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US3294193A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Acoustic impedance measuring instrument

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Granted: 1966-12-27
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Expires: 1983-12-27
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Abstract

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Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 16:11
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B5/00; A61B5/12; G; G01; G01H; G01H15/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 123 words
AN ACOUSTIC BRIDGE COMPRISING AN ACOUSTICALLY SYMMETRICAL TRANSDUCER, TWO MAIN TUBES DISPOSED IN ACOUSTICALLY SYMMETRICAL RELATION TO SAID TRANSDUCER, A VARIABLE ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE SYSTEM, ONE OF SAID MAIN TUBES BEING ADAPTED TO BE COUPLED TO AN UNKNOWN ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE BY MEANS OF A COUPLING CAVITY AND THE OTHER TUBE BEING COUPLED TO SAID VARIABLE ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE SYSTEM, A CHAMBER ADJUSTABLE TO THE VOLUME OF SAID COUPLING CAVITY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID COUSTIC IMPEDANCE SYSTEM AND SAID OTHER TUBE PROVIDING ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION THEREBETWEEN, SAID CHAMBER HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SAID OTHER TUBE, AND AN OUTPUT SYSTEM CONNECTED TO AID MAIN TUBES AND BRIDGING SAID TRANSDUCER IN AN ACOUSTICALLY SYMMETRICAL MANNER FOR COUPLING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID BRIDGE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 123 words
AN ACOUSTIC BRIDGE COMPRISING AN ACOUSTICALLY SYMMETRICAL TRANSDUCER, TWO MAIN TUBES DISPOSED IN ACOUSTICALLY SYMMETRICAL RELATION TO SAID TRANSDUCER, A VARIABLE ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE SYSTEM, ONE OF SAID MAIN TUBES BEING ADAPTED TO BE COUPLED TO AN UNKNOWN ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE BY MEANS OF A COUPLING CAVITY AND THE OTHER TUBE BEING COUPLED TO SAID VARIABLE ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE SYSTEM, A CHAMBER ADJUSTABLE TO THE VOLUME OF SAID COUPLING CAVITY DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID COUSTIC IMPEDANCE SYSTEM AND SAID OTHER TUBE PROVIDING ACOUSTIC COMMUNICATION THEREBETWEEN, SAID CHAMBER HAVING A CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA SUBSTANTIALLY LARGER THAN THE CROSS-SECTIONAL AREA OF SAID OTHER TUBE, AND AN OUTPUT SYSTEM CONNECTED TO AID MAIN TUBES AND BRIDGING SAID TRANSDUCER IN AN ACOUSTICALLY SYMMETRICAL MANNER FOR COUPLING AN OUTPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID BRIDGE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-12-26 1970-06-27 1970-12-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-12-26 1974-06-27 1974-12-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-12-26 1978-06-27 1978-12-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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