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Electrostrictive acoustic projector and polymers used therein

Patent 5835453 Issued on November 10, 1998. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject May 5, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3801839

Multiple layer piezoelectric wavefront modulator
Patent #: 4257686
Issued on: 03/24/1981
Inventor: Albertinetti ,   et al.

Crosslinked polyphosphazenes as piezoelectric materials Patent #: 4933479
Issued on: 06/12/1990
Inventor: Kotaka, et al.

Inventors

Application

No. 851544 filed on 05/05/1997

US Classes:

367/140, SIGNAL TRANSDUCERS29/25.35, PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICE MAKING310/311, Piezoelectric elements and devices367/157, Piezoelectric367/163With diaphragm

Examiners

Primary: Eldred, J. Woodrow

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 9210916 WO. 06/13/1992

International Class

H04R 017/00

Abstract

Polymer materials having a low Young's modulus, a low dielectric constant, and a high apparent piezoelectric response when subjected to a high direct bias voltage and a superimposed alternating voltage, used as the active element in an underwater acoustic signal projector of a sonar system.

Other References

  • Phosphonitrilic Compounds: VI. High Molecular Weight Poly(alkoxy- and aryyphosphanzenes) by H.R. Allcock, R.L. Rugel and K.J. Valan. Inorganic Chemistry vol. 5, 1966 pp. 1709-171
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