5459 results about "Sound wave" patented technology

A thermally induced sound wave generating device comprising a thermally conductive substrate, a head insulation layer formed on one surface of the substrate, and a heating element thin film formed on the heat insulation layer and in the form of an electrically driven metal film, and wherein when the heat conductivity of the thermally conductive substrate is set as α_s and its heat capacity is set as C_s, and the thermal conductivity of the beat insulation layer is set as α_I and its heat capacity is set as C_I, relation of 1/100≧α_IC_I/α_SC_S and α_SC_S≧100×10⁶ is realized. This is a new technical means capable of greatly improving the function of a pressure generating device based on thermal induction.

Disclosed embodiments comprise a computer device comprising communication apparatus operatively configured for boosting communication signals to prevent cancerous diseases and to provide interactive user interface. The communication apparatus is further configured to convert sound waves, vibrations, solar energy, wind force and pressure force into electrical energy communicable to a battery cell. Disclosed embodiment encompasses three modes of communications—the Cell phone, wireless Internet applications, and Global communication and information. Embodiments provide communication apparatus operable to enhance mobile communication efficiency with touch sensitive display and energy platform configured with memories, processors, modules, and including advanced vehicular computing and media applications for in-vehicle interactive communications and wireless Internet applications. Embodiments further provide a communication apparatus comprising a gaming device, a wireless media device with visor screen configured with touch pads comprising sensors being embedded in silicon substrate and fused in micro fiber material having excellent electrical characteristics. Certain embodiments provide communication apparatus configured for voice enabled applications comprising human voice auditory operable to convert text to voice auditory and/or voice auditory to text applications, providing signal amplification with better data and graphical transmission. Embodiments further provide a communication apparatus comprising a media device configured for various communications and Internet applications.

An apparatus is disclosed for the micro-organism surface sterilization of foods using, a "germicidal" such as light waves (e.g., ultraviolet), and in some cases in combination with (or replaced by) one or more of sound waves and ozone. The surface sterilizer apparatus may include a plurality of germicidal (e.g., ultraviolet) emitters for surface sterilization of foods that are, e.g., rotated in a drum or rotated via a screw auger. Assemblies of emitters for the germicidal may be constructed to be watertight (i.e., withstand a high pressure, heated water spray), and movable relative to the drum or screw conveyor for easy cleaning and maintenance. The apparatus may also include a controller (e.g., programmable logic controller) for controlling the sterilization process so that the apparatus does not endanger personnel nearby, and so that the food is properly sterilized. The controller may vary the amount of germicidal used, the rate that food traverses the apparatus, the inclination of the apparatus, and terminate sterilization processing when an unsafe condition is detected. The apparatus may be used in-line with other food processing equipment for the real-time sterilization of food. The controller may also communicate with food processing components upstream of the apparatus for controlling the flow of food to the surface sterilizer

Respiratory-based biofeedback devices, systems, and methods are provided. A respiratory biofeedback method includes producing a respiratory signal in response to a user's respiratory activity, generating an audio output signal that includes a modified version of the respiratory signal, and converting the audio output signal into sound waves output to the user to provide biofeedback. The sound waves can be output to the user in real time response to the user's respiratory activity. A microphone can be used to generate the respiratory signal. The generated audio output signal can includes the respiratory signal modified to increase a volume level of a portion of the respiratory signal where the volume level exceeds a specified volume level.

An external stimuli is provided that alerts animals to danger and/or repels the animals from certain areas. More specifically, the system and method of the present invention uses an external stimuli, such as, for example, pulsing microwaves, vibration or supersonic sound waves, in order to alert birds or other animals of danger and/or repel these same birds or animals from specific areas. These produced external stimuli may provide a reversible unpleasant sensation to the birds and other animals so that they will not only be repelled from a specific area, such as an airport, but also will avoid returning to such area. One such unpleasant sensation that is virtually harmless to the birds and other animals is the sensation of dizziness.

When a sound signal is received, a sound wave generated on an upper surface of a vibration plate is transmitted to a sound collection portion through a first air passage, and a sound wave generated on a lower surface of the vibration plate is transmitted to the sound collection portion through a second air passage. The sound waves generated above and below the upper and lower surfaces of the vibration plate are about 180 degrees out of phase from each other and substantially cancel each other which minimize or prevent howling.

A variety of open-air noise cancellation systems are disclosed. The systems are configured to suit the needs of the particular application, for example, an open-air sound wall installation, an open-air enclosure for a quiet area, or a window/door treatment application. A particular system may a digital-based processing architecture having a digital power amplifier that shares a common circuit board. The processing architecture receives noise signals, processes out-of-phase noise cancellation signals in response to the noise signals, and generates out-of-phase sound waves that effectively cancel low frequency components of the noise signal. One system variation utilizes passive sound absorbing blades or shutters to reduce high frequency components of the noise signal. The blades can be installed as a door or window shutter mechanism.

