American Technology Corp. finalist in Discover Magazine Awards for technological innovation.SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 1997-- Inventor Elwood G. Norris named finalist in sound category for HyperSonic hy·per·son·ic adj. Of, relating to, or capable of speed equal to or exceeding five times the speed of sound. hy Sound technology American Technology Corp. (OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). :ATCO ATCO Air Traffic Control Officer ATCO Association of Transport Coordinating Officers (UK) ATCO Air Tanker/Fixed Wing Coordinator ATCO Aviation Transportation Coordination Office ATCO Air Taxi and Commercial Operator ), a developer of innovative electronic and acoustic technologies, Wednesday announced that Chief Technology Officer Elwood G. (Woody) Norris, 58, has been named a finalist in the 1997 Discover Magazine Awards for Technical Innovation for ATC's HyperSonic Sound (HSS HSS Humanities and Social Sciences HSS High Speed Steel HSS Home Subscriber Server (3GPP) HSS Hospital for Special Surgery (New York, NY, USA) HSS Hospital for Special Surgery HSS History of Science Society ) technology. HyperSonic Sound is a new technology in sound production that employs ultrasonics ultrasonics, study and application of the energy of sound waves vibrating at frequencies greater than 20,000 cycles per second, i.e., beyond the range of human hearing. in a new patents-pending process to produce sound directly in the air. HSS eliminates many forms of distortion and reduces room acoustical effects. It uses little space and weight and is comparatively efficient and cost competitive relative to direct radiating ra·di·ate v. ra·di·at·ed, ra·di·at·ing, ra·di·ates v.intr. 1. To send out rays or waves. 2. To issue or emerge in rays or waves: Heat radiated from the stove. loudspeakers. The laser-like HSS ultrasonic ultrasonic /ul·tra·son·ic/ (-son´ik) beyond the upper limit of perception by the human ear; relating to sound waves having a frequency of more than 20,000 Hz. ul·tra·son·ic adj. 1. beam can project audible sound to virtually any listening environment creating many new sound applications previously impossible with existing speaker technology. The finalists were announced Wednesday as the culmination of the Smithsonian Science and Technology Week (April 17-23). Finalists for the Discover Magazine Awards have been narrowed to 35 from more than 4,000 nominees submitted in a months-long nomination process. Eight awards will be presented at Epcot Center on May 31, and will be televised in an Academy Awards-style ceremony on the Discover and Disney Channels, as well as broadcast on the Internet. "This kind of recognition culminates a life work in innovation," said Norris, who already holds 18 U.S. patents and more than 100 worldwide. "HSS is a fundamental breakthrough in sound reproduction technology that is a catalyst for changing and improving existing products while permitting the design of new products with directional features never before possible. I am honored that Discover Magazine recognized the innovation and potential of HSS technology." Discover is the country's leading general-interest science magazine. Each month, it reaches 7 million readers who want to understand science's ever-broadening impact on all areas of life. The Discover Magazine Awards for Technological Innovation were designed to recognize and promote those individuals and organizations who have made a significant impact on the world through technology. The programs finalists and winners are the true unsung heroes of our technological age. Discover's vision is that this recognition serve as a catalyst for past, present and future participants to continue the strenuous process of researching and developing new technological innovations. American Technology is a San Diego-based electronics company specializing in the development, manufacture and marketing of leading-edge proprietary electronic products and acoustical technologies. For more information on the Company and its products, visit www.atcsd.com . -0- Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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CONTACT: American Technology Corp., San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Robert Putnam/Janice Kall, 619/679-2114 |
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