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Comic actor Danny Kaye received patent D166,807 for the co-design of "Blowout Toy or the Like". It's similar to one of those toys that unravels when you blow into at a birthday party except Kaye's has three blowouts going in different directions, not just one.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4604733 | Apparatus for determining range and bearing Apparatus which provides both range and bearing information between a transponder and a transponder interrogator. The interrogator transmits an acoustic interrogating pulse which is received by the transponder and in response thereto transmits back a firs... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4556883 | Transmitting and receiving circuit for an apparatus for the automatic identification of objects and/or living organisms Transmitting and receiving circuit for an apparatus for the automatic identification of objects and/or living organisms, including a stationary interrogator and a transponder fastened to the object or living organism to be identified, the interrogator inc... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4494224 | Pipe measuring method and apparatus Method and apparatus for determining the length of a tubular member such as a pipe are disclosed. A burst of acoustical pulses are emitted from a sending unit and are received by a reference acoustical transducer and by a slave acoustic transducer. The sl... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4486861 | Transponder telemetry Acoustic transponders are attached to sections of a submarine cable for use in accurately locating the cable during deployment or retrieval. An acoustic signal at one frequency, transmitted from the surface or elsewhere, stimulates one of the transponders... | 12/04/1984 |
| 4404666 | Quick deployment vehicle A quick deployment vehicle (QDV) for implanting a transponder or beacon on he ocean bottom in an upright position exposed for receiving or transmitting acoustic signals. The vehicle includes a ballistic body of separable fore and aft sections. The fore sec... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4401987 | Ranging system having reduced recognition jitter A ranging system employing a limiting constant false alarm rate (CFAR) receiver having reduced recognition time uncertainty, or recognition jitter. The jitter is made proportional to signal-to-noise ratio by providing the receiver with a two-part signal. ... | 08/30/1983 |
| 4399556 | Device for locating audio surveillance apparatus A pulse generator is provided for transmitting individual acoustic pulses which can be sensed by an audio surveillance device and retransmitted as modulated electromagnetic information. Circuitry is associated with the pulse generator for controlling the ... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4388708 | Method and apparatus for determining physical quantities A distance R to be measured is derived by measuring the spacing xm between a fixed transmitter Tx and a movable receiver Rx, and comparing this with the reference spacing xref between a fixed transmitter Tx' and receiver Rx. Each spa... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4381144 | Underwater camera enclosure including sonar range finding device An underwater photographic system which includes an underwater camera enclosure having an underwater sonar range-finding apparatus for providing a signal to adjust the distance-related parameters of a camera enclosed therein. The enclosure is adapted to h... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4367458 | Supervised wireless security system An ultrasonic communication system capable of wireless installation and supervised operation is achieved by communicating each information bit as two distinct ultrasonic frequencies separated in frequency enough to assure that the signal strength of both ... | 01/04/1983 |
| 4318188 | Semiconductor device for the reproduction of acoustic signals A microphone, for receiving an acoustic signal, is connected to a transducer which changes the analog signal delivered by the microphone into a sufficiently dense series of storable pulses in such a manner that the series contains the information necessar... | 03/02/1982 |
| 4313183 | Acoustic distance measuring method and apparatus An acoustic distance measuring device using a predetermined frequency shift keyed bit pattern as the acoustic signal transmitted and received. A phase lock loop detector is provided. Variations in lag from the time required for the loop to lock are elimin... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4293937 | Borehole acoustic telemetry system In a borehole acoustic telemetry system for acoustically transmitting data over a pipe suspended in a borehole, the level of noise in the data stream is inherently high, making the use of precise frequencies advantageous to provide useful data. A first tr... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4282585 | Site occupancy detector An acoustic system for covertly detecting surface to air missile (SAM) si by monitoring for noise emitted by the electrical power generated at the sites. The output of a microphone is sharply filtered around 75 Hz and a phase lock loop locks onto the sig... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4278976 | Remote sensing device A system for battlefield and enemy support area surveillance. An air-drop unit monitors and records on tape enemy activity, and plays back and transmits the monitored data at high speed when interrogated by a coded signal from friendly aircraft.... | 07/14/1981 |
| 4264978 | Device for locating audio surveillance apparatus A pulse generator is provided for transmitting an acoustic pulse which is sensed by an audio surveillance device and retransmitted as modulated electromagnetic information. Associated with the pulse generator is a timing arrangement and display. The timer... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4255797 | Sonic attenuation system A beam of sound, of sufficient amplitude for inducing a finite amplitude effect in water, is directed into a field of sound for interaction therewith to produce intermodulation products. Energy is removed from the sound field in the formation of the inter... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4254478 | Measurement of distance using ultrasonic signals In the measurement of the distance between two immersed points using ultrasonic signals, a control beacon is located at one point and a servo-beacon at the other point. The control beacon emits a first signal which is received by the servo-beacon. After a... | 03/03/1981 |
| 4242671 | Transponders A tag transponder which is capable of receiving a signal from a transmitter and re-transmitting the signal after a delay. The incident electromagnetic wave from the transmitter is converted into an acoustic wave in a piezoelectric member of the tag, the a... | 12/30/1980 |
| 4225955 | Thin disk acoustic baffle system A thin disk acoustic baffle comprising a thin disk of material having a uue combination of acoustical properties and dimensions to provide optimum attenuation of sound transmission between two points. Optimum sound attenuation is achieved by adjusting th... | 09/30/1980 |
| 4221927 | Voice responsive "talking" toy A toy which, in response to a complex sound such as human speech generates a train of audio pulses. The pulses are psuedo-random with respect to frequency composition and to duration, thus simulating syllabic speech. Provisions are also described whereby ... | 09/09/1980 |
| 4214313 | Multiple sonar masking and jamming countermeasure system 1. A masking-jamming sonar countermeasure system comprising in combination, receiver, a transmitter, a sequence timer connected between said receiver and said transmitter for regulating the operative time intervals thereof, and means coupled to the input ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4214314 | Precision transponder and method of communicating therewith A method of communicating with a remote precision transponder includes the step of transmitting first signals to the transponder. The first signals are received in the transponder, and second signals representative of the first signal are delayed therein ... | 07/22/1980 |
| 4207819 | Helicopter destroyer 1. A helicopter destructor comprising in combination, a hydrophone channel, a microphone channel, a barometer channel, an AND gate connected to the outputs of said hydrophone, microphone, and ometer channels, an explosive means, and means connected to the outputs ... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4203160 | Submarine communication 2. A method by which a submarine while deeply submerged in the sea may receive a message from a remote station without disclosing to others the position of the submarine, which comprises transmitting from said remote station into the atmosphere message in... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4194167 | Up-Doppler simulator 1. Means for up-Dopplerizing an input signal comprising in combination, means for generating a predetermined F frequency signal, means effectively connected to said predetermined F frequency signal geneing means for producing an F/10 frequency signal, an 8F/10 fre... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4189701 | Hydroacoustic detection system Various types of rivercraft propelled by motor, poling, sculling or paddl are found to generate broadband noise having a superimposed low frequency sinusoidal modulation. To detect the presence of such craft, a hydrophone, tethered in a river from a moor... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4136394 | Golf yardage indicator system A golf distance indicator system provides a measurement of the distance between a golfer and the green which he is approaching. The system comprises a base unit mounted at or near the pin on the green and a remote unit carried by the golfer. Upon command,... | 01/23/1979 |
| 4119941 | Acoustic coupler An acoustic coupler is provided for extending the listening and signal garing capabilities of an existing cable connected hydrophone system. The acoustic coupler includes a sensor, such as an additional hydrophone, an acoustic projector, and a cable whic... | 10/10/1978 |
| 4110873 | Coupling A releasable coupling comprises a female component providing an open ended sleeve and a male component having a projection for insertion into this sleeve, said projection comprising an enlarged hook formation or detent connected by thinner resilient conne... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4109644 | Miniature implantable ultrasonic echosonometer A miniature echosonometer adapted for implantation in the interior of an animal for imaging the internal structure of an organ, tissue or vessel. The echosonometer includes a receiver/transmitter circuit which is coupled to an ultrasonic transducer. Power... | 08/29/1978 |
| 4101873 | Device to locate commonly misplaced objects Miniaturized coded transmitter and battery powered receivers selectively responsive to a predetermined code transmission are provided with a miniaturized audible signal generator in each receiver such that the receiver, when interrogated by a proper signa... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4075601 | Combined pipeline marker and test unit An acoustic type of pipeline marker that has combined with it, as a unitary structure, an acoustic signal detector for determining whether the marker is operating. The detector is only energized when it is desired to check whether the marker is emitting t... | 02/21/1978 |
| 4069469 | System for collecting information in water A submersible which can automatically move along the cable laid under water, has a sensor, and the information collected or gathered by said sensor is forwarded to the control unit on land through said cable. The submersible is for instance connected acou... | 01/17/1978 |
| 4065747 | Acoustical underwater communication system for command control and data An acoustic communication system is disclosed as a secondary means for command control of underwater operations from a surface unit. The system includes a diving acoustic command control unit for use in the event of prime propagation path occlusion. Self-... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4055830 | Sonic measuring system A distance measuring system which utilizes sound waves. The first unit can be separate or combined radio transmitter and sound sensor which is held at one of the two points between which the distance is to be measured. This sound sensor unit also has a ra... | 10/25/1977 |
| 3984803 | Seismic intrusion detector system A system for monitoring man-associated seismic movements within a control area including a geophone for generating an electrical signal in response to seismic movement, a bandpass amplifier and threshold detector for eliminating unwanted signals, pulse co... | 10/05/1976 |
| 3939463 | Acoustic transponder navigation system 1. In combination in an acoustic obstacle detection and navigating system; A transmitting station comprising a variable frequency oscillator, a sawth generator coupled to said oscillator for sweeping the frequency of oscillations through the range of frequenc... | 02/17/1976 |
