Patents by Inventor Marie-fleur SACRESTE

Marie-fleur SACRESTE 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).

  • Quick mount cable-protecting device usable in marine surveys
    Patent number: 9889907
    Abstract: A cable-protecting device is used on a cable of a marine survey system to oppose cable bending and/or to limit a bending radius of the cable. The cable-protecting device has a functional body made of at least two portions configured to be clamped together to surround the cable, a gripping system configured to oppose the functional body sliding along the cable, and a closing system configured enable the at least two portions to engage fast and remain clamped.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: CGG SERVICES SAS
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste Hubert, Herve Richer De Forges, François Poisson, Thomas Pean, Florian Josse, Marie-fleur Sacreste
  • Collar system and method for recovering a tow member in a marine survey system
    Patent number: 9500760
    Abstract: A marine survey system includes a collar configured to be affixed to a tow member, to connect a separation member to the tow member and to release the separation member when a lock-release condition is met. Alternatively or additionally, the marine survey system includes a variable drag force mechanism configured to generate a first drag force pushing the collar downstream before the collar reaches a downstream element beyond which the collar cannot move, and to generate a second drag force after the collar has reached the downstream element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: CGG SERVICES SA
    Inventors: Marie-fleur Sacreste, Hélène Tonchia
  • QUICK MOUNT CABLE-PROTECTING DEVICE USABLE IN MARINE SURVEYS
    Publication number: 20160280334
    Abstract: A cable-protecting device is used on a cable of a marine survey system to oppose cable bending and/or to limit a bending radius of the cable. The cable-protecting device has a functional body made of at least two portions configured to be clamped together to surround the cable, a gripping system configured to oppose the functional body sliding along the cable, and a closing system configured enable the at least two portions to engage fast and remain clamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: September 29, 2016
    Inventors: Jean-Baptiste HUBERT, Herve RICHER DE FORGES, François POISSON, Thomas PEAN, Florian JOSSE, Marie-fleur SACRESTE
  • COLLAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECOVERING A TOW MEMBER IN A MARINE SURVEY SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140334255
    Abstract: A marine survey system includes a collar configured to be affixed to a tow member, to connect a separation member to the tow member and to release the separation member when a lock-release condition is met. Alternatively or additionally, the marine survey system includes a variable drag force mechanism configured to generate a first drag force pushing the collar downstream before the collar reaches a downstream element beyond which the collar cannot move, and to generate a second drag force after the collar has reached the downstream element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: CGG SERVICES SA
    Inventors: Marie-fleur SACRESTE, Hélène TONCHIA