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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 01, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Corsaro, St. Charles, MD (US);
James Tressler, Alexandria, VA (US);
Joseph Klunder, New Carrollton, MD (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 2/500 ;
Abstract
A thin, lightweight electroacoustic actuator device covering a large surface area providing a high piston-like output over the frequency range of from at least 30 to in excess of 500 Hz comprising a stiff, lightweight face plate; a backing structure disposed below the face plate; at least one driver structure disposed between the face plate and the backing structure; and flexible structure flexibly connecting the at least one driver to the face plate.