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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001144204-03-008284
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20031210
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial statements and exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20031210

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000924383
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	HOUSEHOLD AUDIO & VIDEO EQUIPMENT [3651]
		IRS NUMBER:				870361799
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0930

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24248
		FILM NUMBER:		031046747

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		13114 EVENING CREEK DRIVE SOUTH
		CITY:			SAN DIEGO
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92128
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6196792114
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                             FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

               Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
                      December 10, 2003 (December 10, 2003)

                         AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

               Delaware                    0-24248                87-0361799
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(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)      (IRS Employer
          Incorporation)                                     Identification No.)


  13114 Evening Creek Drive South, San Diego, California             92128
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        (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                 (858) 679-2114
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              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)




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Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure

         On December 10, 2003, American  Technology  Corporation (the "Company")
issued a press release  announcing the  appointment of Joseph A. Zerucha as vice
president of sales and marketing and progress  regarding its LRAD technology.  A
copy of the press  release is  attached  to this  report as Exhibit  99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.

         From  December  2002 to December  2003,  Mr.  Zerucha was  President of
Liberties  Consulting,   where  he  established  and  trained  sales  teams  and
implemented  innovative  marketing and  management  strategies  for a variety of
clients.  From April 2001 to November 2002, he was Chief  Operating  Officer and
Treasurer of Tachyon,  Inc., a provider of broadband  connectivity  and Internet
services to large enterprises and governmental  entities. He served as President
for a division of Clear Channel Communications from May 1999 to April 2001 where
he was responsible for build-out of a new  industry-leading  audio  distribution
platform.  From 1995 to May 1999 he was Director of Worldwide  Sales and Channel
Development for ViaSat, Inc., a maker of satellite  communications equipment and
software.

Item 7.  Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and Exhibits.

         (a)      Financial Statements of Business Acquired. None

         (b)      Pro Forma Financial Information. None

         (c)      Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release dated December 10, 2003.


                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION


Date: December 10, 2003         By: /s/ ELWOOD G. NORRIS
                                    ---------------------------------
                                    Elwood G. Norris
                                    Chairman of the Board



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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.1

        AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION APPOINTS SENIOR EXECUTIVE TO LEAD
                             BUSINESS PRODUCT SALES

      LRAD(TM) Proving to be a Breakthrough Technology for Force Protection

(SAN DIEGO,  CALIFORNIA - December 10, 2003)  -American  Technology  Corporation
(NASDAQ:  ATCO) (ATC)  announced  today the  appointment of Joseph A. Zerucha as
vice president of sales and marketing. Mr. Zerucha will be leading the Company's
Business   Products  and  Licensing   Group,   marketing  and  selling   HSS(R),
NeoPlanar(R)  and  PureBass(R)  sound products to companies that employ audio in
consumer, commercial and professional applications.

Zerucha has  extensive  corporate,  sales and  marketing  experience  serving in
corporate leadership positions at Tachyon, Inc. (chief operating officer), Clear
Channel  Communications  (division  president of NSN Network Services),  ViaSat,
Inc.  (director,  Worldwide Sales and Channel  Development)  and  ComViSat/Coded
Communications (chief executive officer and founder).

"Our commercial business requires experienced senior executive leadership," said
Kalani Jones, chief operating officer of American Technology  Corporation.  "Joe
has an  impressive  senior  executive  background  that  includes  driving  five
consecutive  years of 30 - 50% annual sales growth at ViaSat and  completing the
build-out  of a new  industry-  leading  audio  distribution  platform  at Clear
Channel.  His sales and marketing  skills  complement a new ATC management  team
experienced in successfully bringing ground-breaking technologies,  like HSS and
LRAD, to market."

"ATC's proprietary suite of audio technologies is impressive," said Zerucha.  "I
look  forward to working  with Kalani and the rest of ATC's  management  team in
growing the market for HSS, NeoPlanar and PureBass."

The Company  recently  organized  sales and marketing  into two divisions due to
increasing  government/military  business.  Carl  Gruenler,  vice  president  of
Military and  Government  Operations,  heads the Company's  Government and Force
Protection  Group.  This group is tasked  with  expanding  the force  protection
market and selling LRAD,  NeoPlanar and HSS products to government  and military
customers.

Global  interest in the  Company's  Long Range  Acoustic  Device (LRAD) has been
increasing  rapidly.  LRAD was  developed  with  the  release  of  Naval  Vessel
Protection Zone  requirements to enforce a 500-yard  exclusion zone and 100-yard
protection zone. These requirements were instituted as a result of the attack on
the USS Cole. LRAD is a breakthrough technology to clearly communicate at ranges
in excess of 500 yards with a warning  tone in the same  device  that can change
behavior.   The  Company  believes  favorable  customer   acceptance  of  recent
installations  is proving LRAD's value for stand off  communications,  shipboard
and shore/waterside protection and use in land-based installations and vehicles.

About American Technology Corporation

American Technology  Corporation is Shaping the Future of Sound(R) by developing
and licensing its technology and intellectual property portfolio which includes:
the  award-winning  HSS(R)   (HyperSonic(R)   Sound  Technology);   NeoPlanar(R)
Technology;  PureBass(R)  Sub-Woofer  Technology;  LRAD(TM) (Long Range Acoustic
Device) and SFT(R) (Stratified Field(R) Technology.  The Company is establishing
a strong portfolio of patents,  trademarks, and know-how including over 138 U.S.
and Foreign  patents and patent  filings to date.  For more  information  on the
Company and its technologies and products please visit the Company's web site at
www.atcsd.com.



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Safe Harbor  statement  under the Private  Securities  Litigation  Reform Act of
1995:  This  document  contains  forward-looking  statements  relating to future
transactions,  performance,  technology and product development which may affect
future results and the future viability of the Company.  Actual results could be
affected  or differ  materially  from  those  projected  in the  forward-looking
statements as a result of risks and uncertainties,  including the ability of the
Company  to  continue  as a  going  concern,  development  of  future  products,
technological  shifts,  potential  technical or manufacturing  difficulties that
could  delay  new  products,  competition,  general  economic  factors,  pricing
pressures,  the uncertainty of market acceptance of new products and services by
OEMs and end-user  customers,  and other factors identified and discussed in the
Company's most recent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These
forward-looking   statements   are  based  on   information   and   management's
expectations  as of the date hereof.  Future results may differ  materially from
the Company's current  expectations.  American Technology  Corporation disclaims
any intent or obligation to update those forward-looking  statements,  except as
otherwise specifically stated by it.

                                      # # #

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Investor relations:
Robert Putnam
(858) 679-3168
robert@atcsd.com

Media inquiries:
Don Mathias
(949) 855-4520
dwmath@aol.com

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