Abstract: A solid marine seismic cable assembly includes communication coil housings which clamp around a cable in a spaced-apart relationship. The cable has a central axis. Each housing contains at least two communication coils adapted for communicating with an adjacent external device. Two of the communication coils, whether or not adjacent to one another, are offset at least 90.degree. from each other about the axis of the cable. The external devices affix to the cable assembly in a spaced-apart relationship corresponding to the spaced-apart relationship of the communication coil housings. Each external device has a unit which communicates with the communication coil via magnetic induction signals.

Abstract: An acoustic transducer assembly includes a piezoelectric ceramic crystal. The assembly also includes a pair of solid circular metal plates positioned to sandwich the piezoelectric ceramic crystal between them, wherein each of the metal plates comprises: (i) an outer rim circling a concave portion formed in a first surface of the metal plate, the first surface oriented toward the piezoelectric ceramic crystal; and (ii) an epoxy wicking barrier formed in the first surface, adjacent to the outer rim. The assembly also includes an epoxy adhesive interposed between the metal plates and the piezoelectric ceramic crystal, wherein the outer rim of each plate is bonded to the piezoelectric ceramic crystal by the epoxy adhesive, the pair of plates thus forming a cavity between them. The assembly also includes a flexing stop attached to each first surface.