Patents by Inventor William L. Roever

William L. Roever 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).

  • Filled hydrophone mounts
    Patent number: 4689777
    Abstract: A hydrophone mount for use with a marine streamer cable having solid foam flotation. The mount comprises a semicylindrical housing having a cavity formed on its outer surface for receiving the hydrophone. The hydrophone is mounted in the recess and the voids filled with an acoustic responsive material. The mount is positioned in a semicylindrical recess formed in the stream cable coaxially with the center of the cable. The stress member and electrical conductors are located at the center of the streamer cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventor: William L. Roever
  • Hydrophone acoustic response chamber
    Patent number: 4375679
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for testing individual hydrophones mounted on seismic streamer cables. An irregularly shaped chamber is provided which can be clamped around the cable containing the hydrophone to be tested. An acoustic transducer, such as a loud speaker, provides an acoustic pressure signal inside the chamber. The response of the hydrophone being tested is compared to that of a reference hydrophone mounted within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 1, 1983
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Lawrence D. Park, Jr., William L. Roever