Patents by Inventor Atle Kleiven

Atle Kleiven 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).

  • Arrangement for carrying out seismic prospection of the sea bed
    Patent number: 4860264
    Abstract: Air guns to be fired in water for carrying out seismic prospecting of the sea bed are suspended from a single rigid buoyant-body pararane so that the position of the air guns in the water is not unfavorably influenced by wave movements on the water surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 22, 1989
    Assignee: Geophysical Company of Norway A/S
    Inventors: Tor A. Haugland, Atle Kleiven, Ole K. Selvaer
  • Float arrangement
    Patent number: 4552086
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a float which is provided with at least one hoist drum for a hoisting wire from a hoist. The float is provided with at least one suspension drum for a suspension wire to a suspension body. The hoisting drum and the suspension drum are rotationally coupled to each other and the wires are arranged in such a way on the drums that the suspension wires are reeled in when the hoisting wires are reeled off the hoisting drums and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1985
    Assignee: Geophysical Company of Norway A/S
    Inventors: Jan Boe, Tor-Arvid Haugland, Ole-Kristian Selvaer, Atle Kleiven