Frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • D1066072
  • Patent Number
    D1,066,072
  • Date Filed
    Wednesday, December 14, 2022
    2 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, March 11, 2025
    2 days ago
  • Inventors
  • Original Assignees
  • Examiners
    • Kirschbaum; George D.
    • Suiter; Antoinette Martine
    Agents
    • Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
  • US Classifications
    Field of Search
    • US
    • D10 46
    • D10 49
    • D10 65
    • D10 70
    • D10 74
    • D10 52
    • D10 1061
    • D10 1062
    • D10 1041
    • D24 186
    • D24 187
    • D08 394
    • D16 235
    • D16 214
    • CPC
    • G01S15/89
    • G01S15/96
    • G01S15/8902
    • G01S7/003
    • G01S7/52003
    • G01S15/88
    • G01S15/87
  • International Classifications
    • 1007
    • Term of Grant
      15Years
Abstract
Description


FIG. 1 is a right top perspective view of a frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 2 is a front view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 3 is a rear view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 4 is a right view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 5 is a left view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 6 is a top view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 1;



FIG. 8 is a right top perspective view of a frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly in accordance with another embodiment of the present invention;



FIG. 9 is a front view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 8;



FIG. 10 is a rear view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 8;



FIG. 11 is a right view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 8;



FIG. 12 is a left view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 8;



FIG. 13 is a top view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 8; and,



FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly of FIG. 8.


The dash-dash broken lines illustrate environmental structure and form no part of the claimed design.


Claims
  • The ornamental design for a frequency-steered sonar transducer assembly, as shown and described.
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