FarSounder receives new 3D-sonar patent

Sonar specialist FarSounder has expanded its IP portfolio with the issuance of its eighth patent.

This US patent (number 11,609,316) expands the company’s patent portfolio for its sonar system and its 3D processing.

Farsounder, a developer of 3D forward-looking navigation sonars, says the invention provides a sonar system that includes a forward-looking sonar device that operates in an integrated fashion with one or more other sonar devices so that a boater can have a reliable navigation tool.

The forward-looking sonar can include a transducer array that takes a three-dimensional acoustic reading of the objects and seafloor ahead. The electronics that process the acoustic data can also process data from down-looking sonar, side-scanning sonar, or both and can integrate the information to present an expansive display in the boat, revealing the contents and the floor of the sea in front of, around, and under the boat.

“At FarSounder, protecting our 3D forward-looking sonar processes is a top priority,” says Matthew Zimmerman, chief executive officer and one of the inventors. “The engineering team works hard to be innovative and continually advance our sonar navigation technology. Patenting their work is imperative.”