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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7463186 | Radio wave transmission/reception device for vehicles A radio wave transmission/reception device capable of detecting an obstacle in front of a vehicle using radio waves is disclosed. The device includes a radio wave transmission/reception unit; a radio wave reflection unit installed around the radio wave transmission/... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463553 | Underwater detection device In an under water detection for detecting the phase difference of an echo by two reception beams according to a split beam method, the difference Δθ between the phase difference of an echo detected by first and second reception beams formed in some direction and t... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463183 | Panoramic warning system for helicopters A panoramic warning system for helicopters, for the purpose of detecting obstacles and the proximity of the ground by using a plurality of radar sensors connected to the fuselage structure of the helicopter and which operate on varying wavelengths, the signals of wh... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463554 | Method of detecting and viewing low-power moving acoustic sources The inventive method relates to the field of submarine detection and deals in particular with the problem of detecting low-power acoustic underwater objects by passive detection systems, of the passive drifting buoy type, which are used by maritime patrol systems, f... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7463185 | Radar apparatus having wide-angle detection A radar apparatus wherein transmission beams are set such that reception intensities corresponding to the transmission beams are gradually reduced from a center direction toward an edge direction of a scanning-angle range. For example, when a vehicle serving as a ta... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7460433 | Ultrasonic wave transmitting and receiving system for detecting underwater objects A trawl net (2) is attached to ends of warps (4) extending from a ship (6), such as a trawl boat, in the sternward direction, and a transponder (5) to transmit a response signal is attached to an upper part of a net mouth of the trawl net... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460052 | Multiple frequency through-the-wall motion detection and ranging using a difference-based estimation technique A multi-tone CW radar (14) is used to project signals from an antenna (22) and to receive returns with the same antenna. The phase differences between the outgoing signals and the returns are analyzed to determine the existence of motion and the range ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460053 | Method and apparatus for through-the-wall motion detection using CW radar A CW radar (10) is used to detect motion of objects (22) behind a wall (20) by projecting a radar beam through the wall and by measuring the returns from the objects behind the wall, with a change in the phase difference between the transmitted ... | 12/02/2008 |
| H2227 | High speed titanium alloy microstructural conversion method A high speed titanium alloy microstructural conversion method from lamellar to equiaxed is disclosed. The method includes identification and estimation of process parameters such that the average strain rate is between about 1-100 s−1 and the deformatio... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7460439 | Ultrasonic transducer for ranging measurement with high directionality using parametric transmitting array in air and a method for manufacturing same A multiple resonances type ultrasonic transducer for a ranging measurement with high directionality using a parametric transmitting array in air, includes an ultrasonic actuator unit formed with a regularly mixing array of first unit actuators having a resonance fre... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7457199 | Shear mode folded shell projector An acoustic projector with a thin walled shell extending between flanges having helicoidal corrugations extending between the flanges. A shear mode motor is coupled to the thin walled shell to provide a torque to the thin walled shell. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457198 | Swimmer detection sonar network A method for detecting an object in a body of water by generating a plurality of signals and applying each signal to a separate submerged sonar node that is a part of an array of sonar nodes. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457197 | Reduction of low frequency vibrational noise in towed arrays Low frequency vibration induced noise is reduced in a towed sonar array of the type comprising a number of oil-filled modules joined end to end with each module housing a plurality of hydrophones by arranging that the signal output from each hydrophone in an array i... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7457196 | Networked sonar observation of selected seabed environments A sonar transducer network for observing a seabed includes a controller. A first transducer assembly includes a first acoustic transducer to convert a first ping to a first electrical signal; and a first transducer processor to receive a first electrical signal from... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7453771 | Apparatus and method for reducing noise for moveable target A noise control system is provided for controlling a noise level around a moveable target. The noise control system has a detecting system configured to detect a location and movement of the target, and a noise cancellation system. The noise cancellation system has ... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453762 | Apparatus and method of auto frequency calibration for transducer An apparatus for automatically calibrating a transducer are disclosed in the present invention, the apparatus comprising: an oscillator, for generating a system frequency; a micro controller, being coupled to the oscillator, for receiving the system frequency; a cou... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453769 | Cavitating body sonar system and process An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include a cavitating body sonar system and method. The method may include, in an exemplary embodiment: applying a receiving-while-transmitting sonar signal processing to at least one cavitating body, over an entir... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7453770 | Method for directional location and locating system In order to locate electromagnetic or acoustic signal sources of a sensor configuration (1 a through 1 c) fitted with at least two electric outputs; where the incidence-dependent transfer functions between the acoustic signals incident on... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7450471 | Automatic diver identification unit An automatic diver identification unit for providing motorized and multi-directional surface movement relative to a position of an underwater diver and to identify the position of a diver at the surface of a body of water. The automatic diver identification unit inc... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450055 | Coaxial connector in radar level gauge A guided wave radar level gauge for determining a process variable of a product in a tank, a feed through fitting, a probe extending into the tank, transceiver circuitry mounted on a circuit board, a housing having a body portion for accommodating said circuit board... