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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120049693 | ACTUATOR AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME An actuator and a method for using the same are provided. The actuator includes a flexible element and a photoelectric layer. The flexible element includes an elastic layer or a piezoelectric layer. The photoelectric layer is disposed on a side of the flexible element. ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120013222 | Ultrasonic Sensor for Detecting and/or Scanning Objects An ultrasonic sensor for detecting and/or scanning an object includes a substrate and a piezoelectric sensor unit arranged on or at this substrate and/or connected to this substrate. The rear side of the substrate facing away from the piezoelectric sensor unit has a sur... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120007471 | Thermal Transfer and Acoustic Matching Layers for Ultrasound Transducer Ultrasound transducers and methods of making ultrasound transducers with improved thermal characteristics are provided. An ultrasound transducer can include: a backing, a piezoelectric element attached to the backing, a first matching layer attached to the piezoelectric... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120004555 | METHOD OF STRETCHING ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC WAVE PROBE AND ULTRASONIC WAVE MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE Provided is a stretching method of an organic piezoelectric material which sequentially performs a primary stretching step for carrying out primary stretching of an organic piezoelectric material which has not been stretched, a heat treatment step for heat treating the ... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110316387 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND FABRICATING THE SAME An aspect of one embodiment, there is provided an ultrasonic transducer including a plurality of oscillators, each of the oscillator having a convex portion, a printed wiring board provided to be opposed to the convex portion, an adhesive material including at least a p... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110316388 | ULTRASONIC SENSOR An ultrasonic sensor is disclosed. The ultrasonic sensor includes a piezoelectric element and an acoustic matching member. The piezoelectric element is configured to detect ultrasonic wave transmitted from a transmitter and reflected by a detection target object located... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110291525 | VIBRATION ELEMENT, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND VIBRATION WAVE ACTUATOR A vibration element includes a substrate, a piezoelectric element including a piezoelectric layer and an electrode layer, and a bonding layer provided between the piezoelectric element and the substrate and comprising ceramic containing melted glass powder, wherein the ... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110285249 | PIEZOLELECTRIC SOUND-GENERATING DEVICE Provided is a piezoelectric sound generating device capable of obtaining a stable connection state of lead-out conductors constituted of a conductive resin layer. A piezoelectric sound generating device 10, wherein lead-out conductors 18a, 18... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110273059 | HIGH FREQUENCY PIEZOCOMPOSITE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME A transducer with triangular cross-sectional shaped pillars is described for suppressing lateral modes within a composite, and a method for producing the same. According to one aspect of the present application, a plurality of triangular cross-sectional shaped pillars e... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110221308 | METHOD FOR GLUING COMPONENTS, FORMING A TEMPERATURE-RESISTANT ADHESIVE LAYER A method for gluing components is provided, forming an adhesive layer which is capable of functioning, at least in a temperature range of ≧100° C. to ≦160° C., wherein the adhesive layer is obtained from a curable reactive resin system. The reactive resin system i... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110218594 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATION A piezoelectric element within an external ultrasonic transducer assembly can be used for wireless communication of data between an implantable device and the external ultrasonic transducer assembly such as using ultrasonic energy coupled to a flexible portion of a hous... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110215677 | MICROMACHINED PIEZOELECTRIC ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ARRAYS A piezoelectric composite micromachined ultrasound transducer including single and multilayer 1-D and 2-D arrays having through-wafer-vias (TWVs) that significantly decreased electrical impedance per element, and hence the improved electrical impedance matching to T/R e... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110198968 | ARRAY-TYPE ULTRASONIC VIBRATOR An array-type ultrasonic vibrator according to the present invention has an acoustic matching layer that has a plate-like body made of a material having a lower acoustic impedance than a plurality of piezoelectric elements. Signal wiring is formed on the plate-like body... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110140576 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER ARRAY AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS An ultrasonic transducer arraying at even intervals ultrasonic transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and layering a plurality of acoustic matching layers on them, comprising an transducer shape forming member made of a fiber-reinforced thermosettin... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110127885 | CLEAVING OF SUBSTRATES An improved process of substrate cleaving and a device to perform the cleaving are disclosed. In the traditional cleaving process, a layer of microbubbles is created within a substrate through the implantation of ions of a gaseous species, such as hydrogen or helium. Th... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110121687 | ULTRASOUND PROBE A flexible printed circuit board, interposed between an intermediate member and a backing material, covers an almost whole back face of the intermediate member and has first and second wiring patterns. A first electrode is interposed between the piezoelectric transducer... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110115337 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, ULTRASONIC SENSOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASONIC SENSOR An ultrasonic transducer includes: a support member having an opening section; a diaphragm adapted to cover the opening section; and a piezoelectric member provided to the diaphragm and at least one of expanding and contracting in an in-plane direction in response to ap... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110115338 | Methods of Fabricating a Membrane With Improved Mechanical Integrity Methods for fabricating robust films across a patterned underlying layer's edges or steps are disclosed. The novel methods diminish the negative effects of electrode steps or edges on the integrity of a membrane. Thus, the methods are particularly applicable to membrane... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110109199 | ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Disclosed is an electromechanical transducer and the method for manufacturing the same, which can detect or control deformation and vibration of a structure and flow of fluids by applying controlling forces. The electromechanical transducer of the present invention comp... | 05/12/2011 |
| 20110092861 | ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER An electroacoustic transducer is provided, particularly for use in an apparatus for medical shock-wave treatment. The transducer includes several piezoelements arranged next to one another, which are embedded in a composite mass in a carrier-free manner.... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110062824 | Ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic probe and producing method An ultrasonic probe having an ultrasonic transducer is provided. The ultrasonic transducer includes a first piezoelectric layer for transmitting ultrasonic waves to an object in a body. A second piezoelectric layer receives the ultrasonic waves reflected by the object. ... | 03/17/2011 |
