ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,320,940, issued on June 3, was assigned to DigiCOURSE LLC (Harahan, La.).

"Acoustic transducer for towed seismic pinger" was invented by Felix Ernest Bircher (Metairie, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A transducer assembly for attachment to a marine device for use in marine seismic applications. The transducer assembly includes an attachment portion attachable to the marine device and a transducer portion attachable to the attachment portion. The attachment portion is fabricated with a relative larger diameter and of a first material selected for strength, while the transducer portion of the transducer assembly is fabricated with a rel...