US3107647A
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Toroidal acoustic reflector
Assignee: Astrosonics Inc
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Filing: 1962-07-09
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1982-07-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert S Soloff
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:31
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10K; G10K5/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S116/00; Y10S116/19; Y10S159/00; Y10S159/04; Y10S159/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
AN IMPROVED SONIC GENERATOR COMPRISING: A CONDUIT MEMBER ADAPTED TO CARRY GAS UNDER PRESSURE, SAID CONDUIT TERMINATING IN A NOZZLE, WHEREBY SAID GAS IS EMITTED IN A SUPERSONIC JET STREAM; A SONIC CAVITY RESONATOR AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID NOZZLE AND DISPOSED IN SPACED OPPOSITION THERETO, SAID GAS BEING DIRECTED AT SAID CAVITY RESONATOR WHEREBY A SONIC WAVE FIELD IS GENERATED, SAID GAS THEREAFTER BEING NORMALLY REDIRECTED FROM SAID RESONATOR TOWARDS SAID NOZZLE; AND A TOROIDAL MEMBER DISPOSED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT SAID NOZZLE AND NORMAL THERETO, SAID TOROIDAL MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH A CONCAVE PORTION PROXIMATE TO SAID NOZZLE AND A CONVEX PORTION MERGING WITH
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
103 words
AN IMPROVED SONIC GENERATOR COMPRISING: A CONDUIT MEMBER ADAPTED TO CARRY GAS UNDER PRESSURE, SAID CONDUIT TERMINATING IN A NOZZLE, WHEREBY SAID GAS IS EMITTED IN A SUPERSONIC JET STREAM; A SONIC CAVITY RESONATOR AXIALLY ALIGNED WITH SAID NOZZLE AND DISPOSED IN SPACED OPPOSITION THERETO, SAID GAS BEING DIRECTED AT SAID CAVITY RESONATOR WHEREBY A SONIC WAVE FIELD IS GENERATED, SAID GAS THEREAFTER BEING NORMALLY REDIRECTED FROM SAID RESONATOR TOWARDS SAID NOZZLE; AND A TOROIDAL MEMBER DISPOSED CIRCUMFERENTIALLY ABOUT SAID NOZZLE AND NORMAL THERETO, SAID TOROIDAL MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH A CONCAVE PORTION PROXIMATE TO SAID NOZZLE AND A CONVEX PORTION MERGING WITH
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