ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,531,550, issued on Jan. 20.
"Electrohydraulic shockwave generator" was invented by Cengiz Kabakci (Largo, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electrohydraulic shock wave generator includes a capacitor configured to store electrical energy and a discharge circuit configured to discharge the capacitor through an electrode assembly positioned in an electrically conductive medium to generate shock waves. A diode suppression network is positioned within the discharge circuit and configured to prevent reverse voltage transients and suppress discharge oscillations. The diode suppression network converts underdamped oscillatory discharge into...