System and Method for Using an Impact-Activated Device for Repelling Sharks from Marine Geophysical Survey Equipment
AssigneePGS Geophysical AS
InventorsBruce William Harrick, Andre Stenzel
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and systems for using an impact-activated device for repelling sharks from marine geophysical survey equipment. An embodiment discloses a marine geophysical survey system, comprising: marine geophysical survey equipment configured to be located in a body of water when in operation; and an impact-activated device coupled to the marine geophysical equipment, wherein the impact-activated device comprises a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact on the impact-activated device.
Claims28
A marine geophysical survey system, comprising:
- marine geophysical survey equipment configured to be located in a body of water when in operation;
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- an impact-activated device coupled to the marine geophysical survey equipment, wherein the impact-activated device comprises a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact on the impact-activated device.
An impact-activated device for releasing a shark repellent, comprising:
- an impact-sensing circuit;
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- a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact detected by the impact-sensing circuit.
A method for protecting marine geophysical survey equipment from shark bite, comprising:
- disposing the marine geophysical survey equipment in a body of water, wherein an impact-activated device is coupled to the marine geophysical survey equipment, wherein the impact-activated device comprises a circuit configured to release a shark repellent in response to a pre-determined impact on the impact-activated device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.