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7450472 | Deployable audible protection The invention relates to an acoustic protection system used to secure a determined zone of interest and to remotely control an individual or a group of individuals within this zone and with a potentially hostile behavior. The system comprises at least one set of N e... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7447117 | Correlation based decision-feedback equalizer for underwater acoustic communications An underwater communications system includes an antenna array, a sound transmission source for transmitting communication packets, and a receiver including a processor. The processor is programmed for receiving and detecting a Doppler-sensitive probe signal and trai... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447116 | Dynamic underwater position tracking of small objects A system, method and program product for tracking the depth of small objects in which a transmitter is connected to a fishing line. The transmitter includes a sensor for measuring water pressure and transmits the pressure measurements to a receiver at a location rem... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7447112 | Test method for a method for passively obtaining target parameters A test method for a method used for passively obtaining target data regarding a moving target, wherein bearing angles are measured as real target data from the bearing of the target using an on-board bearing system at successive path positions of a vehicle that dete... | 11/04/2008 |
| H2226 | Mouse cable management Disclosed are embodiments of portable electronic devices, such as computer mice, which have structures for temporarily storing a cable and/or electrical connector between uses. Some embodiments include structures and/or mechanisms for releasably attaching the electr... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7443764 | Resonant acoustic projector Each of a pair of electrically conductive spiral coils is ensconced in a disk-shaped matrix. The two coil-ensconced matrices are joined face-to-face so as to sandwich between them a thin, non-magnetic elastic layer. An electronic device is connected so that each coi... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439902 | Radar controlled automatic target illumination system A radar controlled automatic target illumination system for marine and other moving vessels. A radar system operably connected to the vessel produces an electronic signal corresponding to an azimuth of a target relative to, and in proximity to the vessel. An array o... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7433268 | Vessel hull transducer modular mounting system A vessel hull transducer modular mounting system enables transducers to be replaced and upgraded without necessitating the further modification of the hull and thus not necessitating the dry-docking of the vessel. A further feature includes the ability to reduce and... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433267 | Two wire resistive sensor A circuit with two terminals that receive an input current. The circuit includes a sensor, and a controller to generate a modulated signal. The circuit also includes a flyback circuit that receives the modulated signal. The flyback circuit generates a first output v... | 10/07/2008 |
| H2224 | Self-calibrating large baseline interferometer formed from two aircraft A method to passively locate an emitter using two aircraft to form a large baseline interferometer. The basic two element (two aircraft or helicopters) large baseline interferometer includes self-calibration and allows for various configurations for geo-location of ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429947 | Radar apparatus for detecting distance or velocity with respect to an object A radar apparatus includes a plurality of receiver circuit systems to correspond with a plurality of receiving antennas. Channel signals having the same characteristics are generated by the switching operation of a second switch from a received channel signal receiv... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7430152 | System and method of operation thereof for increasing acoustic bandwidth of transmitting devices Disclosed is a system, and a method of operation thereof, which improves the RF link employed between a transmitting sonobuoy and an associated receiving aircraft. The sonobuoy receives acoustic information from hydrophones and transmits this information to the airc... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7428187 | Ultrasonic sensor A structure is used to prevent an ultrasonic sensor from being damaged by a spring member provided for a bezel. A metal spring is fixed in a groove in a bezel. By setting depth of the groove to be larger than thickness of the metal spring, the metal spring is positi... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7423934 | System for detecting, tracking, and reconstructing signals in spectrally competitive environments A system applicable to acoustic, seismic, electromagnetic, hydrodynamic, and shock waves utilizing a map between signal time series and signal vectors defining the mathematical wave field model characterizing the signal's wave field. This map is developed from wave ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7420505 | Radar or sensor system with hierarchical architecture and reconfigurable functionality A method of organizing a radar system or a sensor system with multiple levels of hierarchical constructs for all level of the system. These architectural levels incorporate self-similar organizational structure and represent design strategies that implement data tra... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420878 | System and method for precision acoustic event detection A system and method for providing precision locations for sensors which make up an array of sensors in a gunshot detection system. In a preferred embodiment sensors employ a commercial GPS which reports a sensor position or a group of pseudoranges to GPS satellites.... | 09/02/2008 |
| H2223 | Patterned, micrometer-sized antibody features A biosensor has a micrometer sized antibody substrate surface which may include patterned single or multiple antibody substrates. The substrate is capable of detecting multiple chemical species simultaneously and/or continuously monitoring a single chemical species.... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417919 | Determination of sensor distance Apparatus is described for accurately determining the elevation, E, of a pulse-echo ultrasonic range sensor (2) relative to a datum level (14). The figure shows vertical elevations of the apparatus with plate deployed at level-1 (12) and ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417921 | Method for classifying a type of bottom, measuring device and computer program product for carrying out such a method A method for classifying a type of bottom on a bottom under a liquid includes the steps of performing an acoustic reflection measurement, in which a first attribute is determined which represents a strength with which acoustic waves are reflected from a location on ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7417922 | Obstacle detection device and method for estimating receiving time An obstacle detection device includes a transmitting portion for sending ultrasonic wave, a plurality of receiving portions provided at different positions and receiving reflected waves of the ultrasonic wave, a plurality of envelope wave acquiring portions for acqu... | 08/26/2008 |
