Gavin Wade Washburn

US Patent:

20110261645, Oct 27, 2011

Filed:

Apr 26, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/767167

Inventors:

David Allen Sager - Phoenix AZ, US
Gavin Wade Washburn - Phoenix AZ, US

International Classification:

G01V 1/00

US Classification:

367 14

Abstract:

The invention comprises a synergy of technology integrations including an acoustic device and method of using said device(s)—to initiate avalanche release as a non-explosive control alternative. The invention is an integration of technologies incorporating an acoustic device, power supply and amplification, inverter, digital signal processor, GPS, and RF receiver all housed in a rugged weather resistant enclosure with necessary gantry and rigging. The combination of these technologies allows control personnel to safely operate the equipment from a remote location. The invention is deployed remotely via a cable or network of cables to predetermined avalanche starting zone(s). The device can be rotated, panned the full length or range of the cable(s), and tilted offering the user comprehensive coverage of any topography. The invention can readily be integrated with equipment and infrastructures already in use such as bomb trams, cable and pylon networks, helicopters, chairlifts, and sensing and notification systems.