GB9929197D0 - Improvements in ultrasonic devices for the measurement of internal surface profiles - Google Patents

Improvements in ultrasonic devices for the measurement of internal surface profiles

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Publication number
GB9929197D0
GB9929197D0 GBGB9929197.3A GB9929197A GB9929197D0 GB 9929197 D0 GB9929197 D0 GB 9929197D0 GB 9929197 A GB9929197 A GB 9929197A GB 9929197 D0 GB9929197 D0 GB 9929197D0
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Prior art keywords
measurement
internal surface
surface profiles
ultrasonic devices
ultrasonic
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GBGB9929197.3A
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GB2348705A (en
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FAGAN WILLIAM F
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FAGAN WILLIAM F
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Priority claimed from GB9827160A external-priority patent/GB2344555A/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9913993.3A external-priority patent/GB9913993D0/en
Priority claimed from GBGB9914923.9A external-priority patent/GB9914923D0/en
Application filed by FAGAN WILLIAM F filed Critical FAGAN WILLIAM F
Publication of GB9929197D0 publication Critical patent/GB9929197D0/en
Publication of GB2348705A publication Critical patent/GB2348705A/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/652—Ear tips; Ear moulds
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01B—MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
    • G01B17/00—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations
    • G01B17/06—Measuring arrangements characterised by the use of infrasonic, sonic or ultrasonic vibrations for measuring contours or curvatures
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04R—LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; DEAF-AID SETS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS
    • H04R25/00—Deaf-aid sets, i.e. electro-acoustic or electro-mechanical hearing aids; Electric tinnitus maskers providing an auditory perception
    • H04R25/65—Housing parts, e.g. shells, tips or moulds, or their manufacture
    • H04R25/658—Manufacture of housing parts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
    • A61B5/107—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof
    • A61B5/1076—Measuring physical dimensions, e.g. size of the entire body or parts thereof for measuring dimensions inside body cavities, e.g. using catheters
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B8/00—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves
    • A61B8/12—Diagnosis using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves in body cavities or body tracts, e.g. by using catheters
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B33—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY
    • B33Y—ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, i.e. MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL [3-D] OBJECTS BY ADDITIVE DEPOSITION, ADDITIVE AGGLOMERATION OR ADDITIVE LAYERING, e.g. BY 3-D PRINTING, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY OR SELECTIVE LASER SINTERING
    • B33Y80/00—Products made by additive manufacturing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Neurosurgery (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Ultra Sonic Daignosis Equipment (AREA)
GB9929197A 1998-12-10 1999-12-10 Ultrasonic device for the measurement of internal surface profiles Withdrawn GB2348705A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
GB9827160A GB2344555A (en) 1998-12-10 1998-12-10 Method for the manufacture of hearing aid shells
GBGB9913993.3A GB9913993D0 (en) 1998-12-10 1999-06-17 Method for the manufacture of hearing aid shells
GBGB9914923.9A GB9914923D0 (en) 1998-12-10 1999-06-28 Method for the manufacture of hearing aid shells
GB9915481A GB2344556A (en) 1998-12-10 1999-07-05 Method for the manufacture of hearing aid shells

Publications (2)

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GB9929197D0 true GB9929197D0 (en) 2000-02-02
GB2348705A GB2348705A (en) 2000-10-11

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EP (1) EP1058594A2 (en)
AU (1) AU1577200A (en)
GB (1) GB2348705A (en)
WO (1) WO2000034739A2 (en)

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AU1577200A (en) 2000-06-26
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WO2000034739A2 (en) 2000-06-15
GB2348705A (en) 2000-10-11

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