Interference No. 102,668
URYNOWICZ, PATE, and MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
The subject matter of this interference is an
electro-acoustic transducer for generating acoustic waves in
water. Count 1, the sole count, reads as follows:
An electro-acoustic transducer comprising:
first means for producing acoustic signals in
response to a stimulus, said first means comprising
a plurality of staves, each stave having two ends,
with predetermined shapes, forming an enclosure;
second means for producing said stimulus,
coupled to said first means; and
a spaced apart pair of polygonal shaped end
plates, each of said staves secured from one end
plate to the other said end plate.
The claims of the parties that stand designated as
corresponding to the count are:
Cavanagh application claims 1-28; and
McMahon et al. (McMahon) patent claims 1-20.
This is the second "final" hearing in this
interference. The first final hearing, held on December 2,
1993,
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