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(88) Date of publication A3: 11.12.2008 (43) Date of publication: 04.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/06 (21) Application number: 07776216.9 (22) Date of filing: 24.04.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01S 15/89(2006.01) G01S 15/87(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/010074 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/127271 (08.11.2007 Gazette 2007/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 24.04.2006 US 794176 P 16.10.2006 US 581626 (71) Applicant: Farsounder, Inc. Warwick, RI 02888 (US)	(72) Inventor: ZIMMERMAN, Matthew, Jason Providence, RI 02908 (US) (74) Representative: Moore, Barry et al Hanna Moore & Curley 13 Lower Lad Lane Dublin 2 Dublin 2 (IE)