A variety of open-air noise cancellation systems are disclosed. The systems are configured to suit the needs of the particular application, for example, a sound wall installation, a seat or chair headrest application, a patio umbrella installation, or a window/door treatment application. A particular system may utilize an analog-based or a digital-based processing architecture that receives a noise signal, processes an out-of-phase noise cancellation signal, and generates an out-of-phase sound wave that effectively cancels the noise signal.

Determining the placement of an endotracheal tube in a patient. The invention evaluates discontinuities in the medium surrounding the endotracheal tube, such as the airway, as a function of distance past an end of the endotracheal tube. Using a loudspeaker to generate sound waves, the sound waves propagate through a coiled wavetube, a connecting adapter, and an endotracheal tube, into the area of interest. With a processing system, reflected sound waves which return from the cavity back to a microphone within the wavetube are analyzed and an area-distance curve of the area in interest is constructed.

The invention discloses a device and a method for detecting and positioning leakage of a gas transmission pipeline based on conventional data and sound wave signals. The detecting device comprises a sensor group, a field data acquisition processor, a global positioning system (GPS) receiver, a communication network, a central data gathering processor and a monitoring host. The detecting method comprises the following steps of: respectively acquiring sound wave data and traffic, pressure and temperature conventional data of the upstream and the downstream of the pipeline, filtering background noise from the sound wave data by using wavelet transform, respectively identifying a time domain, a frequency domain and time and frequency domain characteristics of the sound wave signals by combining the conventional data to remove external interference and realize leakage signal characteristic extraction, performing leakage positioning by adopting an improved positioning method based on a related analysis method and a GPS synchronous time method, and giving a theoretical installation distance of sound wave sensors according to a propagation model of the sound wave signals. An interface can be established between the conventional data and a field supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system, and only the sound wave sensors are arranged on the upstream and the downstream of the pipeline, so that the invention has the advantages of low investment, high equipment sensitivity and strong adaptability.

A lightweight communications headset includes a headband adapted to be worn on user's head. A speaker housing is carried by the headband and defines an acoustic chamber. A speaker mounted within projects sound waves into the acoustic chamber. The headband carries a pair of earpieces which are positionable adjacent to the user's ears for delivering sound thereto. The acoustic chamber is coupled to earpieces through acoustic passages which transmit sound waves produced in the acoustic chamber to the earpieces. The earpieces preferably include removable in-ear inserts, which may be constructed for insertion into the auditory canals of the user's ears. Since the in-ear inserts are removable, the headset can readily be configured for a variety of applications.

A transducer, a headphone and a method reduce noise and/or ambient sounds. The headphone has a microphone, a transducer and/or an electrical circuit for producing and/or for transmitting an anti-noise sound wave and/or a noise compensation signal inside an ear cup of the headphone. The anti-noise sound wave and/or the noise compensation signal cancels, dampens and/or reduces a sound wave of the noise and/or of the ambient sounds inside the ear cup. The transducer produces and/or transmits an audio signal which is received by an ear of a user. The microphone and the transducer are connected to, are attached to and/or are in communication with the electrical circuit within the headphone. The transducer has a double-sided diaphragm with concentric circular corrugations and/or foil spiral conductors on each side of the diaphragm. The microphone inside the ear cup is covered by and/or is connected to a sound absorbing material inside the ear cup of the headphone. An ear cushion having a inner side and an outer side is attached to and/or is connected to the ear cup for receiving an ear of a user. The inner side and the outer side of the ear cushion are made from an acoustically resistive material and an acoustically isolating material.

The invention discloses a lithology identification method. The lithology identification method comprises the steps that firstly, conventional three-porosity (sound waves, density and neutrons) logging measured values of N rock core samples are obtained through the steps of thin section authentication, X-ray diffraction analysis, rock core true depth determination and the like; secondly, the relative distance between two parameters of conventional three-porosity logging is obtained, and the quantitative relation between the relative distance of the two parameters and primary mineral components obtained through X-ray diffraction total rock analysis is obtained according to the relative distance of the two parameters and the mineral components of the N rock core samples; thirdly, rock classification based on the relative distance of the two parameters is established and can be applied to lithology identification of fine grain sedimentary facies area logging, and continuous lithology identification can be carried out on well stratums without core sampled.

A listening device and respective method for processing speech audio signals present in noisy acoustical sound waves captured from an adjacent environment for persons with normal hearing. The device comprises a housing for providing acoustical and mechanical coupling to a user's ear, the housing having a first portion for positioning in the ear and an elongated second portion extending from the first portion. The device also comprises a pair of spaced apart microphones positioned on a line-of-sight reference vector and supported by the housing, at least one of the microphones located in the elongated second portion of the housing, the microphones configured for capturing the acoustical sound waves from the environment including speech related elements and non-speech related elements. A digital signal processor is supported by the housing and is configured for digitally processing the captured acoustical sound waves to identify and select the speech related elements propagating towards the second portion in the vicinity of along the line of sight vector and for enhancing the signal strength of the selected speech related elements with respect to other of the elements in the captured acoustical sound waves to generate a processed acoustical digital signal. A receiver located in the first portion is used for converting the processed acoustical digital signals into processed analog acoustical signals and for transmitting the processed analog acoustical signals into the user's ear.

