EP4200640A4 - SHOCK WAVE SIGNAL GENERATOR AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Google Patents

SHOCK WAVE SIGNAL GENERATOR AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF Download PDF

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EP4200640A4
EP4200640A4 EP21857039.8A EP21857039A EP4200640A4 EP 4200640 A4 EP4200640 A4 EP 4200640A4 EP 21857039 A EP21857039 A EP 21857039A EP 4200640 A4 EP4200640 A4 EP 4200640A4
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signal generator
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William Smith
Duncan Hywel-Evans
Ying Li
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Seal Water Technology Ltd
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Purvis Michael
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US16/995,955 US20220003626A1 (en) 2020-07-03 2020-08-18 Leak detection system and method of use thereof
AU2020903647A AU2020903647A0 (en) 2020-10-08 A shock wave signal generator and methods of use thereof
PCT/AU2021/050907 WO2022036396A1 (en) 2020-08-18 2021-08-18 A shock wave signal generator and methods of use thereof

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CN2158031Y (en) * 1992-12-10 1994-03-02 南京航空航天大学 Internal ultrasonic atomizing nozzle
US20120047871A1 (en) * 2006-01-17 2012-03-01 Horn Mark D Piezo-resonance igniter and ignition method for propellant liquid rocket engine
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