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Surface acoustic antenna for submarines

US7180827B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2003
Grant dateFeb 20, 2007
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Expiry dateSep 1, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB06B1/0688
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention relates to surface acoustic antennas for submarines. It consists, in a known antenna, in replacing certain pressure sensors with velocity sensors in order to obtain cardioid directivity with a zero oriented toward the hull of the submarine. It allows the use of baffles serving to attenuate the noise generated inside the submarine.

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