Patents by Inventor Sveinung Skjervheim

Sveinung Skjervheim 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).

  • Control device for positioning an instrumented cable towed in water
    Patent number: 9180936
    Abstract: Control device (10, 50) for controlling the position of an instrumented cable towed in water, such as a marine seismic streamer, and/or an instrumented towed cable array (streamer array) with the possibility of controlling the individual instrumented cables both with in shape and position in relation to other instrumented cables and by that counteract cross currents and/or other dynamic forces which affect a towed array behind a seismic survey vessel, which control device (10, 50) is provided with one or more acoustic means, such as acoustic transmitter/receiver elements (40), arranged to or integrated in the wings (11, 52), main body (12, 53) or motor and drive gear housings (51) of the control device for determination of position and distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: KONGSBERG SEATEX AS
    Inventors: Ola Erik Fjellstad, Arne Rinnan, Olav Magnus Berge, Jan Erik Faugstadmo, Sveinung Skjervheim, Snorre Bache
  • CONTROL DEVICE FOR POSITIONING AN INSTRUMENTED CABLE TOWED IN WATER
    Publication number: 20120026828
    Abstract: Control device (10, 50) for controlling the position of an instrumented cable towed in water, such as a marine seismic streamer, and/or an instrumented towed cable array (streamer array) with the possibility of controlling the individual instrumented cables both with in shape and position in relation to other instrumented cables and by that counteract cross currents and/or other dynamic forces which affect a towed array behind a seismic survey vessel, which control device (10, 50) is provided with one or more acoustic means, such as acoustic transmitter/receiver elements (40), arranged to or integrated in the wings (11, 52), main body (12, 53) or motor and drive gear housings (51) of the control device for determination of position and distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: KONGSBERG SEATEX AS
    Inventors: Ola Erik Fjellstad, Arne Rinnan, Olav Magnus Berge, Jan Erik Faugstadmo, Sveinung Skjervheim, Snorre Bache