Patents Examined by Vikas Atamkuri
  • Apparatus and method for detecting objects in water bodies
    Patent number: 11474221
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method are provided for detecting one or more objects under a surface of a water body. The method includes transmitting one or more ultrasonic waves into the water body according to a transmit beam pattern. The method further includes determining a bottom characteristic of a bottom of the water body and dynamically adjusting the transmit beam pattern, based on the bottom characteristic of the water body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: FURUNO ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventor: Kohei Kozuki