| 20110057541 | HIGH POWER ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER A high power ultrasonic transducer includes a first ultrasonic transducer cell and at least one second ultrasonic transducer cell disposed on the first ultrasonic transducer cell. The at least one second ultrasonic transducer cell oscillates together with the first ultr... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110057545 | HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER AND MATCHING LAYER COMPRISING CYANOACRYLATE In one aspect, matching layers for an ultrasonic transducer stack having a matching layer comprising a matrix material loaded with a plurality of micron-sized and nano-sized particles. In another aspect, the matrix material is loaded with a plurality of heavy and light ... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110050039 | MULTILAYER ACOUSTIC IMPEDANCE CONVERTER FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS An impedance conversion layer useful for medical imaging ultrasonic transducers comprises a low impedance polymer layer and a high impedance metal layer. These layers are combined with corresponding thicknesses adapted to provide a function of converting from a specific... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110025172 | Ultrasound Imaging Transducer Acoustic Stack with Integral Electrical Connections An ultrasound transducer that includes a backing layer, an insulating layer disposed on top of the backing layer, and a plurality of conductive traces disposed on top of the insulating layer are disclosed. Each of the conductive traces has an upper face. A plurality of ... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20110018395 | Cooling acoustic transducer with heat pipes A transducer with a closed heat pipe is provided with a hot surface and a cold surface. The hot surface is in contact with the transducer interior and the cold surface is in contact with a cooler contact area. A fluid is used in the pipe which boils at the temperature o... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110021916 | ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, ULTRASONIC OSCILLATOR USING THE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ULTRASONIC OSCILLATOR, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND ULTRASONIC MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEVICE Provided is an organic piezoelectric material which has excellent piezoelectric property, heat resistance property in particular. An ultrasonic oscillator, which is to be used for an ultrasonic medical diagnostic imaging device which can receive high frequencies at high... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20110012478 | Thin-Film Device and Method of Fabricating The Same A thin-film device and a method of fabricating the thin-film device are provided herein. The thin-film device comprises a bond layer, a film layer that has bulk material properties, and a substrate that has a heat-sensitive component disposed thereon. The method of fabr... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20110004102 | ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, ULTRASONIC OSCILLATOR USING THE SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE ULTRASONIC OSCILLATOR, ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEVICE Disclosed is an organic piezoelectric material which has particularly excellent heat resistance, while exhibiting excellent transparency, surface gloss, adhesion and piezoelectric characteristics. Also disclosed are an ultrasonic oscillator used in an ultrasonic medical... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100237746 | MULTI-LAYERED IMPEDANCE MATCHING STRUCTURE FOR ULTRASOUND PROBE An acoustical stack for an ultrasound probe comprises a piezoelectric layer having top and bottom sides and a plurality of matching layer sections forming a matching layer structure. Each of the matching layer sections comprises a spring layer comprising a first materia... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING SINGLE CRYSTAL PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL IN AN ULTRASOUND PROBE A method for forming an acoustical stack for an ultrasound probe comprises partly dicing a single crystal piezoelectric material to form single crystal pieces that are partly separated by a plurality of kerfs. The single crystal piezoelectric material comprises a carrie... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100230254 | Ultrasonic Ice Breaker Replacement for Ice Resurfacing Machines An ice re-surfacing machine an acoustically isolated face shield around the intake mouth of its vertical conveyor housing. Ultrasonic vibrations induced in the shield prevent build-up of ice from cuttings thrown at the mouth by the machine's horizontal conveyor.... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100231093 | ANTI-EMI ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER An anti-EMI ultrasonic transducer has a conductive casing, a piezoelectric ceramic board having an opening, a conductive shelter, a first and second wires and an encapsulation. A first electrode face of the piezoelectric ceramic board faces to the opening and a second e... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100213793 | PROCESS FOR THE SURFACE TREATMENT OF ALUMINIUM AND A LAYERWISE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ALUMINIUM COMPONENT HAVING AN ELECTRIC CONTACT The invention proposes a process for the surface treatment of aluminium in order to produce an electrical contact, and a corresponding component part, wherein an oxide layer on the aluminium surface is removed, for example by etching, in a first step and, in a second st... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100206457 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT BONDING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING VIBRATION ENERGY Disclosed is an electronic component bonding method which interposes a bonding resin between first and second electronic components to bond the first and second electronic components to each other. The electronic component bonding method includes providing the bonding r... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100192693 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY An acoustic transducer assembly comprises a bipolar transducer (1) having an active surface with opposite ends that move towards and away from one another in response to an applied electrical fields. An acoustic decoupling material (2) is fixed to one end ... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100176688 | PROBE FOR ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The probe includes a backing layer having a first electrode part, a piezoelectric member connected to the first electrode part, a sound matching layer having a second el... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100156243 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER FEATURING A PITCH INDEPENDENT INTERPOSER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME An ultrasound transducer 10 comprises an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) 14, an array of acoustic elements 20, and a pitch independent interposer 12. The ASIC 14 includes a plurality of contact pads 16 on a surfac... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100156244 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS AND OTHER COMPONENTS The invention features methods for the manufacture of electrical components such as ultrasound transducers. In particular, the inventions provides methods of patterning electrodes, e.g., in the connection of an ultrasound transducer to an electrical circuit; methods of ... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100156238 | PIEZOELECTRIC ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME Provided are a piezoelectric acoustic transducer and a method of fabricating the same. In the piezoelectric acoustic transducer, a piezoelectric portion is formed in a portion of a diaphragm, and a deformation layer is formed in another portion of the diaphragm. Deforma... | 06/24/2010 |
