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US3217288A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Noise measurement hydrophone

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-07-26
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Granted: 1965-11-09
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Expires: 1981-07-26
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Claude C Sims

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 10:51
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/06; B06B1/0644; B06B1/0655

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 158 words
A TRANSDUCER FOR THE CONVERSION OF SONIC VIBRATIONS IN A FLUID MEDIUM TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY COMPRISING; A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL SEALING SLEEVE OF RIGID WATERPROOF MATERIAL, A CYLINDRICAL AXIALLY POLARIZED CRYSTAL MOTOR LOCATED WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND SPACED THEREFROM IN SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP; A LOW MASS DIAPHRAGM CEMENTED TO ONE AXIAL END OF SAID CRYSTAL MOTOR; A RELATIVELY HIGH MASS DIAPHRAGM CEMENTED TO THE OPPOSITE AXIAL END OF SAID MOTOR, SAID DIAPHRAGMS BEING WITHIN AND SPACED FROM SAID SLEEVE WITH A PERIPHERAL GROOVE IN THE SURFACE OF EACH ADJACENT SAID SLEEVE; AN O-RING OF RESILIENT MATERIAL MOUNTED IN EACH SAID GROOVE AND ENGAGING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID SLEEVE TO POSITION SAID MOTOR AND DIAPHRAGMS; A CLOSED HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL HOUSING SURROUNDING SAID SLEEVE; RESILIENT MOUNTING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID SLEEVE IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE INNER WALLS OF SAID HOUSING; AND A LIQUID MEDIUM FILLING THE SPACE SEPARATING THE HOUSING AND SAID SLEEVE AND CONTACTING BOTH OF SAID DIAPHRAGMS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 158 words
A TRANSDUCER FOR THE CONVERSION OF SONIC VIBRATIONS IN A FLUID MEDIUM TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY COMPRISING; A HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL SEALING SLEEVE OF RIGID WATERPROOF MATERIAL, A CYLINDRICAL AXIALLY POLARIZED CRYSTAL MOTOR LOCATED WITHIN SAID SLEEVE AND SPACED THEREFROM IN SUBSTANTIALLY COAXIAL RELATIONSHIP; A LOW MASS DIAPHRAGM CEMENTED TO ONE AXIAL END OF SAID CRYSTAL MOTOR; A RELATIVELY HIGH MASS DIAPHRAGM CEMENTED TO THE OPPOSITE AXIAL END OF SAID MOTOR, SAID DIAPHRAGMS BEING WITHIN AND SPACED FROM SAID SLEEVE WITH A PERIPHERAL GROOVE IN THE SURFACE OF EACH ADJACENT SAID SLEEVE; AN O-RING OF RESILIENT MATERIAL MOUNTED IN EACH SAID GROOVE AND ENGAGING THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID SLEEVE TO POSITION SAID MOTOR AND DIAPHRAGMS; A CLOSED HOLLOW CYLINDRICAL HOUSING SURROUNDING SAID SLEEVE; RESILIENT MOUNTING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID SLEEVE IN SPACED RELATIONSHIP TO THE INNER WALLS OF SAID HOUSING; AND A LIQUID MEDIUM FILLING THE SPACE SEPARATING THE HOUSING AND SAID SLEEVE AND CONTACTING BOTH OF SAID DIAPHRAGMS.

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