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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Inventors:
Zhiqun Deng, Richland, WA (US);
Huidong Li, Richland, WA (US);
Jun Lu, Richland, WA (US);
Mitchell J. Myjak, Richland, WA (US);
Jayson J. Martinez, Richland, WA (US);
Jie Xiao, Richland, WA (US);
Richard S. Brown, Richland, WA (US);
Samuel S. Cartmell, Richland, WA (US);
Assignee:
Battelle Memorial Institute, Richland, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/72 (2006.01); G01S 5/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); G06K 17/00 (2006.01); H04B 1/034 (2006.01); A01K 11/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01); A01K 61/90 (2017.01); G06K 19/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 1/72 (2013.01); A01K 11/006 (2013.01); A01K 61/90 (2017.01); A61B 5/0015 (2013.01); A61B 5/07 (2013.01); A61B 5/1112 (2013.01); G01S 5/18 (2013.01); G06K 17/00 (2013.01); H04B 1/034 (2013.01); A61B 2503/40 (2013.01); A61B 2562/08 (2013.01); G06K 19/0728 (2013.01);
Abstract
A new acoustic tag and process are disclosed for identifying and tracking underwater hosts in up to three dimensions. The acoustic tag has an operation lifetime up to a year or longer at a pulse rate interval of about 15 seconds. The acoustic tag has a signal detection range up to at least about 500 meters that enhances detection probability.