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US3148351A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Directional hydrophone system

Assignee: BARTLETT LAB Inc
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Filing: 1961-06-12
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1981-06-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Peter G Bartlett

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 01:10
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/06; B06B1/0644; B06B1/0655; G; G01; G01R; G01R33/00; G01R33/02; G01R33/06; G01R33/07; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/001

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 147 words
A RESOLVING SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRANSDUCER, A FIRST HALL GENERATOR AND A SECOND HALL GENERATOR BOTH FIXED WITH RELATION TO SAID TRANSDUCER AND ARRANGED AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND HALL GENERATORS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN THE EARTH''S MAGNETIC FIELD, MEANS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATING CURRENT ACROSS SAID GENERATORS, SAID CURRENT TO SAID FIRST GENERATOR SHIFTED IN PHASE FROM SAID CURRENT TO SAID SECOND GENERATOR, SAID TRANSDUCER ADAPTED TO CONVERT A DIRECTIONAL INPUT INTO A PAIR OF OUTPUTS PROPORTIONAL TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ANGLE OF ORIENTATION OF THE TRANDUCER WITH RESPECT TO THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTIONAL INPUT, AND MEANS RECEIVING THE OUTPUT OF THE TRANSDUCER AND THE OUTPUT OF THE HALL GENERATORS AND DEFINING A NETWORK FOR PROVIDING A PAIR OF OUTPUTS PROPORTIONAL TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE DIRECTION OF THE SOUND AND NORTH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 147 words
A RESOLVING SYSTEM COMPRISING A TRANSDUCER, A FIRST HALL GENERATOR AND A SECOND HALL GENERATOR BOTH FIXED WITH RELATION TO SAID TRANSDUCER AND ARRANGED AT AN ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER, SAID FIRST AND SECOND HALL GENERATORS ADAPTED TO BE POSITIONED IN THE EARTH''S MAGNETIC FIELD, MEANS ADAPTED TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATING CURRENT ACROSS SAID GENERATORS, SAID CURRENT TO SAID FIRST GENERATOR SHIFTED IN PHASE FROM SAID CURRENT TO SAID SECOND GENERATOR, SAID TRANSDUCER ADAPTED TO CONVERT A DIRECTIONAL INPUT INTO A PAIR OF OUTPUTS PROPORTIONAL TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ANGLE OF ORIENTATION OF THE TRANDUCER WITH RESPECT TO THE DIRECTION OF THE DIRECTIONAL INPUT, AND MEANS RECEIVING THE OUTPUT OF THE TRANSDUCER AND THE OUTPUT OF THE HALL GENERATORS AND DEFINING A NETWORK FOR PROVIDING A PAIR OF OUTPUTS PROPORTIONAL TO THE FUNCTIONS OF THE ANGLE BETWEEN THE DIRECTION OF THE SOUND AND NORTH.

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