DE69606609D1 - Transducer arrangement for acoustic imaging - Google Patents

Transducer arrangement for acoustic imaging

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Publication number
DE69606609D1
DE69606609D1 DE69606609T DE69606609T DE69606609D1 DE 69606609 D1 DE69606609 D1 DE 69606609D1 DE 69606609 T DE69606609 T DE 69606609T DE 69606609 T DE69606609 T DE 69606609T DE 69606609 D1 DE69606609 D1 DE 69606609D1
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Prior art keywords
acoustic imaging
transducer arrangement
transducer
acoustic
imaging
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Expired - Fee Related
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DE69606609T
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German (de)
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DE69606609T2 (en
Inventor
Anthony Patrick Needham
Kevin Joseph Lodge
Caroline Elizabeth Millar
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Teledyne UK Ltd
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Marconi Electronic Systems Ltd
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0644—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element
    • B06B1/0662—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface
    • B06B1/0681—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface and a damping structure
    • B06B1/0685—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using a single piezoelectric element with an electrode on the sensitive surface and a damping structure on the back only of piezoelectric elements
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
    • B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
    • B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
    • B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
    • B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
    • B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
    • B06B1/0622—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements on one surface

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Investigating Or Analyzing Materials By The Use Of Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Transducers For Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
DE1996606609 1995-12-13 1996-12-03 Transducer arrangement for acoustic imaging Expired - Fee Related DE69606609T2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GBGB9525418.1A GB9525418D0 (en) 1995-12-13 1995-12-13 Acoustic imaging arrays

Publications (2)

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DE69606609D1 true DE69606609D1 (en) 2000-03-16
DE69606609T2 DE69606609T2 (en) 2000-06-08

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DE1996606609 Expired - Fee Related DE69606609T2 (en) 1995-12-13 1996-12-03 Transducer arrangement for acoustic imaging

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EP (1) EP0779108B1 (en)
AU (1) AU724201B2 (en)
DE (1) DE69606609T2 (en)
GB (1) GB9525418D0 (en)

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KR100689876B1 (en) * 2004-12-20 2007-03-09 삼성전자주식회사 Sound reproducing system by transfering and reproducing acoustc signal with ultrasonic
US7901358B2 (en) 2005-11-02 2011-03-08 Visualsonics Inc. High frequency array ultrasound system
US9173047B2 (en) 2008-09-18 2015-10-27 Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. Methods for manufacturing ultrasound transducers and other components
US9184369B2 (en) 2008-09-18 2015-11-10 Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. Methods for manufacturing ultrasound transducers and other components
EP2345066B1 (en) 2008-09-18 2018-10-31 FUJIFILM SonoSite, Inc. Methods for manufacturing ultrasound transducers and other components

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GB1530783A (en) * 1976-01-30 1978-11-01 Emi Ltd Ultra-sonic pickup device
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US5267221A (en) * 1992-02-13 1993-11-30 Hewlett-Packard Company Backing for acoustic transducer array
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AU724201B2 (en) 2000-09-14
EP0779108A3 (en) 1997-10-29
EP0779108B1 (en) 2000-02-09
AU7429396A (en) 1997-06-19
DE69606609T2 (en) 2000-06-08
GB9525418D0 (en) 1996-07-17
EP0779108A2 (en) 1997-06-18

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Legal Events

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

Owner name: MARCONI CASWELL LTD., LONDON, GB

8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: MARCONI APPLIED TECHNOLOGIES LTD., LONDON, GB

8327 Change in the person/name/address of the patent owner

Owner name: E2V TECHNOLOGIES (UK) LTD., CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, GB

8339 Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee