Patent ID: 8611190
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: H04R

Abstract:
1. A nonlinear acoustic wave producing apparatus comprising: a conical housing filled with a resin that holds an array of a plurality of discrete ceramic elements made of a piezoelectric material; an electronic circuit board that is contained in said conical housing and is wired to each of said plurality of discrete ceramic element; an electronic control suite containing a programmable digital processor with a non-volatile memory component wherein the programmable digital processor is programmed with an algorithm designed to operate the array of a plurality of discrete ceramic elements, wherein the algorithm initiates the digital processor to perform the steps of an electrical power source that actuates the array of a plurality of discrete ceramic elements with voltage inputs initiated by the electronic control suite, which generate compression and contractions in each discrete ceramic element in a non-linear manner that emulates the cicada sound production system; and a resonating chamber with an operculum, wherein the operculum serves as the opening from which sound propagates.