Profile overview
Who is Elwood G. “Woody” Norris?
Elwood G. “Woody” Norris is an inventor associated with United States. Their documented work in imaging & audio includes HyperSonic Sound directional speaker, the contribution at the center of this evidence-backed profile.
Elwood G. “Woody” Norris invented the HyperSonic Sound system, a thin ultrasonic emitter, processor and amplifier that projects audible sound in a tightly controlled direction. Instead of filling a room like a conventional loudspeaker, the beam can address one listener or reflect from a chosen surface, enabling localized museum, retail, safety and communications audio.
What did Elwood G. “Woody” Norris invent?
Invented a practical parametric-array loudspeaker that turns modulated ultrasound into a narrow, audible beam.
What did Elwood G. “Woody” Norris accomplish?
HyperSonic Sound made the once-counterintuitive idea of audio that behaves like a spotlight into a recognizable commercial loudspeaker category.
What is known about Elwood G. “Woody” Norris today?
Wrap Technologies' Form 10-K for the year ended 31 December 2025 records a June 2025 transaction by Elwood G. Norris and lists his beneficial ownership as of 23 March 2026.





