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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 29, 2014
Applicants:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);

Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, VA (US);

Inventors:

Z. Daniel Deng, Richland, WA (US);

Mitchell J. Myjak, Richland, WA (US);

Thomas J. Carlson, Holmes Beach, FL (US);

Jie Xiao, Richland, WA (US);

Huidong Li, Richland, WA (US);

Samuel S. Cartmell, Richland, WA (US);

Jun Lu, Richland, WA (US);

Honghao Chen, Ningbo, CN;

M. Bradford Eppard, Portland, OR (US);

Mark E. Gross, Pasco, WA (US);

Assignees:

Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);

Army Corps of Engineers, Alexandria, VA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 17/00 (2006.01); H04B 11/00 (2006.01); G08C 23/02 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); G01S 1/72 (2006.01); A01K 61/90 (2017.01); H01M 10/052 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 11/00 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01); A01K 61/90 (2017.01); G01S 1/725 (2013.01); G08C 23/02 (2013.01); H01M 10/052 (2013.01);
Abstract

Acoustic tags and a process for fabrication are disclosed for identifying and tracking various hosts including inanimate and animate objects in up to three dimensions. The acoustic tags may be powered by a single power source. Tags can have an operation lifetime of up to 90 days or longer at a transmission rate of 3 seconds. The acoustic tags have an enhanced signal range that enhances detection probability when tracking the hosts.


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