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US 2021/0197930 A1Published application
Underwater monitoring systems and processes
AssigneeChevron U.S.A. Inc.
InventorMiles Ashley Frazer
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Abstract
Embodiments of an underwater monitoring system are provided. In one embodiment, the system has an anchor stake connected to a vented pipe. The pipe has an interior and an exterior and is configured to house a sensor in the interior. The vents on the vented pipe are configured to exchange water between the interior and the exterior while protecting any interior sensors.
Claims21
An underwater monitoring system comprising:
- a central anchor stake pipe;
- a first vented pipe configured to house a sensor wherein said first vented pipe is connected to the central anchor stake pipe on a first side;
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- a second vented pipe configured to house a second sensor wherein said second vented pipe is connected to the central anchor stake pipe on a second side;
- wherein the central anchor stake pipe, the first vented pipe, and the second vented pipe are aligned substantially parallel to each other in substantially the same plane and wherein the central anchor stake pipe, the first vented pipe, and the second vented pipe are spaced sufficiently apart to facilitate water circulation through the first vented pipe and the second vented pipe.
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An underwater monitoring system comprising:
- an anchor stake connected to a vented pipe having an interior and an exterior wherein the vented pipe is configured to house an interior sensor and wherein the vents on the vented pipe are configured to exchange water between the interior and the exterior while protecting the interior sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.