A preferred embodiment of a system for cleaning a surface a system for cleaning a surface includes a wand comprising a body, a neck mechanically coupled to the body, and a brush mechanically coupled to the neck and comprising a plurality of bristles for contacting the surface. The wand also includes an ultrasound generator mounted on at least one of the neck and the body so that ultrasonic vibrations generated by the ultrasound generator cause the bristles to oscillate and ultrasonic sound waves generated by the ultrasound generator are directed toward the surface. The system further includes a fitting mounted on at least one of the neck and the brush for receiving pressurized fluid and directing the pressurized fluid toward the surface.

Methods and apparatus for detecting apnoea that use ultrasonic sound waves are disclosed. The method consists of applying ultrasonic sound waves of varying frequency to a patient's airway and detecting their reflected sound waves. The sound waves are then analysed to determine whether there is a narrowing of the airway. In particular a transmitting ultrasonic transducer and receiving ultrasonic transducer are located on the interior surface of a mask and positioned so as to be directed towards the nares of the patient. A signal is emitted through the transmitting transducer and received at the receiving transducer. The received signal indicates a distance to a reflection or a distance to the narrowing of the upper respiratory tract. In this manner obstructions or narrowing of a patient's airway tract may be identified as reflections which appear at anatomically appropriate distances.

A sound insulation composite a wall and floor board, including a sound insulation sheet material and a sound insulation binder for adhering the sound insulation sheet material to the wall and floor of the building. The sound insulation sheet material comprises a substrate and a glaze layer adhered on the substrate, the sound insulation binder includes, by mass fraction, 25-30 parts of an inorganic gel, 1-5 parts of a modifier, 0.3-0.5 part of anti-cracking reinforced fiber, 5-8 parts of a sound absorbing material, 40-60 parts of a filler, 0.3-0.6 part of a water retaining agent, 0.1-0.5 part of an activation activating agent, 0.2-0.8 part of a superplasticizer, 0.1-0.3 part of a hydrophobic powder and 0.1-0.6 part of a dispersant. The sound insulation sheet material contains a large amount of interconnected micro voids, and sound waves can penetrate deep inside the material along these pores and generates friction effect with the material, so that the acoustic energy is converted into heat energy. In addition, the sound insulation binder contains the sound-absorbing material consisting of an unconsolidated porous material, which has gradually increased sound absorption coefficient from low frequency to high frequency, so that the sound insulation binder has good sound absorption effect on high-frequency and intermediate-frequency sound.

The invention relates to the field of products of sound insulation material, solves the problems in the prior art that the sound insulation material is poor in sound insulation effect, is incomprehensive in high and low frequency sound insulation, causes pollution and is easy to age, and provides an efficient sound insulation material and a manufacturing method thereof. The efficient sound insulation material includes a sound insulation layer, a sound absorption layer, and a bubble layer, wherein the bubble layer is located between the sound insulation layer and the sound absorption layer. The sound absorption layer is made of a sound insulation compound, and the sound insulation compound is prepared by raw materials of the following substances: a thermoplastic resin, inorganic fillers, and a foaming agent, wherein the inorganic fillers account for 15-80wt%, the foaming agent accounts for 5-15wt%, and the rest is the thermoplastic resin. In the efficient sound insulation material, the fillers with different particle diameters correspond to sound waves of different wave bands or frequencies, and thus consumption of sound energy of different frequencies is relatively comprehensive, and the sound insulation effect is good, so the sound insulation material is suitable for popularization and application.

The invention discloses a super-hydrophobic reduced graphene oxide/sponge composite material and a preparation method thereof. The method includes: employing a microwave-ultrasonic wave method and using ethylenediamine as the reducing agent to reduce graphene oxide into reduced graphene oxide, and under the action of hole and other sound waves, dispersing and attaching the reduced graphene oxide to a commodity sponge, thus obtaining the super-hydrophobic reduced graphene oxide/sponge composite material. The method provided by the invention has the characteristics of simple operation, low cost, short reaction time, high efficiency and low energy consumption, and is beneficial to industrial mass production. The reduced graphene oxide/sponge composite material prepared by the method provided by the invention has excellent hydrophobic and oil absorption properties, large adsorption capacity and good stability, and can be used as a selective adsorbent for oily wastewater treatment.

Provided are methods and devices for evaluating dynamic middle ear muscle activity in a subject. A probe is provided having a speaker and a microphone in sound-wave communication with an eardrum associated with the middle ear muscle of the subject. A sound wave is generated from the speaker and transmitted to the eardrum. The sound wave that is reflected is detected and a reflected sound wave property measured. The input sound wave may be comb input to fully extend ossicle movement in all available vibratory modes, thereby providing maximum information as to dynamic middle ear muscle activity.