Patents by Inventor Peer Øyvind Toftner

Peer Øyvind Toftner 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).

  • Towable and steerable marine seismic source arrangement
    Patent number: 9244187
    Abstract: A towable and steerable elongated float for a marine seismic source arrangement for use in making a seismic survey at sea, having first attachment means at a lower or bottom part of a float body for allowing at least one seismic source to be suspended from the float, and second attachment means on a fore part of the float body for attachment of a strength taking source towing line or umbilical. The float body comprises first and second elongated steering foils being attached to and spaced from respective port and starboard sides of the fore part of said float body by respective support arrangement. The steering foils have respective longitudinal steering foil axes being oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the float body and so as to be substantially perpendicular to a sea surface when in use, the elongated steering foils having respective first and second chord axes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: CGG SERVICES SA
    Inventors: Peder Aasmund Berentzen, Stig Runar Valdal, Svein Dale, Peer Øyvind Toftner
  • TOWABLE AND STEERABLE MARINE SEISMIC SOURCE ARRANGEMENT
    Publication number: 20140347956
    Abstract: A towable and steerable elongated float for a marine seismic source arrangement for use in making a seismic survey at sea, having first attachment means at a lower or bottom part of a float body for allowing at least one seismic source to be suspended from the float, and second attachment means on a fore part of the float body for attachment of a strength taking source towing line or umbilical. The float body comprises first and second elongated steering foils being attached to and spaced from respective port and starboard sides of the fore part of said float body by respective support arrangement. The steering foils have respective longitudinal steering foil axes being oriented in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the float body and so as to be substantially perpendicular to a sea surface when in use, the elongated steering foils having respective first and second chord axes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Peder Aasmund Berentzen, Stig Runar Valdal, Svein Dale, Peer Øyvind Toftner