FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public
Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

AMERICAN TECHNOLOGY CORP /DE/ [ atco ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      __ X __ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS, 527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

6/16/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock   9/16/2009     S    150000   D $2.0708   3299081   I   By Limited Partnership  
Common Stock   9/16/2009     S    1900   D $2.25   3297181   I   By Limited Partnership  
Common Stock   9/16/2009     S    100000   (1) D $2.298   3197181   (1) I   (1) By Limited Partnership   (1)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3) 		2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. Code
(Instr. 8) 		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 3 and 4) 		8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5) 		9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  This is a joint filing by Austin W. Marxe (Marxe) & David M. Greenhouse (Greenhouse). They share voting and investment control over all securities owned by Special Situations Fund III QP, L.P. (QP), Special Situations Private Equity Fund, L.P. (PE), Special Situations Technology Fund, LP (Tech) & Special Situations Technology II, Fund, L.P. (Tech II), respectively. 1,459,791 shares of Common Stock are held by QP, 510,425 shares of Common Stock are held by PE, 170,038 shares of Common Stock are held by Tech and 1,056,927 shares of Common Stock are held by Tech II. The interest of Marxe and Greenhouse in the shares of Common Stock owned by QP, PE, Tech, and Tech II is limited to the extent of his pecuniary interest.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M
C/O SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUNDS
527 MADISON AVENUE, SUITE 2600
NEW YORK, NY 10022
X


Signatures
Austin Marxe 9/18/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

David Greenhouse 9/18/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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