Patents by Inventor Godfrey H. SYKES

Godfrey H. SYKES 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).

  • Method and system of marine survey
    Patent number: 9772418
    Abstract: Marine survey. The various embodiments includes both methods and systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: deploying a spreader structure from vessel into a body of water, wherein the spreader structure defines a deployed width of one kilometer or more; coupling a plurality of sensor streamers to the spreader structure; and towing the plurality of sensor streamers through the water, where the horizontal separation between the sensor streamers is at least partially maintained by the spreader structure. The spreader structure provides horizontal separation sensor streamers without the use of a tensioning force applied to the spreader structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: PGS Geophysical AS
    Inventor: Godfrey H. Sykes
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM OF MARINE SURVEY
    Publication number: 20130088937
    Abstract: Marine survey. The various embodiments includes both methods and systems. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are methods including: deploying a spreader structure from vessel into a body of water, wherein the spreader structure defines a deployed width of one kilometer or more; coupling a plurality of sensor streamers to the spreader structure; and towing the plurality of sensor streamers through the water, where the horizontal separation between the sensor streamers is at least partially maintained by the spreader structure. The spreader structure provides horizontal separation sensor streamers without the use of a tensioning force applied to the spreader structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: PGS GEOPHYSICAL AS
    Inventor: Godfrey H. SYKES