respective plurality of aft tow points; and while towing the paravane system through the water changing one or both of the lateral force supplied by the paravane or the direction of the force supplied by the paravane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Inventors: Jan Erik STOKKELAND, Anders G. MATTSSON, Martin AUSTAD