Patents by Inventor Clifford L. Meland

Clifford L. Meland has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Measurement and compensation system for beam forming array
    Patent number: 4301523
    Abstract: Apparatus for determining the bearing of an acoustic source from a selected ocation in an acoustic environment includes a plurality of discrete acoustic sensor elements and a flexible member, having first and second ends, which may be deployed in a linear configuration in the environment. The sensor elements are attached along the flexible member in spaced apart relationship, one of the elements, comprising a lead element, being closer to the first end than any of the other elements. A motion measuring device is coupled to the lead element when the flexible member is deployed in the environment to generate signals which indicate the velocity of the lead sensor element in the environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1980
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1981
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Clifford L. Meland, Newell O. Booth