JP2021533707A - 超音波トランスデューサ - Google Patents

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JP2021533707A
JP2021533707A JP2021529497A JP2021529497A JP2021533707A JP 2021533707 A JP2021533707 A JP 2021533707A JP 2021529497 A JP2021529497 A JP 2021529497A JP 2021529497 A JP2021529497 A JP 2021529497A JP 2021533707 A JP2021533707 A JP 2021533707A
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チャガレス，ニコラス・クリス
リーダー，エリック・エム
カーシャフィアン，カチック
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    • G01D—MEASURING NOT SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR A SPECIFIC VARIABLE; ARRANGEMENTS FOR MEASURING TWO OR MORE VARIABLES NOT COVERED IN A SINGLE OTHER SUBCLASS; TARIFF METERING APPARATUS; MEASURING OR TESTING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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    • 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
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