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`FOR: Control System for Positioning
`Marine Seismic Streamers
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`three month shortened statutoryperiod for response set to expire on May 26, 2003. Plea ; e tor the
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`25. (Currently Amended) A method of controlling the positions ofmarine seismic streamers in an
`array of such streamers being towed by a seismic survey vessel, the streamers having respective
`streamer positioning devices disposed therealong and each streamer positioning device having a
`wing and a wing motor for changing the orientation of the wing so as to steer the streamer
`positioning device laterally, said method comprising the steps of:
`obtaining a predicted position of the streamer positioning devices,-
`obtaining an estimated velocity of the streamer positioning devices;
`for at least some of the streamer positioning devices, calculating desired changes in the
`orientation of their Wings using said predicted position and said estimated velocity; and
`actuating the wing motors to produce said desired changes in wing orientation.
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`26. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 25, wherein said estimated velocity is calculated using a
`vessel speed received from said seismic survey vessel's navigation system.
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`27. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 26, in which said estimated velocity is a water
`referenced towing velocity that compensates for the speed and heading ofmarine currents acting on
`said streamer positioning devices.
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`2S.h(Original)Atrnethodasclaimedinclaim27, inwhichsaidestimatedvelocityiscompeniatenlfor
`relative movement between said seismic surveyvessel and said streamer positioning devi
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`29. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 28, in which said step ofcalculating a desinedclian ‘e in
`wing orientation further uses an estimate ofthe crosscurrent velocity at the respective sh-eflfner
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`positioning device.
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`30. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 29, in which said step ofcalculating a desired change in
`wing orientation is regulated to prevent the wing from stalling.
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`3]. (Currently Amended) A method as claimed in claim 30, in which said step of calculating a
`desired change in wing orientation is regulated by a global control system located on or near said
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`seismic survey vessel that maybe i_s configured into a feather angle mode, wherein said global
`control system attempts to direct the streamer positioning devices to maintain each ofsaid streamers
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`in a straight line offset from the towing direction of said marine seismic vessel by a certain feather
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`angle, and into a turn control mode, wherein said global control system directs said
`positioning devices to generate a force in the opposite direction ofthe _a turn at the beginning of the
`turn.
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`32. (Currently Amended) A method as claimed in claim 31, in which said global control system i_s
`may further be configured into a streamer separation mode, wherein said global control system
`attempts to direct said streamer positioning device to maintain a minimum separation distance
`between adjacent streamers.
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`33. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 32, further including the step ofdisplaying the position
`of said streamer positioning devices on said seismic survey vessel.
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`34. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 33, in which each streamer positioning device is
`attached to and unable rotate with respect to its streamer and further comprising the step of
`monitoring twist said marine seismic streamers and calculating a desired change in the orient-t-itioii
`oi‘ the wings of the streamer positioning devices to reduce said twist.
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`35. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 34, further including the step ofobtaining estima es of
`the respective current positions ofat least some ofsaid streamer positioning devices and the step of
`obtaining the desired positions of each of said at least some streamer positioning devices.
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`36. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 35, wherein the estimate of the current position of a
`streamer positioning device and the desired position of that same streamer positioning deviceare
`used to produce a desired force to be applied to its streamer by that streamer positioning device.
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`37. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 36, in which said desired force is projected onto the
`current force axis and the wing orientation is calculated that will produce said projected force at said
`estimated velocity.
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`3 8. (Original) A method as claimed in claim 37, in which the streamer positioning device is rotated .
`to align the current force axis with said desired force and its wing orientation is changed as the
`current force axis becomes more closely aligned with‘ said desired force.
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`39. (Currently Amended) Apparatus for controlling the positions ofmarine seismic streamers in an
`array of such streamers being towed by a seismic survey vessel, the streamers having respective
`streamer positioning devices disposed therealong and each streamer positioning device having a
`wing and a Wing motor for changing the horizontal orientation ofthe wing so as to steer the streamer
`positioning device laterally, said apparatus comprising:
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`means for obtaining a gigdicted position of the streamer positioning devices;
`means for obtaining an estimated velocity of the streamer positioning devices,
`means for calculating desired changes in the orientations of the respective wings of at least
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`some ofthe streamer positioning devices using said predicted position and said estimated velocity,
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`means tor actuating the wing motors to produce said desired changes in Wingoiieiinz or.-
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`40. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 39, in which each streamerpositioning device has a first
`wing and a second wing, said that wing and said second wing being independently moveable to steer
`the streamer positioning device laterally and vertically.
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`41. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 40, wherein each streamer positioning device is rigidly
`attached to and unable to rotate with respect to its streamer.
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`42. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 41, further including means for determining the angular
`velocity of each streamer positioning device.
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`43. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 42, wherein a global control system is located on or
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`near said seismic vessel and a respective local control system is located within or near each streamer
`positioning device and said global control system and said local control systems communicate using
`a respective communication line passing through each streamer.
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`44. (Currently Amended) Apparatus as claimed in claim 43, in which pmgam-units input values for
`said local control systems maybe a_r_e downloaded over said communication lines.
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`further including a respective backup
`(Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 44,
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`communications charmel in each streamer between the global control system and the local control
`systems of the streamer positioning devices of the streamer.
