Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Rorick

Timothy P. Rorick 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).

  • Acoustic transducer array element having a plurality of acoustically coupled transducer assemblies
    Patent number: 8335131
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer array element includes a plurality of individual or transducer assemblies or “drivers” which are combined in a closely spaced geometry to form the array element. The respective transducer assemblies within each array element are acoustically coupled with each other. The invention utilizes such mutual coupling between the closely spaced transducers assemblies to provide improved acoustic performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2012
    Assignee: Undersea Sensor Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Rorick
  • Acoustic transducer assembly array element having a plurality of acoustically coupled transducer assemblies
    Publication number: 20080079332
    Abstract: An acoustic transducer array element includes a plurality of individual or transducer assemblies or “drivers” which are combined in a closely spaced geometry to form the array element. The respective transducer assemblies within each array element are acoustically coupled with each other. The invention utilizes such mutual coupling between the closely spaced transducers assemblies to provide improved acoustic performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: UnderSea Sensor Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy P. Rorick
  • Flexural plate sound transducer having low resonant frequency
    Patent number: 5956293
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, a flexural plate sound transducer (150), including: a housing (152) having an open central volume (172); a flexural plate (154) attached around an inner surface of the housing (152) and extending across the central volume (172); at least one piezoelectric element (162, 164) attached to a surface of the flexural plate (154); and a mechanical hinge (194) formed in the flexural plate (154) and extending around the flexural plate (154) near an outer periphery thereof, the mechanical hinge (194) being formed such as to cause the flexural plate (154) to move in a substantially piston-like manner when the piezoelectric element (162, 164) is energized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1999
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventor: Timothy P. Rorick