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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Bruce A. Johnson, Antioch, CA (US);
Stephen V. Cope, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arturo Curiel, Milpitas, CA (US);
Douglas B. Forkapa, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Donald A. Kyrnitszke, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Richard E. Pearce, Apache Junction, AZ (US);
Jonathan W. Pearce, Morgan Hill, CA (US);
Bruce A. Johnson, Antioch, CA (US);
Stephen V. Cope, Cupertino, CA (US);
Arturo Curiel, Milpitas, CA (US);
Douglas B. Forkapa, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Donald A. Kyrnitszke, Boulder Creek, CA (US);
Geometrics, INC., San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
In a first embodiment of the present invention, a hydrophone is provided comprising: a rigid tubular substrate; an annular cavity formed around the rigid tubular substrate by affixing a tubular diaphragm around the rigid tubular substrate; a flexible piezoelectric element wrapped around and bonded to the flexible tubular diaphragm; and a molded portion covering the piezoelectric element.