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Underwater detector

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Publication number
GB2485492B
GB2485492B GB1122409.4A GB201122409A GB2485492B GB 2485492 B GB2485492 B GB 2485492B GB 201122409 A GB201122409 A GB 201122409A GB 2485492 B GB2485492 B GB 2485492B
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Prior art keywords
underwater detector
underwater
detector
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GB2485492A (en
Inventor
Tatsuo Hayashi
Kazuhiko Kamel
Kouzo Tokuyama
Hiromune Matsumoto
Kenichi Watanabe
Wataru Kiyan
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Furuno Electric Co Ltd
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Furuno Electric Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP2008009930A external-priority patent/JP5219526B2/en
Priority claimed from JP2008072326A external-priority patent/JP2009229141A/en
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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
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JP2008009930A JP5219526B2 (en) 2008-01-19 2008-01-19 Underwater detector
JP2008072326A JP2009229141A (en) 2008-03-19 2008-03-19 Underwater detector

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US9857464B2 (en) 2014-07-01 2018-01-02 Furuno Electric Co., Ltd. Device, method and program for processing signal, underwater detecting device and radar apparatus

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