US3145365A
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Acoustic water path simulator
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-26
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Granted: 1964-08-18
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Expires: 1982-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard K Jacobs
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:24
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01H; G01H3/00; G01H3/005; G01S; G01S1/00; G01S1/72; B; B63; B63G; B63G8/00; B63G8/39
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
182 words
AN APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING AN ACOUSTIC WATER PATH BETWEEN THE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING POSTS OF SONAR EQUIPMENT A FIXTURE FOR SECURING A TRANSDUCER TO A PRESSURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF EITHER POST SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING: (A) AN INTEGRAL RETAINING RING SECURED TO THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TRANSDUCER; (B) A HOUSING HAVING A BORE WITH A REDUCED DIAMETER PORTION WHICH FORMS AN INTERNAL ANNULAR SHOULDER, THE DIMENSIONS AND DISPOSITION OF THE TRANSDUCER, ITS RETAINING RING, THE BORE AND ITS SHOULDER BEING SUCH THAT WHEN THE TRANSDUCER IS POSITIONED IN THE BORE AND THE UPPER SURFACE OF ITS RETAINING RING WILL ENGAGE THE SHOULDER AND THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF THE TRANSDUCER EXTENDS A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ABOVE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING; (C) MEANS FOR BIASING THE TRANSDUCER TOWARD ITS EXTENDED POSITION ABOVE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING; (D) A CONCAVE MEMBER HINGED TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING, THE CONCAVITY OF SAID MEMBER BEING SUCH THAT IT SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWS THE CONVEX CURVATURE OF THE POST; (E) AND MEANS FOR CLAMPING AND SECURING THE POST BETWEEN THE CONCAVE MEMBER AND THE HOUSING.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
182 words
AN APPARATUS FOR SIMULATING AN ACOUSTIC WATER PATH BETWEEN THE TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING POSTS OF SONAR EQUIPMENT A FIXTURE FOR SECURING A TRANSDUCER TO A PRESSURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF EITHER POST SAID FIXTURE COMPRISING: (A) AN INTEGRAL RETAINING RING SECURED TO THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE TRANSDUCER; (B) A HOUSING HAVING A BORE WITH A REDUCED DIAMETER PORTION WHICH FORMS AN INTERNAL ANNULAR SHOULDER, THE DIMENSIONS AND DISPOSITION OF THE TRANSDUCER, ITS RETAINING RING, THE BORE AND ITS SHOULDER BEING SUCH THAT WHEN THE TRANSDUCER IS POSITIONED IN THE BORE AND THE UPPER SURFACE OF ITS RETAINING RING WILL ENGAGE THE SHOULDER AND THE PRESSURE SENSITIVE PORTION OF THE TRANSDUCER EXTENDS A PREDETERMINED DISTANCE ABOVE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING; (C) MEANS FOR BIASING THE TRANSDUCER TOWARD ITS EXTENDED POSITION ABOVE THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING; (D) A CONCAVE MEMBER HINGED TO THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE HOUSING, THE CONCAVITY OF SAID MEMBER BEING SUCH THAT IT SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWS THE CONVEX CURVATURE OF THE POST; (E) AND MEANS FOR CLAMPING AND SECURING THE POST BETWEEN THE CONCAVE MEMBER AND THE HOUSING.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-08-18 | 1968-02-17 | 1968-08-18 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-08-18 | 1972-02-17 | 1972-08-18 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-08-18 | 1976-02-17 | 1976-08-18 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |