Patents by Inventor Hans Thomas Rossby

Hans Thomas Rossby 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).

  • Monopole-driven underwater sound source
    Patent number: 6814180
    Abstract: An underwater sound source which comprises a housing having an inner and an outer surface and a monopole driver suspended within the center of the housing. The housing is adapted to receive fluid therein to form a fluid column inside the housing. The underwater sound source resonates at a frequency of 260 Hz when the monopole driver excites the fluid column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Board of Governors for Higher Education, State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
    Inventors: Hans Thomas Rossby, James H. Miller