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Sonic driver with pneumatic capacitance
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-03-30
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Granted: 1966-10-11
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Expires: 1985-03-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert G Bodine
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-05 16:41
CPC Classifications
E; E02; E02D; E02D7/00; E02D7/18
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
APPARATUS FOR DRIVING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT INTO SUPPORTING MATERIAL COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED ELASTIC STRUCTURE; GENERATOR MEANS FOR GENERATING LONGITUDINAL ELASTIC WAVES AT THE RESONANT FREQUENCY OF SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE, SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE BEING DRIVINGLY COUPLED TO SAID GENERATOR MEANS, SO AS TO BE LOADED THEREBY; AND ACOUSTIC CAPACITANCE MEANS COUPLED TO SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE AND TO SAID GENERATOR MEANS, FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENTY OF ACOUSTIC ENERGY TRANSMISSION BETWEEN SAID GENERATOR MEANS AND SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
APPARATUS FOR DRIVING A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT INTO SUPPORTING MATERIAL COMPRISING: AN ELONGATED ELASTIC STRUCTURE; GENERATOR MEANS FOR GENERATING LONGITUDINAL ELASTIC WAVES AT THE RESONANT FREQUENCY OF SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE, SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE BEING DRIVINGLY COUPLED TO SAID GENERATOR MEANS, SO AS TO BE LOADED THEREBY; AND ACOUSTIC CAPACITANCE MEANS COUPLED TO SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE AND TO SAID GENERATOR MEANS, FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENTY OF ACOUSTIC ENERGY TRANSMISSION BETWEEN SAID GENERATOR MEANS AND SAID ELASTIC STRUCTURE.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1969-10-10 | 1970-04-11 | 1970-10-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1973-10-10 | 1974-04-11 | 1974-10-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1977-10-10 | 1978-04-11 | 1978-10-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |