Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Sonar beam shape controlling horn
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Application No.: US18311684Application Date: 2023-05-03
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Publication No.: US12085644B2Publication Date: 2024-09-10
- Inventor: Jayme J. Caspall , Bin Gao , Andrew Chambers
- Applicant: Navico, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US OK Tulsa
- Assignee: NAVICO, INC.
- Current Assignee: NAVICO, INC.
- Current Assignee Address: US OK Tulsa
- Agency: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
- Main IPC: G01S15/89
- IPC: G01S15/89 ; G01S7/52 ; G10K11/02 ; G10K11/34

Abstract:
A system for reforming sonar emissions from a sonar transducer element or an array of sonar transducer elements is provided. The system comprises the sonar transducer element or the array of sonar transducer elements. The sonar transducer element or the array of sonar transducer elements define an emitting face and are configured to transmit sonar signals along path(s). The system also comprises a horn comprising surface(s). Surface(s) are positioned adjacent to or in a spaced apart manner from the emitting face of the sonar transducer element or the array of sonar transducer elements so that the surface(s) are positioned at least partially in path(s) such that at least some of the sonar signals transmitted from the sonar transducer element or the array of sonar transducer elements are redirected based on interaction of the at least some of the sonar signals and surface(s).
Public/Granted literature
- US20230273313A1 SONAR BEAM SHAPE CONTROLLING HORN Public/Granted day:2023-08-31
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