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7548490 |
Transducer transom adapter
An apparatus for releasably attaching a sonar transducer to a transom, the apparatus comprised of: a first support member; a second support member, a portion of which forms a U-shaped portion that...
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7530151 |
Vibrator array, manufacturing method thereof, and ultrasonic probe
In an ultrasonic transducer array, a plurality of vibrators arranged in an array is bonded to a base plate by bond material. The bond material bonds the bottom of the each vibrator to the base...
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7483339 |
Acoustic projector and method of manufacture
An underwater acoustic projector comprising one or more cylindrical shell segments ( 8 ), each shell segment ( 8 ) having an even number of drivers ( 10 ) mounted therein, and the method of...
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7383691 |
Modular networked sensor assembly
The invention provides a modular network sensor assembly operable to sense environmental conditions at a computer or equipment rack. The network sensor assembly includes a flexible body operable to...
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7382689 |
Flexible hydrophone
A hydrophone includes a body formed of a flexible, plastic material. The body includes a plurality of channels and each channel may have one or more wells. The wells are adapted to receive an...
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7230882 |
Transducer support and associated lock
The present invention is directed to an improved support and lock for use in conjunction with a mobile sonar unit or other device. The improved support is rotatably coupled to the sonar unit base...
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7027695 |
Fiber transition segment for use in optical fiber hydrophone array
A fiber transition segment for transitioning an optical fiber from a hydrophone module to the central axis of the module. The segment comprises a conical, elongated element and a cylindrical...
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6928948 |
Transducer mounting block
A mounting system for attaching a transducer to a surface such as the transom of a boat hull is disclosed. The system consists of a mounting block, fasteners, and an item that the installer wishes...
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6899574 |
Transducer bracket
A universal transducer mounting bracket ( 10 ) that may be used to mount a transducer ( 12 ) to either a transom ( 14 ) or a trolling motor ( 16 ). A mounting body ( 18 ) broadly comprises a...
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6879547 |
Combined stabilization bracket and mine system for gathering undersea data
A combination stabilizer system and cylindrical-shaped undersea package improves validity of data collected from ambient sea by orienting the package in an upright attitude and eliminating motion...
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6879545 |
Woven fiber protection cable assembly for use in optical fiber hydrophone array
A woven fiber protection cable assembly for use in an optical fiber hydrophone module. The assembly comprises an elastic woven fiber strap with at least one tube attached to one or more sides of...
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6866635 |
Transducer position locking system
An ultrasonic endoscopic probe tip device which provides signals to an imaging system for transesophageal diagnosis includes a removable housing adapted to be attached to the distal end of an...
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6856580 |
Naval-hull mounted sonar for naval ship
The invention relates to hull sonars for a naval vessel. The hull sonar includes associating a transmitter formed by cylindrical rings with a receiver formed by at least two sets of hydrophones...
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6853604 |
Solid marine seismic cable
A support structure for piezoelectric elements in a marine seismic cable is provided. The support structure comprises upper and lower cylindrical halves, each with channels formed therein. Two...
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6801475 |
Expandable sensor array
An expandable sensor array including at least one expandable member movable between an unexpanded stowed state and an expanded deployed state and a plurality of sensors interconnected with the at...
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6771564 |
Sonar dome and a mounting bracket for removably connecting an acoustic sensor element to a sonar dome
A mounting bracket for removably connecting an acoustic sensor element to an inside wall of a sonar dome of a marine vessel includes a first protrusion bonded at a first end thereof to the inside...
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6697301 |
Acoustic array deployment system and method
An acoustic array deployment system and a method are provided. An optical fiber acoustic array has a first end coupled to a projectile housed onboard an underwater vehicle. A second end of the...
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6690622 |
Portable remote-controlled fish locating system
A portable remote-controlled fish finding system for allowing users to scan a wide area of the body of water away from a shore, dock and boat to find fish. The portable remote-controlled fish...
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6674691 |
Rigid sting extension for ocean turbulence measurement from an unmanned underwater vehicle
The present invention relates to a system for collecting ocean turbulence data without interference from the hydrodynamic effects of the vehicle. The ocean turbulence data collection system...
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6661742 |
Trolling motor with sonar transducer
A trolling motor system includes a lower propulsion unit and a transducer assembly. The lower propulsion unit has an external cavity extending into the lower propulsion unit. The transducer...
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6652331 |
Trolling motor with integral sonar transducer
A trolling motor having an integral sonar transducer including: a submerged motor housing; an electric motor housed in the housing; a sonar transducer housed in the housing; a motor controller...
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6493894 |
Ultrasonic transducer with low cavitation
An ultrasonic sonar transducer ( 10 ) for facilitating transmission and reception of sonar signals, particularly at high speeds. The sonar transducer includes a transducer element ( 12 ) and a...
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6490229 |
Trolling motor transducer mount
The Trolling Motor Transducer Mount (“TMTM”) is a device which allows a transducer, as would be used for sonar depth-finding equipment commonly used by fishermen, to be rigidly but removably...
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6449566 |
Acoustic scattering measurement and processing for determining variances in multiple features
A method is provided for determining multiple feature variances in a medium. Acoustic sources are positioned on one side of a selected scattering direction. Acoustic receivers are positioned on an...
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6400649 |
Self biased transducer assembly and high voltage drive circuit
An improved transducer arrangement for low frequency sonar projectors that convert electric signals to mechanically generated acoustic signals. In one embodiment the arrangement has both a convex...
