using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering

Introduced: January 1980

Last revised: January 2006

Full Title

Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general > Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound > Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning > using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering

Classification Context

Section:: PHYSICS
Class:: MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
Subclass:: SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR