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Number: 367/103
Name: Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices > Echo systems > Distance or direction finding > With beam steering, scanning, or focussing
Description: Subject matter in which directional characteristics of a transmitter or receiver are controlled so that the pattern of transmitted or received acoustic wave energy is varied or caused to converge.


Sub-classes under this class:

Class Number Class Name Patents
367/104 By transducer movement 79
367/105 Transducer switching or gating 141


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7289390 Ultrasonic transmitting/receiving apparatus and scanning sonar employing same Oct. 30, 2007
7289389 Resolving directional information in sonar arrays Oct. 30, 2007
7248962 System for influencing the speed of a motor vehicle Jul. 24, 2007
7239263 Platform shake compensation method in synthetic aperture processing system Jul. 3, 2007
7187320 Matched maneuver detector Mar. 6, 2007
7173879 High resolution obstacle avoidance and bottom mapping array processing technique Feb. 6, 2007
7151714 Apparatus for measuring the instantaneous distance between the stern of a vessel and a fixed structure such as quay, a jetty or a landing stage Dec. 19, 2006
7133326 Method and system for synthetic aperture sonar Nov. 7, 2006
7123546 Processing technique for forward looking sonar Oct. 17, 2006
7109918 Nonlinear beam forming and beam shaping aperture system Sep. 19, 2006
7046582 Method and system for synthetic aperture sonar May. 16, 2006
6999378 Parallel GCS structure for adaptive beamforming under equalization constraints Feb. 14, 2006
6926671 Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and method Aug. 9, 2005
6901802 Acoustic sensors using microstructures tunable with energy other than acoustic energy Jun. 7, 2005
6870793 Automatically tracking scanning sonar Mar. 22, 2005
6868042 Data-based signal definition for frequency domain adaptive beamforming algorithms Mar. 15, 2005
6868043 Beam broadening with maximum power in array transducers Mar. 15, 2005
6856577 Method and apparatus for forming a reception beam Feb. 15, 2005
6839303 Matched filter, receiving beam-forming apparatus and sonar system Jan. 4, 2005
6822928 Adaptive sonar signal processing method and system Nov. 23, 2004
6778468 Automatically tracking scanning sonar Aug. 17, 2004
6721235 Steerable beamforming system Apr. 13, 2004
6695783 Multiline ultrasound beamformers Feb. 24, 2004
6678210 Frequency division beamforming for sonar arrays Jan. 13, 2004
6660001 Myocardial revascularization-optical reflectance catheter and method Dec. 9, 2003
6651504 Acoustic sensors using microstructures tunable with energy other than acoustic energy Nov. 25, 2003
6643588 Geometric based path prediction method using moving and stop objects Nov. 4, 2003
6622562 Multi pre-focused annular array for high resolution ultrasound imaging Sep. 23, 2003
6549487 Steered beam ultrasonic sensor for object location and classification Apr. 15, 2003
6445647 Wideband-to-narrowband conversion method and apparatus Sep. 3, 2002
6445646 Signal processing method and apparatus, and sonar systems Sep. 3, 2002
6366895 Method and apparatus for determining and forming delayed waveforms for forming transmitting or receiving beams for a sonar system array of transmitting or receiving elements Apr. 2, 2002
6349791 Submarine bow dome acoustic sensor assembly Feb. 26, 2002
6310831 Method and system for aperture adjustment in steered phased array transducer systems Oct. 30, 2001
6285628 Swept transit beam bathymetric sonar Sep. 4, 2001
6181643 Interferometer with a single projector array and a single receiver array Jan. 30, 2001
6178140 Method for three-dimensional beam forming in direction finding systems Jan. 23, 2001
6157293 Device for detecting the intrusion of a body in a predetermined space Dec. 5, 2000
6108275 Phased beam transducer Aug. 22, 2000
6104672 General fluctuation sensitive filter Aug. 15, 2000
6088295 Feature imaging and adaptive focusing for synthetic aperture processor Jul. 11, 2000
6084827 Dual-head multibeam sonar apparatus and method for tracking objects underwater Jul. 4, 2000
6058075 System for canceling interferers from broadband active sonar signals using adaptive beamforming methods May. 2, 2000
6046961 Multi-layer tiled array Apr. 4, 2000
6021096 Method for the formation of radiated beams in direction finder systems Feb. 1, 2000
6009045 Advanced vertical array beamformer Dec. 28, 1999
5964822 Automatic sensor azimuth alignment Oct. 12, 1999
5966169 Three dimensional beamformed television Oct. 12, 1999
5925822 Microelectromechanical cantilever acoustic sensor Jul. 20, 1999
5923617 Frequency-steered acoustic beam forming system and process Jul. 13, 1999

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