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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7834522 | Diagnostic ultrasound transducer An ultrasound transducer includes an array of PZT elements mounted on a non-recessed distal surface of a backing block. Between each element and the backing block is a conductive region formed as a portion of a metallic layer sputtered onto the distal surface. Trace... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7830070 | Ultrasound atomization system An ultrasound atomization apparatus including an ultrasound transducer, a horn attached to the distal end of the transducer, a chamber within the horn that receives a fluid to be atomized, a radiation surface, and a channel leading from the chamber to the radiation ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7719170 | Self-focusing acoustic transducer with fresnel lens Techniques, apparatus and systems that use an acoustic transducer with a Fresnel lens to focus an acoustic wave for various applications, including acoustic droplet ejectors. ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7652411 | Transducer with shield A physical shield placed on the face of a high intensity focused ultrasound transducer for medical applications is described. The shield may be shaped or angled to match a particular pattern of mechanical or acoustic energy that may damage the transducer during oper... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7589455 | Capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer and production method of same A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) is constituted by a plurality of transducer elements comprising plural transducer cells that are mutually connected in parallel and comprises: a silicon substrate; a bottom electrode placed on the top surface o... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7498720 | Bulk acoustic wave sensor A sensor includes a substrate 1 and at least one resonator, which includes an acoustic reflector 2, a piezoelectric layer 5, a first and second electrode 3, 4 placed on the same side of the piezoelectric layer 5, and a sensing laye... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7432638 | Acoustic backing composition, ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus Disclosed is an acoustic backing composition comprising an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer containing 20 to 80% by weight of the vinyl acetate units and a filler contained in the ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7400079 | Ultrasonic probe An ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic transducer which is formed by sequentially laminating an acoustic lens, an acoustic matching layer, a piezoelectric element, and a backing member. The backing member arranged on a surface opposed side of the acoustic matchi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7388454 | Acoustic resonator performance enhancement using alternating frame structure Disclosed is an acoustic resonator that includes a substrate, a first electrode, a layer of piezoelectric material, a second electrode, and an alternating frame region. The first electrode is adjacent the substrate, and the first electrode has an outer perimeter. Th... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7382082 | Piezoelectric transducer with gas matrix A piezoelectric transducer defined by two faces comprises a plurality of piezoelectric cylinders. The axial length and composition of the piezoelectric cylinders determines the frequency of the transducer when excited. The axial ends of the piezoelectric cylinders a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7369458 | Transducer identification A transducer identification system provides transducer characteristic information to an echosounder. The echosounder, in turn, utilizes the transducer characteristic information to alter its functionality or parameters to optimize its performance. The transducer cha... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364554 | Apparatus for administering acoustic shock waves having a removable and replaceable component with a data storage medium A medical device is described, which comprises a basic device and at least one replaceable component connected therewith, said component having an item belonging to the device that is subjected to high wear or consumption. A storage medium is connected to the compon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360292 | Method of minimizing inter-element signals for surface transducers The present invention provides a method of packaging surface microfabricated transducers such that electrical connections, protection, and relevant environmental exposure are realized prior to their separation into discrete components. The packaging method also isol... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7348714 | Piezoelectric resonator, filter and electronic component using the same A piezoelectric resonator includes; a lower electrode 24 formed on a substrate 11; a piezoelectric film 23 formed on the lower electrode 24; an upper electrode 25 formed on the piezoelectric film 23 and obtaining, in collabo... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7332850 | Microfabricated ultrasonic transducers with curvature and method for making the same The present invention provides a microfabricated ultrasonic transducers with curvature. The curvature is made possible by thinning the substrate such that it is flexible enough to be mounted on an assembly with the desired curvature. In one aspect of the invention, ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329975 | Ultrasonic sensor An ultrasonic sensor includes a plurality of converters and a protection component. The plurality of converters convert one of a received ultrasonic wave into an electric signal and an electric signal into an ultrasonic wave for transmission. The plurality of conver... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327072 | Ultrasonic wave oscillator An ultrasonic wave oscillator is configured in a manner that an acoustic matching member is formed on the ultrasonic wave emission side of an electromechanical transducer element, a backing material is fixed with adhesive on the other side thereof, and the electrome... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7307374 | Ultrasound transducer Acoustic imaging systems are provided. A preferred system includes a protective cover configured to mate with a transducer body. The transducer includes a two-dimensional transducer element matrix array formed by a plurality of individually controllable transducer e... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7288069 | Ultrasonic probe and method of manufacturing the same An ultrasonic probe is characterized in that a piezoelectric member 111 formed of solution-based single-crystal containing at least plumbum titanate is sandwiched between resin layers 113 and 115 having smaller acoustic impedance than the piezoe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285898 | Ultrasonic transducer and manufacturing method thereof An ultrasonic transducer comprises: an acoustic matching layer including at least a layer made up of a hard material; a piezoelectric member of which the length dimension is shorter than this acoustic matching layer, which is fixed and disposed at a predetermined po... