WO2004093488A3 - Directional speakers - Google Patents

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WO2004093488A3
WO2004093488A3 PCT/US2004/011972 US2004011972W WO2004093488A3 WO 2004093488 A3 WO2004093488 A3 WO 2004093488A3 US 2004011972 W US2004011972 W US 2004011972W WO 2004093488 A3 WO2004093488 A3 WO 2004093488A3
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directional speakers
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Kwok Wai Cheung
Peter P Tong
C Douglass Thomas
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Ipventure Inc
Kwok Wai Cheung
Peter P Tong
C Douglass Thomas
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Abstract

Audio signals from a directional speaker (16) generated by transforming ultrasonic signals in air.
PCT/US2004/011972 2003-04-15 2004-04-15 Directional speakers WO2004093488A2 (en)

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