IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0838599
(2010-07-19)
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등록번호 |
US-8619495
(2013-12-31)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Thompson, James N.
- Laws, Jerry L.
- Fyffe, Roger L.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Fairfield Industries Incorporated
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
12 인용 특허 :
79 |
초록
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A configuration for the deck of a marine vessel, wherein parallel and perpendicular travel paths, for movement of individual OBS unit storage baskets, are formed along a deck utilizing, in part, the storage baskets themselves. A portion of the deck is divided into a grid defined by a series of low-t
A configuration for the deck of a marine vessel, wherein parallel and perpendicular travel paths, for movement of individual OBS unit storage baskets, are formed along a deck utilizing, in part, the storage baskets themselves. A portion of the deck is divided into a grid defined by a series of low-to-the-deck perpendicular and parallel rails and each square in the grid is configured to hold an OBS unit storage basket. Around the perimeter of the grid is an external containment wall which has a greater height than the rails. Storage baskets seated within the grid are configured to selectively form internal containment walls. Opposing internal and external containment walls define travel paths along which a storage basket can be moved utilizing a low, overhead gantry. A basket need only be lifted a minimal height above the deck in order to be moved along a path. The containment walls and the deck itself constraining uncontrolled swinging of baskets, even in onerous weather or sea conditions. The system is flexible to meet the needs of a desired operation since the internal walls of the grid can be reconfigured as desired in order to free up a particular storage basket or define a particular travel path.
대표청구항
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1. A system for storage and management of seismic data recorder units on a marine vessel, said system comprising: a storage basket storage area disposed on a deck surface of the marine vessel, wherein the storage area is characterized by a grid formation on the deck surface comprising a plurality of
1. A system for storage and management of seismic data recorder units on a marine vessel, said system comprising: a storage basket storage area disposed on a deck surface of the marine vessel, wherein the storage area is characterized by a grid formation on the deck surface comprising a plurality of adjacent cells and an external containment wall around a perimeter of the grid formation;a plurality of moveable seismic data recorder unit storage baskets having perimeter containment structures, in each of which one or more deployable seismic data recorder units may be removeably disposed, wherein the plurality of baskets are moveably disposed in the grid formation; anda plurality of storage basket travel paths within the grid formation, wherein said travel paths are defined by at least the perimeter containment structures of adjacent baskets disposed in the grid formation and at least a portion of the external containment wall of the grid formation, wherein along said travel paths one or more of the storage baskets may be moved from one cell to another. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein each said basket comprises a plurality of seats, each seat disposed for receipt of one of the seismic data recorder units. 3. The system of claim 2, wherein each seat is disposed to orient the seismic data recorder unit disposed therein for servicing. 4. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one storage basket station disposed within the grid formation wherein one or more of the storage baskets may be moveably disposed, wherein the at least one storage basket station is at least partially enclosed in an air conditioned environment. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one storage basket station that is at least partially enclosed in an air conditioned environment comprises at least one of a seismic data recorder unit charging station and a seismic data recorder unit data link station. 6. The system of claim 4, wherein the at least one storage basket station is a modular structure. 7. The system of claim 1, wherein the grid formation comprises a plurality of mutually parallelly- and perpendicularly-arranged adjacent cells and a plurality of mutually parallelly- and perpendicularly-arranged travel paths. 8. The system of claim 7, further comprising a plurality of rails that form at least a portion of the grid formation. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the perimeter boundary of the grid formation is a wall. 10. The system of claim 1, wherein the perimeter boundary of the grid formation is a rail. 11. The system of claim 1, wherein the perimeter boundary of the grid formation comprises poles. 12. The system of claim 1, wherein the perimeter containment structures of the storage baskets comprise poles. 13. The system of claim 1, wherein the perimeter containment structures of the storage baskets comprise sides of the baskets. 14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a gantry. 15. A method for storing and management of seismic data recorder units on a marine vessel, said method comprising: providing a seismic data recorder unit storage basket storage area disposed on a deck surface of the marine vessel, wherein the storage area is characterized by a grid formation on the deck surface comprising a plurality of adjacent cells and an external containment wall around a perimeter of the grid formation;providing a plurality of moveable seismic data recorder unit storage baskets having perimeter containment structures and forming a plurality of storage basket travel paths within the grid formation, wherein said travel paths are defined by at least one of the perimeter containment structures of adjacent baskets disposed in the grid formation and at least a portion of the external containment wall of the grid formation; and either(i) moving a basket to a deployment/retrieval station located within the grid formation and deploying/retrieving one or more of the seismic data recorder units from/to the basket, or(ii) moving a basket containing one or more of the seismic data recorder units to at least one of an at least partially enclosed, environmentally-conditioned seismic data recorder unit charging station and a seismic data recorder unit data link station. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the step (ii) further comprises retrieving data from the one or more seismic data recorder units. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the step (ii) further comprises charging the one or more seismic data recorder units. 18. The method of claim 15, wherein the step (ii) further comprises testing the one or more seismic data recorder units. 19. The method of claim 15, further comprising using a gantry to move the baskets.
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