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Pressure compensated sonic transducer

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-11-14
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Granted: 1966-07-19
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Expires: 1981-11-14
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Miguel C Junger
  • 👤 Kleinschmidt Klaus

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 15:29
CPC Classifications
B; B06; B06B; B06B1/00; B06B1/02; B06B1/06; B06B1/0644; B06B1/0655

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 103 words
A DEEP, SUBMERSIBLE ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN ANNULAR ELEMENT MADE OF A MATERIAL POSSESSING PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES, A PAIR OF RIGID END PLATES CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE RIM PORTIONS OF SAID ANNULAR ELEMENT AND SEALING OFF THE INTERIOR THEREOF, AN EXPANSIBLE, CONTRACTIBLE BLADDER POSITIONED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR ELEMENT, SAID BLADDER BEING INFLATED WITH A GASEOUS SUBSTANCE SUCH THAT WHEN SAID TRANSDUCER IS AT THE SURFACE SAID BLADDER FILLS A MAJOR PORTION OF THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR ELEMENT, A PASSAGEWAY CUT THROUGH ONE OF SAID END PLATES FOR ESTABLISHING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR OF SAID BLADDER AND THE
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 103 words
A DEEP, SUBMERSIBLE ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, AN ANNULAR ELEMENT MADE OF A MATERIAL POSSESSING PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES, A PAIR OF RIGID END PLATES CONNECTED TO THE OPPOSITE RIM PORTIONS OF SAID ANNULAR ELEMENT AND SEALING OFF THE INTERIOR THEREOF, AN EXPANSIBLE, CONTRACTIBLE BLADDER POSITIONED WITHIN THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR ELEMENT, SAID BLADDER BEING INFLATED WITH A GASEOUS SUBSTANCE SUCH THAT WHEN SAID TRANSDUCER IS AT THE SURFACE SAID BLADDER FILLS A MAJOR PORTION OF THE INTERIOR OF SAID ANNULAR ELEMENT, A PASSAGEWAY CUT THROUGH ONE OF SAID END PLATES FOR ESTABLISHING FLUID COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE EXTERIOR OF SAID BLADDER AND THE

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1969-07-18 1970-01-17 1970-07-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1973-07-18 1974-01-17 1974-07-19 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1977-07-18 1978-01-17 1978-07-19 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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