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Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2007

Filed:

Feb. 16, 2005
Applicants:

James R. Birchak, Spring, TX (US);

Thomas E. Ritter, Katy, TX (US);

Ali I. Mese, Houston, TX (US);

Diederik Van Batenburg, Delft, NL;

William Trainor, Houston, TX (US);

Wei Han, Missouri City, TX (US);

Kwang Yoo, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel P. Kusmer, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Mark A. Proett, Missouri City, TX (US);

Ferdinand Van Der Bas, Vlaardingen, NL;

Peter Van Der Sman, Heemstede, NL;

Jeroen Groenenboom, The Hague, NL;

Pedro Zuiderwijk, Delft, NL;

Inventors:

James R. Birchak, Spring, TX (US);

Thomas E. Ritter, Katy, TX (US);

Ali I. Mese, Houston, TX (US);

Diederik van Batenburg, Delft, NL;

William Trainor, Houston, TX (US);

Wei Han, Missouri City, TX (US);

Kwang Yoo, Houston, TX (US);

Daniel P. Kusmer, Sugar Land, TX (US);

Mark A. Proett, Missouri City, TX (US);

Ferdinand van der Bas, Vlaardingen, NL;

Peter van der Sman, Heemstede, NL;

Jeroen Groenenboom, The Hague, NL;

Pedro Zuiderwijk, Delft, NL;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/02 (2006.01); G01V 1/112 (2006.01); G01V 1/143 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus for generating acoustic waves, the apparatus having: a support structure; two tines extending from the support structure so that proximal ends of the two tines are attached to the support structure so that distal ends of the two tines are positioned with standoffs relative to a dimension of the support structure and the distal ends of the two tines are uninhibited, wherein the two tines each comprise a moment arm; and an oscillator in mechanical communication with the two tines.


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