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US4352039A
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Sonic transducer
Assignee: United States Department of the Army
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Filing: 1980-07-25
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Granted: 1982-09-28
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Expires: 2000-07-25
Abstract
Abstract A sonic transducer device for vibrating windows and glass partitions in theuman ear sensitivity range to prevent the capture of conversation by placing an interfering vibration on the windows or glass partitions.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry W. Hagood
- 👤 Ralph L. Norman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:59
CPC Classifications
E; E06; E06B; E06B5/00; E06B5/10; E06B5/18; G; G10; G10K; G10K11/00; G10K11/16; G10K11/175; G10K9/00; G10K9/12; H; H04; H04R; H04R7/00; H04R7/02; H04R7/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
158 words
A sonic transducer device comprising a broad band amplifier having an input which is fed sonic vibration signals selected from those produced from music, singing, speech and/or noise, said broad band amplifier producing an output which is fed through output leads to an electrical transducer which produces vibrations in a window pane to put an interfering vibrating frequency on the window pane to prevent one from detecting vibrations of the window pane that can be translated into spoken words that are being spoken within a room where the window pane is mounted, said electrical transducer including a pair of electrically conductive sheets of glass that form said window pane and are mounted in an insulated housing with an elastic, transparent, insulative layer between the glass sheets, and said output leads from said broad band amplifier being electrically connected to said glass sheets to cause said glass sheets to vibrate when an output is produced at the output leads.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
158 words
A sonic transducer device comprising a broad band amplifier having an input which is fed sonic vibration signals selected from those produced from music, singing, speech and/or noise, said broad band amplifier producing an output which is fed through output leads to an electrical transducer which produces vibrations in a window pane to put an interfering vibrating frequency on the window pane to prevent one from detecting vibrations of the window pane that can be translated into spoken words that are being spoken within a room where the window pane is mounted, said electrical transducer including a pair of electrically conductive sheets of glass that form said window pane and are mounted in an insulated housing with an elastic, transparent, insulative layer between the glass sheets, and said output leads from said broad band amplifier being electrically connected to said glass sheets to cause said glass sheets to vibrate when an output is produced at the output leads.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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