Patents by Inventor Victor F. Evora

Victor F. Evora 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).

  • Highly directive underwater acoustic receiver
    Patent number: 6697302
    Abstract: An underwater acoustic receiver sensor is disclosed that measure up to seven (7) quantities of acoustic field at a collocated point. The quantities measured by the acoustic receiver sensor are acoustic pressure, three orthogonal components of acoustic particle acceleration and three spatial gradients of the acceleration vector. These quantities are appropriately combined and provides for improved directivity of the acoustic receiver sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Benjamin A. Cray, Victor F. Evora