Linear and circular downscan imaging sonar

AR Coleman, JW Hanoch, BT Maguire - US Patent 8,300,499, 2012 - Google Patents
A method for providing a combined linear and circular downscan sonar display may include
receiving linear downscan sonar data from a linear downscan transducer, receiving conical …

Downscan imaging sonar

BT Maguire - US Patent 8,305,840, 2012 - Google Patents
A downscan imaging sonar utilizes a linear transducer element to provide improved images
of the sea floor and other objects in the water column beneath a vessel. A transducer array …

Sonar imaging system for mounting to watercraft

DA Betts, RW Derrow, DJ Howells - US Patent 7,652,952, 2010 - Google Patents
A sonar imaging system for a watercraft is disclosed. The sonar imaging system comprises a
transducer coupled to the watercraft and having at least one side scanning element and at …

Sonar assembly for reduced interference

AR Coleman - US Patent 9,268,020, 2016 - Google Patents
A sonar transducer assembly includes a housing mountable to a water craft capable of
traversing a surface of a body of water. The sonar transducer assembly includes a linear …

Side scan sonar imaging system with associated GPS data

DA Betts, RW Derrow, DJ Howells - US Patent 7,729,203, 2010 - Google Patents
A system for use with a boat to provide underwater sonar images includes a GPS receiver
for providing GPS position data, a left side scan sonar transducer for transmitting left side …

Downscan imaging sonar for reduced interference

BT Maguire - US Patent 8,514,658, 2013 - Google Patents
A sonar transducer assembly for mounting to a surface watercraft includes a rectangular first
transducer configured to produce a first beam defining a fan-shape and extending generally …

Sonar beamforming system

AM Chiang, SR Broadstone - US Patent 6,842,401, 2005 - Google Patents
The present invention relates to sonar beamforming systems and methods, using a forward-
looking sonar having transmit and receive transducer arrays with a beamforming device and …

Side scan sonar imaging system with enhancement

DA Betts, RW Derrow, DJ Howells - US Patent 7,755,974, 2010 - Google Patents
A system for use with a boat to provide underwater sonar images, includes a left side scan
sonar transducer for transmitting left side scan sonar pulses and for receiving left side scan …

Side scan sonar imaging system with boat position on display

DA Betts, RW Derrow, DJ Howells - US Patent 7,710,825, 2010 - Google Patents
A system for use with a boat to provide underwater sonar images includes a left side scan
sonar transducer for transmitting left side scan sonar pulses and for receiving left side scan …

Sonar rendering systems and associated methods

K Brown, A Coleman - US Patent 9,182,486, 2015 - Google Patents
Sonar rendering systems and methods are described herein. One example is an apparatus
that includes a transducer element, position sensing circuitry, processing circuitry, and a …