Patent References 2688156 3341895 3342915 3484518 3757718 Method and apparatus for forming multiple thickness bead Polymeric piezoelectric transducer with thermoformed protuberances Patent #: 4284921 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 06/504159 filed on 06/14/1983US Classes:264/292, By drawing over a form264/291, Stretching or stretch forming264/296, One step reshapes portion only of article264/435, Molecular aligning or molecular orientating (e.g., poling, etc.)264/483Plasma (e.g., corona, glow discharge, etc.)ExaminersPrimary: Lowe, JamesAttorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassH04R 17/00 (20060101)Foreign Application Priority Data1980-03-04 FRAbstractA process for manufacturing an electrochemical transducer, having at least one active element in the form of at least one film of a polymer material, comprises the following steps. First, clamping a polymer film between an inner set of jaws for delimitating a central area. Second, further clamping said polymer film between an outer set of jaws for delimitating a peripheral area surrounding the central area. And finally, shaping at least one of the areas by stretching. | |