US3286782A
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Energy coupling device
Assignee: United Research Inc
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Filing: 1962-04-09
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Granted: 1966-11-22
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Expires: 1982-04-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Dwight W Batteau
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 20:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S3/00; G01S3/80; G01S3/802; G01S3/808; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S181/00; Y10S181/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
142 words
AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ACOUSTIC COUPLER FOR COUPLING A SOURCE OF SOUND ENERGY TO A DETECTOR, SAID COUPLER COMPRISING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL BODY OF RUBBERLIKE MATERIAL HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SURFACE, MEANS FORMING A CAVITY IN SAID BODY OTHER THAN IN SAID SURFACE, SAID CAVITY BEING OPEN AT ONE END THEREOF AND BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A DETECTOR THEREIN, AT LEAST THREE APERTURES FORMED IN SAID PLANAR SURFACE, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID THREE APERTURES LYING OUTSIDE A STRAIGHT LINE CONNECTING THE OTHER TWO OF SAID APERTURES, TUBULAR CHANNELS FORMED IN SAID BODY CONNECTING EACH OF SAID APERTURES WITH SAID CAVITY, SAID CHANNELS PROGRESSIVELY DECREASING IN DIAMETER FROM SAID APERTURES TO SAID CAVITY, EACH OF SAID CHANNELS DIFFERING IN LENGTH BY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT WHEREBY A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF A SOUND SIGNAL IMPINGING ON SAID PLANAR SURFACE ARE RECEIVED BY SAID DETECTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
142 words
AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ACOUSTIC COUPLER FOR COUPLING A SOURCE OF SOUND ENERGY TO A DETECTOR, SAID COUPLER COMPRISING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL BODY OF RUBBERLIKE MATERIAL HAVING AT LEAST ONE SUBSTANTIALLY PLANAR SURFACE, MEANS FORMING A CAVITY IN SAID BODY OTHER THAN IN SAID SURFACE, SAID CAVITY BEING OPEN AT ONE END THEREOF AND BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A DETECTOR THEREIN, AT LEAST THREE APERTURES FORMED IN SAID PLANAR SURFACE, AT LEAST ONE OF SAID THREE APERTURES LYING OUTSIDE A STRAIGHT LINE CONNECTING THE OTHER TWO OF SAID APERTURES, TUBULAR CHANNELS FORMED IN SAID BODY CONNECTING EACH OF SAID APERTURES WITH SAID CAVITY, SAID CHANNELS PROGRESSIVELY DECREASING IN DIAMETER FROM SAID APERTURES TO SAID CAVITY, EACH OF SAID CHANNELS DIFFERING IN LENGTH BY A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT WHEREBY A PLURALITY OF IMAGES OF A SOUND SIGNAL IMPINGING ON SAID PLANAR SURFACE ARE RECEIVED BY SAID DETECTOR.
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