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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8139443 | Underwater sound projector system and method of producing same An underwater sound projector system comprises multiple sound projectors, each sound projector being capable of producing acoustic pressures. The sound projectors are held in close proximity such that the sound projectors interact with one another via the acoustic p... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8027224 | Broadband underwater acoustic transducer An efficient, broadband, underwater acoustic transducer having nominally a quasi-omnidirectional radiation pattern is realized with a plurality of thin walled radially vibrating hollow spherical piezoelectric transduction elements aligned axially. Each spherical tra... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7800980 | Electroacoustic underwater antenna An electroacoustic underwater antenna, particularly a lateral antenna which can be fixed to the outer hull of an underwater craft, comprising a series of hydrophones (13) successively arranged in at least one elongate, closed, oil-filled cavity at a distance ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7697374 | Water inflatable volumetric hydrophone array A hydrophone array includes an inflatable shaped housing enclosing an interior space and formable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a framework of compliant material disposed within the interior of the inflatable housing, and a plurali... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7466632 | Method and apparatus for positioning a center of a seismic source The present invention provides a method and apparatus for positioning a center of a seismic source. The method includes determining a desired center-of-source of the seismic source and selecting one of a first and a second plurality of guns to form the seismic sourc... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7450474 | Diagnostic system and method for transducers In accordance with the illustrative embodiment, a diagnostic method for use with multi-element transducers includes determining an acoustic center of a transducer and determining an offset of the determined acoustic center from a theoretical acoustic center of the t... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7443765 | Reconfigurable linear sensor arrays for reduced channel count A reconfigurable linear array of sensors (e.g., optical, thermal, pressure, ultrasonic). The reconfigurability allows the size and spacing of the sensor elements to be a function of the distance from the beam center. This feature improves performance for imaging sys... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7426439 | Method and apparatus for marine seismic data acquisition The present invention provides a method and apparatus for seismic data acquisition. One embodiment of the method includes accessing data acquired by at least two particle motion sensors. The data includes a seismic signal and a noise signal and the at least two part... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7372776 | Modal acoustic array transduction apparatus A transduction apparatus, which employs an array of individual transducers that generates multiple acoustic radiation modes, is described. These modes are used together to yield directional steered beam patterns. In one embodiment separate transducers, clustered in ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372777 | Sonic instrumentation apparatus and method for cement bond logging A longitudinally segmented acoustic transducer for a cement bond logging (CBL) tool having a plurality of adjoining PZT ring-like segments driven synchronously in parallel by one or more pulses and caused to vibrate in an anti-resonant mode, substantially below the ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369461 | Acoustic transducer and underwater sounding apparatus An acoustic transducer 1 has a first cylindrical portion 1A and a second hemispherical portion 1B on which a plurality of transducer elements 10a, 10b are arranged. The transducer elements on the cylindrical portion a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366310 | Microphone array diffracting structure The present invention increases the aperture size of a microphone array by introducing a diffracting structure into the interior of a microphone array. The diffracting structure within the array modifies both the amplitude and phase of the acoustic signal reaching t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7348712 | Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus An ultrasonic probe includes ultrasonic piezoelectric elements that are arranged in a first direction at predetermined intervals and transmit and receive ultrasonic waves in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction. The respective ultrasoni... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347855 | Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and gene... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7319641 | Signal processing device for acoustic transducer array The invention provides transducer arrays which are capable of outputting sound beams having a relatively constant width, and with minimal sidelobes, across a range of frequencies. This is achieved by utilising one or more digital signal modifiers within the signal p... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313053 | Method and apparatus for controlling scanning of mosaic sensor array A scanning architecture that makes it possible to update only those ultrasonic transducer subelements of a mosaic transducer array that change from view to view. The configuration of the switch matrix is fully programmable. The switch matrix includes access switches... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302744 | Method of fabricating an acoustic transducer array A method that involves establishing the performance level of a proposed acoustic transducer array. Deriving a geometric shape for the array based on the established performance level. Selecting piezoceramic materials based on considerations related to the performanc... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278825 | Method and system for regulating fluid over an airfoil or a hydrofoil The present invention features a fluid flow regulator that functions to influence fluid flow across an airfoil or hydrofoil, as well as various rotating or rotary devices, including propellers, impellers, turbines, rotors, fans, and other similar devices, as well as... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280435 | Switching circuitry for reconfigurable arrays of sensor elements A device comprising an array of sensors that are reconfigurable by means of a switching network. The sensors may be optical, thermal or pressure sensors or ultrasonic transducers. More specifically, the device comprises: a multiplicity of sensor elements; a pluralit... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7269263 | Method of broadband constant directivity beamforming for non linear and non axi-symmetric sensor arrays embedded in an obstacle A method is provided for designing a broad band constant directivity beamformer for a non-linear and non-axi-symmetric sensor array embedded in an obstacle having an odd shape, where the shape is imposed by industrial design constraints. In particular, the method of... