Patents by Inventor Jack W. Hoyt

Jack W. Hoyt 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).

  • Flow noise suppression system for a sonar dome
    Patent number: 4333169
    Abstract: Apparatus for suppression of water flow noises in connection with a keel nted sonar dome. A solution of water soluble polymer is ejected through a series of holes along the leading edge of the sonar dome under forward movement of the ship. The concentration and flow rate is chosen to "bathe" the dome in a very dilute dispersion (of the order of 10 parts per million by weight) of the polymer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1966
    Date of Patent: June 1, 1982
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: Jack W. Hoyt