Active non-lethal avian denial infrasound systems and methods of avian denial

US10045525B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED · US
• EMINENT TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED · US

Inventors

• Abdo A. Husseiny · LaPlace, US
• Omar Abdallah · Calabasas, US
• F. Bruce Thigpen · Tallahassee, US
• Ajay Mahajan · North Canton, US
• Jonathan Tyron Hagstrum · Menlo Park, US
• Zeinab A. Sabri · LaPlace, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 4, 2014
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2018
• Expiry date: Nov 12, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04R27/00
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An active non-lethal infrasound system for denying all bird species access to critical areas, particularly in areas around aircraft and other high value systems. The system comprises a plurality of infrasound generators broadcasting continuous infrasonic signals to create a bird-free infrasound active zone within the perimeters of the protected critical area and an infrasound-free dead zones for birds being denied access to the critical areas. Further, an active infrasonic barrier is assembled within an exclusion area surrounding the bird-free infrasound active zone to dampen all low frequency sound waves emanating from the critical area and its perimeters. Wherever the situation allows, a wildlife sanctuary is preferably established further from the exclusion area to attract and protect birds, enforced by broadcasting infrasound signals that simulate natural sounds that attract species typical of the geographic location.