Patents
US 10825441 B2: Steerable acoustic resonating transducer systems and methods
- Granted
- 2020-11-03
- Filed
- 2017-08-22 application 15683517
- Type
- Utility · 40 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides systems and methods associated with acoustic transmitters, receivers, and antennas. Specifically, the present disclosure provides a transducer system for transmitting and receiving acoustic energy according to a determined acoustic emission/reception pattern. In various embodiments, an acoustic transducer system may include an array of sub-wavelength transducer elements each configured with an electromagnetic resonance at one of a plurality of electromagnetic frequencies. Each sub-wavelength transducer element may generate an acoustic emission in response to the electromagnetic resonance. A beam-forming controller may cause electromagnetic energy to be transmitted at select electromagnetic frequencies to cause a select subset of the sub-wavelength transducer elements to generate acoustic emissions according to a selectable acoustic transmission pattern. A common port may facilitate electromagnetic communication with each of the sub-wavelength transducer elements.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg201103.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwha LLC 1,209 patents | US company or organization | Bellevue, WA | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey A. Bowers | Bellevue, WA | 106 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Paul Duesterhoft | Issaquah, WA | 17 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Daniel Hawkins | Pleasanton, CA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Roderick A. Hyde | Redmond, WA | 1825 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Edward K.Y. Jung | Las Vegas, NV | 834 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jordin T. Kare | Seattle, WA | 989 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric C. Leuthardt | Chesterfield, MO | 616 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nathan P. Myhrvold | Bellevue, WA | 795 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Clarence T. Tegreene | Mercer Island, WA | 1102 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Lowell L. Wood, JR. | Bellevue, WA | 1795 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael A. Smith | Phoenix, AZ | 176 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G10K | Sound-producing devices; methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general; acoustics not otherwise provided for | G10K11/345 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04R | Loudspeakers, microphones, gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers; electric hearing aids; public address systems | H04R1/40 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC signed 2024-06-28 | METAVC PATENT HOLDING COMPANY SISTERS, OR | 68723/735 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2024-08-20 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ELWHA LLC signed 2024-06-28 | INVENTION SCIENCE FUND II, LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 68723/636 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-12-14 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LEUTHARDT, ERIC C. signed 2014-06-05 MYHRVOLD, NATHAN P. signed 2014-06-05 WOOD, LOWELL L., JR. signed 2014-06-07 HYDE, RODERICK A. signed 2014-06-17 TEGREENE, CLARENCE T. signed 2015-01-21 SMITH, MICHAEL A. signed 2015-05-27 KARE, JORDIN T. signed 2015-06-02 BOWERS, JEFFREY A. signed 2015-06-23 JUNG, EDWARD K.Y. signed 2015-06-25 HAWKINS, DANIEL signed 2015-07-27 DUESTERHOFT, PAUL signed 2015-11-03 | ELWHA LLC BELLEVUE, WA | 44395/835 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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