ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,287,402, issued on April 29, was assigned to Navico Inc. (Tulsa, Okla.).
"Sonar ping synchronization and associated methods" was invented by Adam C. Stryker (Broken Arrow, Okla.) and Ryan W. McCarter (Broken Arrow, Okla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A synchronization wire for synchronizing sonar ping transmissions from sonar transducer elements or arrays is provided. The synchronization wire includes first and second connection points. The first connection point is configured to connect the synchronization wire to a first sonar module that is configured to control transmission of a first sonar ping from a first sonar transducer. The sec...