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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2024
The United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Navy, Arlington, VA (US);
John E. Miesner, Fairfax, VA (US);
Matthew K. Willey, Boyds, MD (US);
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Example embodiments provide an acoustic pulse source apparatus comprising a pressure cylinder surrounding a pressurized volume, a floating piston slidably mounted in the pressure cylinder, a vented volume with a dividing wall to the pressurized volume, and a bumper attached to the dividing wall, wherein the floating piston is configured to impact the bumper to end a piston stroke by the floating piston. The acoustic pulse source apparatus may further comprise vent valves in the dividing wall, vent valve seats configured to provide a seal surface for the vent valves, an actuator piston connected to the vent valves, a return spring between the actuator piston and the dividing wall, a solenoid air valve in a baseline closed configuration, and a pressure pipe configured to provide high pressure air from the pressurized volume to the solenoid air valve. A floating piston movement may generate acoustic energy.
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