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`46. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 45, in which each local control system has a cycle rate
`that is at least 10 times greater than the data transfer rate of said communication line.‘
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`47. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 46, in which each local control system comprises a
`microprocessor programmed to monitor the current orientation of the wing of its streamer
`positioning de_viceand tn calrzulate desired changes to the orientation ofsaid wing based or.«.ir._m1ts
`from sea. globai control system.
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`48. (Original) Apparatus as claimed in claim 47, further including means for producing a weight
`function filtered depth value.
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`49. (New) The method ofclaim 25, wherein the step ofcalculating desired changes in the orientation
`of at least some of the streamer positioning device’s wings using said predicted position and said
`estimated velocity comprises:
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`calculating desired horizontal and vertical forces to be imparted by the streamer positioning
`devices on marine seismic streamers using said predicted position; and
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`calculating desired roll angles and common wing angles for the streamerpositioning devices
`to impart the desired horizontal and vertical forces using said estimated velocity.
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`50. (New) The apparatus of claim 39, wherein the means for calculating desired changes in the
`orientations ofthe respective wings ofat least some ofthe streamer positioning devices comprises:
`means for calculating desired horizontal and vertical forces to be imparted by the streamer
`positioning devices on marine seismic streamers using said predicted position; and
`means for calculating desired roll angles and common wing angles for the streamer
`positioning devices to impart the desired horizontal and vertical forces using said estimatedvelocity.
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`Section 112 Objections
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`Claims 31-48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. l 12, second paragraph, as being indefinite for
`failing to particularlypoint out and distinctly claim the subject matter which applicant regards as the
`invention. Claims 31-32 and 44 have been amended accordingly to replace the terms “may (.. .) be”
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`units” with the phrase “input values” accordingly.
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`Section 103 Rejection
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`Claims 25-48 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. lO3(a) as being unpatentable over European
`Patent No. EP 613025 B1 (“Elholm”). This rejection is respectfiilly traversed because the Examiner
`has failed to present aprimafacie case of obviousness.
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`To establish aprimafacie case ofobviousness, three basic criteria must be met: 1) there must
`be some objective suggestion or motivation, either in the prior art reference(s) or in knowledge
`generally available to one of ordinary skill in the art, to modify to, combine reference teachings; 2)
`there must be a reasonable expectation ofsuccess by the resulting combination or modification; and
`e 3) the combined or modified prior art reference(s) must teach or suggest all the claim limitations.
`The teaching or suggestion to make the claimed combination/modification and the reasonable
`expectation ofsuccess must both be found in the prior art and not based on applicant's disclosure. In
`re Vaeck, 947 F.2d 488, 20 USPQ 2d 1438 (Fed. Cir. 1991').
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`Claims 25 and 39 have been amended such that both claims presentlyrecite the step/function
`of “obtaining a predicted position of the streamer positioning devices.” Such predicted position
`determination is preferably based upon the behavior ofthe streamers, and can be accomplished more
`rapidly than actual position determination according to prior art methods that are plagued by low
`sample rates and time delays. Applicant '5 Specification at page 3, second full paragraph, and the
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`paragraph that bridges pages 7-8.
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`Elholm teaches in a very general sense, at column 6, lines 50-56 thereof, the use ofsensors
`including "speed transmitters" and “positioning instruments” installed in a streamer positioning
`device so that “the device is able to adjust its course by means ofits own con1:rol 1oops.”Elho1m fails
`to disclose or even suggest predicting the position of streamer positioning devices to avoid delays
`inherent in actual position measurements. Nor does Elholm disclose or suggest “calculating desired
`changes in the orientations of the respective wings of at least some of the streamer positioning
`devices using said predicted position and said estimated velocigg” (emphasis added), as also required
`by claims 25 and 39. There is no disclosure whatsoever in Elholm ofperforming calculations that use
`either a predicted position or an estimated velocity of a streamer positioning device to produce
`desired changes in wing orientation.
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`Elholm clearly fails to teach all the limitations of claims 25 and 39, as well as the other
`claims based thereon. Furthermore, there has been no identification of a teaching in the art that
`bridges the above-identified gaps between Elholm and the claimed invention. Accordingly, the
`rejection of claims 25-48 on obviousness grounds is not supportable. Reconsideration and
`withdrawal of this rejection is respectfully requested.
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`In conclusion, Applicant submits that all remaining claims in the present application are
`entitled to allowance
`such action is earnestly solicited.
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`APPLICATION NO.
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`FIRST NAMED INVENTOR
`Oyvind Hillcsund
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`ATTORNEY DOCKET NO.
`14.0123
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`CONFIRMATION No.
`6139
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`01/26/2005
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`759°
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`WESTERNGECO L.L.C.
`10001 RICHMOND AVENUE
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`HOUSTON, TX 77042
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`SOTELO. Jesus D
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`DATE MAILEDE 0|/26/2005
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`Application No.
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`Notice of Allowabllrty
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`09/787,723
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`Jesus D. Sotelo
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`HILLESUND ET AL.
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`4. [:1 Acknowledgment is made of a claim for foreign priority under 35 U.S.C. § 119(a)-(d) or (f).
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