US3308424A
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Vibration detection
Assignee: HP Inc
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Filing: 1963-12-16
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Granted: 1967-03-07
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Expires: 1983-12-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Alan B Simpkins
- 👤 Robert H Hamilton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 06:05
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01M; G01M3/00; G01M3/02; G01M3/04; G01M3/24
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
APPARATUS FOR LOCATING THE SOURCE OF ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONS FROM A MEMBER WHICH GENERATES THEM, THE APPARATUS COMPRISING A POLE ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE MEMBER, AND A PAIR OF SPACED-APART ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS MOUNTED ON THE POLE FOR RECEIVING THE VIBRATIONS AND CONVERTING THEM INTO AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL, THE TRANSDUCERS BEING POSITIONED TO FACE EACH OTHER WHEREBY THEY RECEIVE VIBRATIONS DIRECTLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MEMBER WHEN THE MEMBER IS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE TRANSDUCERS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
75 words
APPARATUS FOR LOCATING THE SOURCE OF ULTRASONIC VIBRATIONS FROM A MEMBER WHICH GENERATES THEM, THE APPARATUS COMPRISING A POLE ADAPTED TO BE SUPPORTED BY THE MEMBER, AND A PAIR OF SPACED-APART ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS MOUNTED ON THE POLE FOR RECEIVING THE VIBRATIONS AND CONVERTING THEM INTO AN ELECTRIC SIGNAL, THE TRANSDUCERS BEING POSITIONED TO FACE EACH OTHER WHEREBY THEY RECEIVE VIBRATIONS DIRECTLY FROM OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE MEMBER WHEN THE MEMBER IS DISPOSED BETWEEN THE TRANSDUCERS.
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