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286764 | Reconfigurable modulator-based optical add-and-drop multiplexer An optical add and drop multiplexer system comprising a first module for providing a first signal; a second module for providing a second signal; and a modulator for receiving a channel of the first signal at a first location, the first location configured to actuat... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7259498 | Piezoelectric resonator, filter, and duplexer A piezoelectric resonator of the present invention is structured such that on a substrate 5 having a cavity 4 formed therein, a lower electrode 3, a piezoelectric body 1, a spurious component control layer 16, and an upper electrod... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255246 | Ultrasonic sensor for detecting the dispensing of a product A vending machine includes a vend sensor for detecting a completion of a vend operation. The vend sensor includes an electronic circuit connected to first and second sound elements positioned on opposing sides of a product delivery chute of the vending machine. The ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7235915 | Acoustic resonator device, filter device, manufacturing method for acoustic resonator device, and communication apparatus An acoustic resonator device includes a substrate, a first acoustic resonator and a second acoustic resonator. The first acoustic resonator is formed on the substrate, and has a first upper electrode, a first piezoelectric layer, and a first lower electrode layer, a... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230368 | Arrayed ultrasonic transducer An ultrasonic transducer comprises a stack having a first face, an opposed second face and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The stack comprises a plurality of layers, each layer having a top surface and an opposed bottom surface, wherein the plurality of ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230509 | Acoustic mirror An acoustic mirror includes constituent layers that are substantially odd multiples of λ/4. The constituent layers include a first impedance layer and a second impedance layer, where the first impedance layer includes a first material having a first acoustic impeda... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7224104 | Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus An ultrasonic probe includes a piezoelectric oscillator layer having plural arranged piezoelectric oscillators for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and plural electrodes formed in the piezoelectric oscillators, an acoustic lens for focusing or diffusing t... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7224106 | Electroactive polymers The present invention relates to transducers, their use and fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electr... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7205707 | Laser machining of electroactive ceramics Laser beam machining is applied to form arbitrarily shaped electroactive ceramics for transducers (e.g., electromechanical sensors and actuators). One particularly preferred embodiment of the invention comprises machining parallel grooves in a ceramic plate to impro... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7199501 | Electroactive polymers The present invention relates to transducers, their use and fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electr... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190105 | Sound or ultrasound sensor A sound or ultrasound sensor having a radiation characteristic with a preferably small beam angle and producing very little interference signals, including a pot-shaped housing closed at its bottom end by a floor, a piezoelectric element for producing and/or receivi... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7177081 | High contrast grating light valve type device A grating light valve has with a plurality of spaced reflective ribbons are spatially arranged over a substrate with reflective surfaces. The grating light valve is configured to optimized the conditions for constructive and destructive interference with an incident... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7167415 | Transducers for focusing sonic energy in transmitting and receiving device Ultrasonic transducers which include at least one internally directed generally concavely configured sonic energy radiating element which directs sonic energy toward at least one arcuate energy reflecting surface which redirects and focuses the energy through an ope... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7148604 | Piezoelectric resonator and electronic component provided therewith A piezoelectric resonator according to an embodiment of the present invention has a first transducer connected to a first signal terminal, and a second transducer connected to a second signal terminal. The first transducer and the second transducer are stacked in a ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7135809 | Ultrasound transducer Acoustic imaging systems are provided. A preferred system includes a protective cover configured to mate with a transducer body. The transducer includes a two-dimensional transducer element matrix array formed by a plurality of individually controllable transducer e... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7119637 | Filter system comprising a bulk acoustic wave resonator The invention relates to a filter device equipped with at least one bulk acoustic wave resonator, which comprises a resonator unit and a reflection element (2) comprising several layers (6, 7, 8). The layers (6, 7, 8) each comprise a mixture of ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7103949 | Method for fabricating a transducer A method for fabricating a transducer suitable for a fluidic drive for a miniature acoustic-fluidic pump or mixer that includes an acoustic transducer attached to an exterior or interior of a fluidic circuit or reservoir. The transducer converts radio frequency elec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7090643 | Ultrasonic imaging device, system and method of use An ultrasonic probe comprises an elongate structure having a longitudinal axis; a first array of ultrasonic transducer elements extending along an outer surface of the elongate structure in a direction generally parallel to the longitudinal axis; a second array of u... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087023 | Microfabricated ultrasonic transducers with bias polarity beam profile control and method of operating the same A capacitive microfabricated ultrasonic transducer with control of elevation phase through alternating bias polarity is disclosed. Such control of elevation phase results in simple ultrasonic probes with excellent slice thickness attributes. Furthermore, tight spati... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7082810 | Gas sensor A gas sensor (10) including a measurement chamber (28) into which a gas GS is flown and a detection element main body (40) facing the measurement chamber (28). The detection element main body (40) includes an element case 42, | 08/01/2006 |
