US Patent Issued to FNV IP on Dec. 16 for "Towed apparatus with one or more wings for transverse gradiometer surveying" (Louisiana Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,498,502, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to FNV IP B.V. (Leidschendam, Netherlands).

"Towed apparatus with one or more wings for transverse gradiometer surveying" was invented by Chad Allen Pastor (Lafayette, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are systems and apparatus for transverse gradiometer (TVG) acquisition using a towed platform. A first wing surface that is pitch-adjustable based on rotation about a leading edge of the first wing surface. A second wing surface that is pitch-adjustable based on rotation about a leading edge of the second wing surface, and wherein a pitch of the second wing surface is adjustable in...