US3379165A
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Object detecting system
Assignee: Honeywell Inc
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Filing: 1966-06-16
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Granted: 1968-04-23
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Expires: 1986-06-16
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard C Mott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 17:22
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B15/00; B30B15/32; F; F15; F15B; F15B5/00; F15B5/003; F15C; F15C1/00; F15C1/005; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T137/00; Y10T137/206; Y10T137/2065; Y10T137/212; Y10T137/2125; Y10T137/2147; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/081; Y10T83/086
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING MOVING OBJECTS, COMPRISING: MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND UPON BEING STRUCK, SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY A MOVING OBJECT; SOUND INSULATING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY SOUND PROOF CHAMBER; AND TURBULENCE-TYPE FLUID AMPLIFIER MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER, SAID FLUID AMPLIFIER MEANS HAVING AN INPUT MEANS AND AN OUTPUT MEANS, SAID INPUT MEANS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO A PRESSURE SOURCE MEANS WHEREBY SAID INPUT MEANS ISSUES A FREE-FLOWING, LAMINAR JET, SAID OUTPUT MEANS DISPOSED IN SUBSTANTIAL AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID INPUT MEANS TO CAPTURE SAID LAMINAR JET AND PROVIDE AN OUTPUT PRESSURE, SAID LAMINAR JET BEING CAUSED TO BECOME TURBULENT BY THE SOUND GENERATED BY SAID MOVING OBJECT STRIKING SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
130 words
A FLUIDIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING MOVING OBJECTS, COMPRISING: MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND UPON BEING STRUCK, SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND ADAPTED TO BE STRUCK BY A MOVING OBJECT; SOUND INSULATING MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND TO FORM A SUBSTANTIALLY SOUND PROOF CHAMBER; AND TURBULENCE-TYPE FLUID AMPLIFIER MEANS DISPOSED WITHIN SAID CHAMBER, SAID FLUID AMPLIFIER MEANS HAVING AN INPUT MEANS AND AN OUTPUT MEANS, SAID INPUT MEANS ADAPTED FOR CONNECTION TO A PRESSURE SOURCE MEANS WHEREBY SAID INPUT MEANS ISSUES A FREE-FLOWING, LAMINAR JET, SAID OUTPUT MEANS DISPOSED IN SUBSTANTIAL AXIAL ALIGNMENT WITH SAID INPUT MEANS TO CAPTURE SAID LAMINAR JET AND PROVIDE AN OUTPUT PRESSURE, SAID LAMINAR JET BEING CAUSED TO BECOME TURBULENT BY THE SOUND GENERATED BY SAID MOVING OBJECT STRIKING SAID MEANS FOR GENERATING SOUND.
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