US3245032A
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Multiple electrode spark source
Assignee: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
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Filing: 1961-05-19
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Granted: 1966-04-05
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Expires: 1981-05-19
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Sydney T Knott
- 👤 Warren E Witzell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 15:50
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01V; G01V1/00; G01V1/02; G01V1/157
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
A SPARK GENERATION SYSTEM FOR INTIATING ACOUSTIC PULSES IN A FLUID MEDIUM HAVING, IN COMBINATION, A SELFSUPPORTING COMMON ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR HAVING A UNIFROM SURFACE DEFINING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODE POSITIONS MUTALLY SPACED IN A PLURALITY OF DIMENSIONS, A BODY OF INSULATION UNIFROMLY COVERIGN SAID SURFACE THROUGHTOUT THE AREA OF SAID ELECTRODE POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES EACH FASTENED TO AN ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID COMMON CONDUCTOR AND HAVING A PORTION PROJECTING THEREFROM AT ONE OF SAID POSITIONS THROUGH SAID BODY OF INSULA-
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
A SPARK GENERATION SYSTEM FOR INTIATING ACOUSTIC PULSES IN A FLUID MEDIUM HAVING, IN COMBINATION, A SELFSUPPORTING COMMON ELECTRICAL CONDUCTOR HAVING A UNIFROM SURFACE DEFINING A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODE POSITIONS MUTALLY SPACED IN A PLURALITY OF DIMENSIONS, A BODY OF INSULATION UNIFROMLY COVERIGN SAID SURFACE THROUGHTOUT THE AREA OF SAID ELECTRODE POSITIONS, A PLURALITY OF ELECTRODES EACH FASTENED TO AN ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED WITH SAID COMMON CONDUCTOR AND HAVING A PORTION PROJECTING THEREFROM AT ONE OF SAID POSITIONS THROUGH SAID BODY OF INSULA-
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