EP0486119A3 - Electrodynamic ultrasound transducer - Google Patents

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EP0486119A3
EP0486119A3 EP19910250296 EP91250296A EP0486119A3 EP 0486119 A3 EP0486119 A3 EP 0486119A3 EP 19910250296 EP19910250296 EP 19910250296 EP 91250296 A EP91250296 A EP 91250296A EP 0486119 A3 EP0486119 A3 EP 0486119A3
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ultrasound transducer
electrodynamic
electrodynamic ultrasound
transducer
ultrasound
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Alfred Dipl.-Phys. Graff
Michael Waechter
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Vodafone GmbH
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Mannesmann AG
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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
    • B06B1/04—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with electromagnetism
EP91250296A 1990-11-06 1991-10-29 Electrodynamic ultrasound transducer Expired - Lifetime EP0486119B1 (en)

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DE4035592A DE4035592C1 (en) 1990-11-06 1990-11-06
DE4035592 1990-11-06

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EP0486119A2 EP0486119A2 (en) 1992-05-20
EP0486119A3 true EP0486119A3 (en) 1993-01-20
EP0486119B1 EP0486119B1 (en) 1995-01-11

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EP91250296A Expired - Lifetime EP0486119B1 (en) 1990-11-06 1991-10-29 Electrodynamic ultrasound transducer

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EP0069865A2 (en) * 1981-06-16 1983-01-19 Nukem GmbH Electrodynamic movable head
FR2513475A1 (en) * 1981-09-22 1983-03-25 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL FOR TUBE CONTROL
US4395913A (en) * 1981-07-31 1983-08-02 Rockwell International Corporation Broadband electromagnetic acoustic transducers
EP0451375B1 (en) * 1990-04-06 1995-08-02 MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft Electrodynamic ultrasound-transducer

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EP0069865A2 (en) * 1981-06-16 1983-01-19 Nukem GmbH Electrodynamic movable head
US4395913A (en) * 1981-07-31 1983-08-02 Rockwell International Corporation Broadband electromagnetic acoustic transducers
FR2513475A1 (en) * 1981-09-22 1983-03-25 Mitsubishi Heavy Ind Ltd ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER WITH ELECTROMAGNETIC CONTROL FOR TUBE CONTROL
EP0451375B1 (en) * 1990-04-06 1995-08-02 MANNESMANN Aktiengesellschaft Electrodynamic ultrasound-transducer

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PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 10, no. 247 (P-490)(2303) 26. August 1986 & JP-A-61 75 259 ( TOSHIBA CORP. ) *

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DE4035592C1 (en) 1992-04-16
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DE59104242D1 (en) 1995-02-23
EP0486119B1 (en) 1995-01-11

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