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257051 | Integrated interface electronics for reconfigurable sensor array An integrated switch matrix for reconfiguring subelements of a mosaic sensor array to form elements. The configuration of the switch matrix is fully programmable. The switch matrix includes access switches that connect subelements to bus lines and matrix switches th... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249513 | Ultrasound probe An improved ultrasound probe includes a support member, a signal cable having a plurality of electrically conductive members and an ultrasound transducer array. Distal end portions of each of the conductive members may be separately embodied within and extend throug... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237564 | Distribution of energy in a high frequency resonating wafer processing system A transducer for use in an acoustic energy cleaner is provided. The transducer includes a resonator and a plurality of crystals bonded to a surface of the resonator. The plurality of crystals is configured to be bonded to the surface of the resonator in a staggered ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210556 | Method and apparatus for installing a sensor array An apparatus and method is provided for transporting, installing, retrieving, and replacing a sensor array of individual sensor pods at a geographically remote location, such as on the sea floor. The apparatus consists of a remotely operated vehicle (ROV), a carouse... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7203036 | Planar extraordinary magnetoresistance sensor An extraordinary magnetoresistance (EMR) sensor has a planar shunt and planar leads formed on top of the sensor and extending downward into the semiconductor active region, resulting. Electrically conductive material, such as Au or AuGe, is first deposited into lith... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7194793 | Method for producing an edge reflection type surface acoustic wave device A method for adjusting a frequency characteristic of an edge reflection type surface acoustic wave device includes the step of obtaining a frequency characteristic of an edge reflection type surface acoustic wave device having a piezoelectric substrate. The edge ref... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192185 | Method of and equipment for checking support means A method and equipment for checking a support device such as used in an elevator installation. The method and equipment detects reductions in cross-section of the tensile supports in the support device by heating the tensile supports with electrical current flow and... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7184364 | Armored seabed laid seismic cable and method and apparatus for manufacturing same A method for wrapping continuous strands of steel wire about a seismic cable including interconnected sensor sections and conductor sections where a cross sectional diameter of the sensor section is at least four times that of the conductor section. Two layers of ar... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180828 | Non-kinking oil-filled acoustic sensor stave A hydrophone stave comprises a tubular member, a braided cord (or similar flexible structure), cylindrical hydrophones, pins, two plugs and two couplings. The hose (made of a thermoplastic material) is corrugated or convoluted, and is cuffed at both ends to permit a... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7146925 | Apparatus for varying vessel hull geometry and vessels made therewith An apparatus for varying the dimensions of a hull of a vessel comprising an arcuate truss assembly having a plurality of members pivotally joined. The arcuate truss assembly is operatively arranged to form a portion of the hull. The assembly is operatively arranged ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7143487 | Method of manufacturing the matrix type ultrasonic probe A matrix type ultrasonic probe is disclosed, which has a backing material, and a plurality of piezoelectric elements having upper and lower face electrodes, respectively, and arrayed in two-dimensional directions on the backing material. The ultrasonic probe further... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7120087 | Electronics-carrying module An electronic-carrying module (640), for example for use with a seismic data acquisition cable (400), is disclosed. The preferred electronic-carrying module (640) includes, first, an electronics carrier (106) having access means (107 | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112196 | Multi-element array for acoustic ablation A tissue ablation apparatus is disclosed that includes an elongate, flexible device operable to be percutaneously place in vasculature of a patient. The device has an array of 8 or more tissue ablation elements carried on a flexible circuit substrate located at a di... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7107665 | Method for manufacturing microphone assembly A microphone assembly comprises a microphone, a connector secured to the underside of the microphone. A gasket has a sound collecting hole and is secured on the upper surface of the microphone. ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103960 | Method for providing a backing member for an acoustic transducer array A method is provided for making a backing layer for an ultrasonic matrix array transducer useful in medical imaging and the like. A conductive grid is provided which includes a plurality of micro-contacts each joined together by a common base so that spaces are prov... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095505 | Optical interferometer sensor array An interferometer sensor has a two-dimensional sensor head (1) comprising a polymer film (4) of substantially uniform thickness. An interrogating signal (12) is provided to the sensor head, the interrogation signal extending across the area of t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7054228 | Sound source location and quantification using arrays of vector probes Method and apparatus for locating and quantifying sound sources using an array of acoustic vector probes (200). Signals received at the probes are converted to digital form and fed into a digital signal processor (400) which computes the sound pressure... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7050355 | Determining the orientation of a seismic receiver, a seismic receiver, and a method or seismic surveying The invention provides a method of determining the orientation of a seismic receiver (4, 6) from seismic data acquired at the receiver (4, 6). The determined orientation can be taken into account in subsequent analysis of the seismic data. This avoids ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048505 | Method and system for regulating fluid flow over an airfoil or a hydrofoil The present invention features a fluid flow regulator that functions to significantly influence fluid flow across an airfoil or hydrofoil, as well as various rotating or rotary devices, including propellers, impellers, turbines, rotors, fans, and other similar devic... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7042803 | Marine seismic source towing apparatus and method A marine acoustic source system has relativley densely packed energy sources arrayed in a tandem-like fashion along a horizontal plane. Preferably, a longitudinal axis of each source lies orthogonal to a pre-determined towing direction. The system includes protectiv... | 05/09/2006 |