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6370085 |
Extendable hull-mounted sonar system
A system to extend transducer arrays from the hull of a vessel while it is underway provides for increased array gain, volumetric aperture (very large aperture arrays), and rejection of hull-bound...
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6330206 |
Hydrophone for acoustic or seismic wave reception
Hydrophone with two unsymmetrically connected sensitive elements. The hydrophone comprises a detection unit including a closed housing (1) delimited by two cups (2, 3) resting against each other,...
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6229903 |
Mounting structure for electromagnetic sound generator
An electromagnetic sound generator is mounted on a substrate. The electromagnetic sound generator has a case housing an electromagnet, which is formed by attaching a magnet and a coil to a yoke,...
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6201767 |
Adjustable in-hull transducer assembly
A transducer assembly for mounting to an interior surface of a hull includes a base for securing the assembly to the interior surface of the hull. A mounting member for mounting to the base is...
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6188647 |
Extension method of drillstring component assembly
A method of assembling transducer tools for down-hole applications wherein piezoelectric elements in the tools are pre-stressed by mechanically stretching an elastic mandrel about which the...
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6172940 |
Two geophone underwater acoustic intensity probe
Acoustic intensity is measured by a submerged probe consisting of two passive geophones mounted in spaced relationship with their sensing axes aligned. The geophones are connected through a cable...
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6160764 |
Replaceable trolling motor transducer
An electric trolling motor for propelling a boat and comprising an electric propulsion motor having a substantially cylindrical motor housing and an electric trolling motor end cap for mounting and...
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6160763 |
Towed array hydrophone
An omni-directional dual bilaminar hydrophone particularly suitable for use in a towed array consisting of a cylindrical tubular housing whose ends are sealed by bilaminar piezoelectric...
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6151277 |
Hydrophone with ferroelectric sensor
An arcuate or flat ferroelectric sensor is incorporated in a seismic streamer. The structure comprises two half-cylinders which are mounted together around a cable. The half-cylinders are coupled...
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6134185 |
Fiber optic component assembly module
An assembly module provides well-organized optical fiber component attachment features and convenient fiber routing areas for assembling and containing a fiber optic device such a telemetry module....
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6128250 |
Bottom-deployed, upward looking hydrophone assembly
A hydrophone assembly for deployment on the bottom of a body of water is vided wherein a plurality of hydrophones are mounted in a spaced apart relationship about the circumference of a housing...
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6118733 |
Interlink for spatially extended hydrophones
An interlink for connecting hydrophone elements to allow a single sensing ber to transition from a first hydrophone element, across the interlink, to a second hydrophone element. The interlink...
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6111820 |
Semi-rigid low-noise interlink for spatially extended hydrophones
A hydrophone interlink that connects hydrophone elements and allows a sin sensing fiber to transition between hydrophone elements. The interlink has an outer-structure and a contained element. The...
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6111819 |
Reduced mechanical coupling interlink for spatially extended hydrophones
An interlink for connecting hydrophone elements that allows a single sens fiber to transition from a first hydrophone element, across the interlink, to a second hydrophone element, while providing...
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6097671 |
Pinwheel transducer array
An acoustic transducer array in which the transducer elements project a plurality of acoustic beams which are not coplanar. In a first embodiment, a cylindrical transducer array housing has each of...
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6019333 |
Transom transducer holder
A retractable, vertically-aligned, transom-mounted transducer holding device that allows for the movement of a transducer, or similar sensing devices, from beneath a boat hull into a position...
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6002647 |
Acoustic transmitting antenna for underwater seismic prospecting
A device for transmitting acoustically toward the bottom of the sea includes an arrangement of a cable 404 containing vertically suspended electro-acoustic transducers 403 wherein each of said...
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5995451 |
Multiple sensor fish surrogate interface system for acoustic and hydraulic data collection and analysis
The invention is a processor based analysis system with appropriate interface that includes multiple fish surrogates that each have a plurality of piezoelectric and triaxial accelerometer sensors...
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5982709 |
Acoustic transducers and method of microfabrication
There is provided an acoustic transducer which includes a membrane of selected size and shape supported at its edges spaced from a first conductive electrode by an integral support structure with...
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5905693 |
Isolation mount for an acoustic device
An isolation mount mounts a device, such as an acoustic projector or trancer, to a hull structure while mechanically and acoustically isolating the device from the hull structure. The isolation...
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5887376 |
Buoyant transducer assembly for assisting an angler
A buoyant transducer assembly which may be attached to a fishing pole for providing signals indicative of objects, such as fish, within the water. The buoyant transducer assembly includes a sonar...
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5867451 |
Solid marine seismic cable assembly
A solid marine seismic cable assembly includes a cable, hydrophone housings, a buoyant filler, and an outer protective jacket. The cable includes a load-bearing fiber bundle, data-transmitting...
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5838637 |
Hydrophone and process for manufacturing it
The hydrophone according to the invention comprises at least one detection unit (1) comprising a casing made up of two cups (2a, 2b) resting on each other by a peripheral rim (3), each one of them...
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5748565 |
Flexible interlink for hydrophone array
A flexible interlink for joining a first sensor of the type that includes a cylindrical mandrel for mounting a common optical fiber to a second sensor of a hydrophone that includes a cylindrical...
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5737279 |
Retractable sensor array system
A retractable sensor array system is used to provide a large aperture sen array, such as a sonar array, that receives acoustic energy in a deployment medium. The retractable sensor array system...
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