Lyles C Adair from Panama City, FL, age 85

Non-Invasive Water Current Measurement System And Method
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US Patent:

6586748, Jul 1, 2003
Filed:

Jun 6, 2000
Appl. No.:

09/588641
Inventors:

Jack Lloyd - Lynn Haven FL
Lyles Adair - Panama City Beach FL
William Stachnik - Voluntown CT
Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:

G01C 308
US Classification:

25045511, 25045311, 25045411, 356 401, 356 28, 356 285, 356 501, 356 502, 356 503, 356 504, 356 505, 356 506, 356 507, 356 508, 356 509, 356 51, 356 511, 356 512, 356 513, 356 514, 356 515
Abstract:

A method and system are provided for measuring water current direction and magnitude. A plurality of beams of radiation are transmitted radially outward from a location above a body of water. Each beam is incident on the waters surface at an angle with respect thereto. Each beam experiences a Doppler shift as a result of being incident on the waters surface such that a plurality of Doppler shifts are generated. Each Doppler shift is measured with the largest one thereof being indicative of water current direction and magnitude.

Method And Apparatus For Determining Relative Phase And Sensitivity Of Elements In An Acoustic Array
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US Patent:

40901696, May 16, 1978
Filed:

Mar 25, 1977
Appl. No.:

5/781088
Inventors:

Lyles C. Adair - Panama City FL
Willis A. Teel - Panama City FL
Christian P. F. Werle - Panama City FL
John A. Hutton - Lynn Haven FL
Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:

H04B 1100
H04R 2900
US Classification:

340 5C
Abstract:

Relative phase and sensitivity characteristics of individual transducer eents in a long acoustic array are determined by sequentially positioning a transmitting element in predetermined spaced relation to each array element by means of an array holding member and a trough-like spacing member that contains a known transmission medium, driving the transmitting element with a test frequency input signal that is pulsed at a predetermined repetition rate, gating the output signal from the array element under test to an oscilliscope for phase comparison with an adjustably phase shifted version of the input signal, and measuring amplitudes of both input and output signals.

Transducer Array Having Low Cross-Coupling
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US Patent:

40042669, Jan 18, 1977
Filed:

Dec 5, 1975
Appl. No.:

5/638013
Inventors:

Rufus L. Cook - Panama City FL
Lyles C. Adair - Panama City FL
Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:

H04B 1300
US Classification:

340 9
Abstract:

An array of circular, acoustic projecting and receiving transducers is deibed, including a stainless steel baffle plate in which the transducers are mounted, each comprising a stainless steel cup containing a disc-shaped piezoelectric element set in low impedance material and covered by a water impedance matching window. Capacitive and inductive tuning means is provided between each receiving transducer and its associated electronics.

Diver Navigation System
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US Patent:

41032799, Jul 25, 1978
Filed:

Jul 25, 1977
Appl. No.:

5/818643
Inventors:

Clell A. Dildy - Panama City FL
Lyles C. Adair - Panama City FL
Assignee:

The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy - Washington DC
International Classification:

G01S 966
G01C 2300
US Classification:

340 3D
Abstract:

An underwater navigation device wherein a flux gate compass provides head difference signals, a doppler navigation sonar provides drift angle signals, which signals are combined by a summer to provide steering correction signals that are displayed by a steering null meter.

Lyles C Adair