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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2006
David A. Kitchin, Laurel, MD (US);
Charles W. Kerechanin, Ii, Burtonsville, MD (US);
Juan I. Arvelo, Jr., Dayton, MD (US);
Ronald W. Mitnick, Baltimore, MD (US);
David A. Kitchin, Laurel, MD (US);
Charles W. Kerechanin, II, Burtonsville, MD (US);
Juan I. Arvelo, Jr., Dayton, MD (US);
Ronald W. Mitnick, Baltimore, MD (US);
The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD (US);
Abstract
A hydrophone array includes an inflatable shaped housing enclosing an interior space and formable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, a framework of compliant material disposed within the interior of the inflatable housing, and a plurality of hydrophones attached to the compliant material at respective positions, wherein said hydrophones are arranged in a predetermined geometric array when the shaped housing is in the expanded configuration. Also provided herein is a system and method for deploying the hydrophone array.