DE3881449D1 - Apodisation einer ultraschallsendung. - Google Patents

Apodisation einer ultraschallsendung.

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DE3881449D1
DE3881449D1 DE8888201588T DE3881449T DE3881449D1 DE 3881449 D1 DE3881449 D1 DE 3881449D1 DE 8888201588 T DE8888201588 T DE 8888201588T DE 3881449 T DE3881449 T DE 3881449T DE 3881449 D1 DE3881449 D1 DE 3881449D1
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apodisation
ultrasonic show
ultrasonic
show
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DE3881449T2 (de
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Robert Heathcote Russell
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Philips North America LLC
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US Philips Corp
North American Philips Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
    • G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
    • G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
    • G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
    • G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
    • G10K11/348—Circuits therefor using amplitude variation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S15/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of acoustic waves, e.g. sonar systems
    • G01S15/88—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S15/89—Sonar systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G01S15/8906—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques
    • G01S15/8909—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration
    • G01S15/8915—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array
    • G01S15/8918—Short-range imaging systems; Acoustic microscope systems using pulse-echo techniques using a static transducer configuration using a transducer array the array being linear
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/52—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00
    • G01S7/52017—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S15/00 particularly adapted to short-range imaging
    • G01S7/52046—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver
    • G01S7/52047—Techniques for image enhancement involving transmitter or receiver for elimination of side lobes or of grating lobes; for increasing resolving power
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
    • Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y10S367/00—Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
    • Y10S367/905—Side lobe reduction or shading

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
DE88201588T 1987-08-05 1988-07-21 Apodisation einer Ultraschallsendung. Expired - Fee Related DE3881449T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US07/082,248 US4841492A (en) 1987-08-05 1987-08-05 Apodization of ultrasound transmission

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DE3881449D1 true DE3881449D1 (de) 1993-07-08
DE3881449T2 DE3881449T2 (de) 1993-12-09

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US (1) US4841492A (de)
EP (1) EP0302554B1 (de)
JP (1) JPS6468240A (de)
DE (1) DE3881449T2 (de)
IL (1) IL87318A (de)

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EP0302554B1 (de) 1993-06-02
US4841492A (en) 1989-06-20
JPS6468240A (en) 1989-03-14
IL87318A0 (en) 1989-01-31
IL87318A (en) 1992-01-15
EP0302554A1 (de) 1989-02-08
DE3881449T2 (de) 1993-12-09

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Legal Events

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8364 No opposition during term of opposition
8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: PHILIPS ELECTRONICS NORTH AMERICA CORP., NEW YORK,

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee