Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Transponders – Sonobuoys and sonobuoy systems
Reexamination Certificate
2010-05-14
2010-12-21
Lobo, Ian J (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Transponders
Sonobuoys and sonobuoy systems
C367S154000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07855934
ABSTRACT:
A hydrophone deployment system including a hydrophone assembly, a container for enclosing the hydrophone assembly body in a coiled configuration, means for ejecting the hydrophone assembly from the container, a signal processing module for processing the electrical signals from the hydrophone units, and a transmitter module for converting said processed electrical signals and transmitting said converted signals to a remote receiver.
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Arvelo, Jr. Juan I.
Cooperman Charles B.
Kerechanin, II Charles W.
Kitchin David A.
Mitnick Ronald W.
Fasulo, II Albert J.
Lobo Ian J
The Johns Hopkins University
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