Method for deploying seafloor equipment
CA 2485470 A1 · Owner: Luc, Francois · Inventors: Dowle, Robert; Luc, Francois
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The present invention provides a method for deploying and retrieving seafloor equipment including the steps of: providing a conveying means (200) with a fixed end and a free end (201); releasing said conveying means (200) into a body of water (210) from a vessel (220) until said free end (201) reaches or , is proximate to, a seafloor (230) of said body of water (210); dragging said conveying means (200) behind said vessel (220) at a controllable speed; slidably attaching said equipment (240) including a recovery module (241) and stopping means (242) to said conveying means (200) wherein said equipment, said recovery module and said stopping means are secured one to another by a …
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- Filed May 9, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended May 9, 2023.
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