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US3108247A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Depth-compensated transducer

Assignee: Harris Transducer Corp
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Filing: 1956-07-23
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Granted: 1963-10-22
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Expires: 1976-07-23
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wilbur T Harris

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 02:46
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S1/00; G01S1/72

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 108 words
AN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HARD CORE, AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT ENCIRCLING AND RADIALLY SPACED FROM SAID CORE, A HOLLOW BAG OF YIELDABLE MATERIAL IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID TRANSDUCER ELEMENT AND SAID CORE AND SUBSTANTIALLY LONGITUDINALLY COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH, SAID BAG BEING IN PRESSURETRANSMITTING RELATION WITH THE INNER WALL OF SAID TRANSDUCAER ELEMENT, SAID BAG BEING CLOSED AT ONE LONGITUDINAL END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER, MEANS INCLUDING A RESTRICTIVE ORIFICE SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSING SAID OTEHR END, AND AN ENVELOPE OF YIELDABLE MATERIAL SEALED TO SAID TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, SPACED FROM SAID MEANS AND DEFINING BETWEEN ITSELF AND SAID MEANS AN OUTER-END PRESSURE-COMPENSATING RESERVOIR LONGITUDINALLY BEYOND SAID ORIFICE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 108 words
AN ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED HARD CORE, AN ELONGATED CYLINDRICAL TRANSDUCER ELEMENT ENCIRCLING AND RADIALLY SPACED FROM SAID CORE, A HOLLOW BAG OF YIELDABLE MATERIAL IN THE SPACE BETWEEN SAID TRANSDUCER ELEMENT AND SAID CORE AND SUBSTANTIALLY LONGITUDINALLY COEXTENSIVE THEREWITH, SAID BAG BEING IN PRESSURETRANSMITTING RELATION WITH THE INNER WALL OF SAID TRANSDUCAER ELEMENT, SAID BAG BEING CLOSED AT ONE LONGITUDINAL END AND OPEN AT THE OTHER, MEANS INCLUDING A RESTRICTIVE ORIFICE SUBSTANTIALLY CLOSING SAID OTEHR END, AND AN ENVELOPE OF YIELDABLE MATERIAL SEALED TO SAID TRANSDUCER ELEMENT, SPACED FROM SAID MEANS AND DEFINING BETWEEN ITSELF AND SAID MEANS AN OUTER-END PRESSURE-COMPENSATING RESERVOIR LONGITUDINALLY BEYOND SAID ORIFICE.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-10-21 1967-04-22 1967-10-22 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-10-21 1971-04-22 1971-10-22 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-10-21 1975-04-22 1975-10-22 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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