Garmin was granted a patent for a sonar system with a removable lens

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  "detected_at": "2026-09-20T17:52:12+00:00",
  "company": {
    "name": "Garmin",
    "domain": "garmin.com"
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        "code": "G01S 7/521",
        "label": "Radio direction-finding, navigation, ranging (radar/lidar/sonar)"
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      "Intellectual Property",
      "Research & Development",
      "Consumer Technology",
      "Mapping & GIS"
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    "detail": "In September 2026 Garmin patented adaptable sonar hardware for marine navigation and fish-finding displays, allowing users to change the lens around the transducer.",
    "summary": "Garmin was granted a patent for a sonar system with a removable lens",
    "event_at": "2026-09-15",
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    "grant_date": "2026-09-15",
    "source_url": "https://patents.google.com/patent/US12736646",
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    "patent_title": "Sonar system with removable lens",
    "patent_number": "US12736646",
    "uspto_assignee": "Garmin International, Inc.",
    "patent_abstract": "A transducer system comprises a removable sonar lens, a transducer unit, and a cable extending from the transducer unit to couple the transducer unit to an electronic display unit. The transducer unit may include a main transducer housing, a sonar transducer positioned within the main transducer housing, and an attachment mechanism to enable the sonar lens to removably attach to the main transducer housing adjacent to the sonar transducer. The removable sonar lens can modify the sonar signals generated by the sonar transducer.",
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    "invention_explanation": "A sonar transducer with a detachable lens that changes how sound signals travel and are received underwater.",
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"garmin.com","limit":20}'