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System and method for determining the status of an object by insonification

  • US 6,739,195 B2
  • Filed: 04/09/2002
  • Issued: 05/25/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system for remotely sensing at least one characteristic of a round object incorporating a gas-filled enclosed portion while said object rotates upon a surface, said system comprising:

  • a flexible piezoelectric element incorporating at least one electrically conductive element to facilitate communication externally thereto, said flexible piezoelectric element receiving a physical input that is translated to an electrical output, wherein said flexible piezoelectric element substantially circumscribes an innermost circumference within said enclosed portion of said round object; and

    a device for receiving, processing and displaying said electrical output.

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