APODIZING BACKING STRUCTURES FOR ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND RELATED METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20240181278A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-06

    申请号:US18550308

    申请日:2022-03-15

    Abstract: There is provided an apodizing wedge structure for a LIPUS treatment head. The LIPUS treatment head includes a low-volume fraction piezoelectric composite disc. The apodizing wedge structure includes an annular body for contacting a surface of the piezoelectric disc, the annular body including an inner perimeter having an inner thickness and an outer perimeter having an outer thickness. The annular body includes an inclined surface forming a continuous slope extending from the inner perimeter to the outer perimeter, the inner thickness being smaller than the outer thickness. The apodizing wedge is configured to change an apparent thickness of the piezoelectric disc with respect to resonant properties of the piezoelectric disc when the apodizing wedge structure is in acoustic communication with the piezoelectric disc, thereby allowing the LIPUS treatment head to generate a uniform near field. LIPUS treatment heads and ultrasonic transducers including such an apodizing wedge structure are also provided.

    Conformable Ultrasound Patch For Cavitation Enchanced Transdermal Drug Delivery

    公开(公告)号:US20240149036A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-05-09

    申请号:US18500479

    申请日:2023-11-02

    Abstract: Described herein is an apparatus, comprising a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises one or more piezoelectric transducers having a diameter of about 10 mm and a thickness of about 2 mm, embedded in the substrate. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises one or more cavitation chambers having a depth of about 1 mm, each of the one or more cavitation chambers disposed between respective ones of the one or more piezoelectric transducers and the top surface of the substrate, wherein the one or more piezoelectric transducers generate vibrations within a frequency range about 20 kHz to about 1 MHz in the cavitation chambers that cause a substance stored in the cavitation chambers to be forcibly moved through the top surface of the substrate.

    Ultrasonic Mass Fuel Flow Meter
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240085229A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-14

    申请号:US18505807

    申请日:2023-11-09

    Applicant: Woodward, Inc.

    CPC classification number: G01F1/668 G01F1/662 B06B1/0651

    Abstract: The subject matter of this specification can be embodied in, among other things, a sensor that includes a first axial sensor housing portion having a first cross-sectional area, a second axial sensor housing portion arranged adjacent to the first axial sensor housing portion along the sensor axis and having a second cross-sectional area larger than the first cross-sectional area, and a face extending from the interior surface of the first axial sensor housing portion to the interior surface of the second axial sensor housing portion, a first buffer rod within the first axial sensor housing portion and having a first axial end and a second axial end, a second buffer rod within the second axial sensor housing portion and abutting the face, and having a third axial end and a fourth axial end, and an acoustic transceiver element acoustically mated to the second axial end and the third axial end.

    Ultrasonic stepping motor device for generating ultra-fine single droplet

    公开(公告)号:US11779958B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-10

    申请号:US17638227

    申请日:2021-11-29

    Inventor: Jianmin Gao Ke Xu

    CPC classification number: B06B1/0611 B06B1/0651

    Abstract: An ultrasonic stepping motor device for generating ultra-fine single droplet includes a valve housing, a valve core, and a spring. The valve core and the spring are installed inside the valve housing, and the valve core abuts against a liquid inlet of the valve housing under an elastic force of the spring. The valve housing is connected with a injector through a catheter, and the catheter is driven for linear operation by the inverse piezoelectric effect of piezoelectric ceramics through an ultrasonic linear motor. A right end of the catheter is equipped with a rubber piston, and the rubber piston is arranged in a cavity of the injector and matched with the injector. Since the piezoelectric vibrator driven catheter can produce nano feed length, and the volume of droplets overflowed each time can reach micron level, which can meet the requirements of producing micro droplets.

    ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER OPERABLE IN A SURFACE ACOUSTIC WAVE (SAW) MODE

    公开(公告)号:US20170326590A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-16

    申请号:US15424703

    申请日:2017-02-03

    Inventor: Michael DANEMAN

    Abstract: A Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer (PMUT) device is provided. The PMUT includes a substrate and an edge support structure connected to the substrate. A membrane is connected to the edge support structure such that a cavity is defined between the membrane and the substrate, where the membrane is configured to allow movement at ultrasonic frequencies. The membrane includes a piezoelectric layer and first and second electrodes coupled to opposing sides of the piezoelectric layer. The PMUT is also configured to operate in a Surface Acoustic Wave (SAW) mode. Also provided are an integrated MEMS array, a method for operating an array of PMUT/SAW dual-mode devices, and a PMUT/SAW dual-mode device.

    PIEZOELECTRIC MODULE
    9.
    发明申请
    PIEZOELECTRIC MODULE 审中-公开
    压电模块

    公开(公告)号:US20170041082A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15230981

    申请日:2016-08-08

    CPC classification number: H04B11/00 B06B1/0651 G10K11/002 H04R17/00

    Abstract: Provided is a piezoelectric module capable of attempting further miniaturization. In the piezoelectric module, a resonance point is excluded from a frequency band of a transmitted signal to avoid shortening of a signal transmission distance, thereby attempting improvement in stability of communication. In addition, since a resonance space is not provided, further miniaturization may be easily attempted.

    Abstract translation: 提供能够进一步小型化的压电模块。 在压电模块中,从发送信号的频带排除谐振点,以避免信号传输距离的缩短,从而尝试提高通信的稳定性。 此外,由于不设置共振空间,因此可以容易地进一步小型化。

    Terminal and Method for Ranging Using Terminal
    10.
    发明申请
    Terminal and Method for Ranging Using Terminal 审中-公开
    使用终端测距终端和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170038468A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-09

    申请号:US15121818

    申请日:2014-08-21

    Abstract: The disclosure provides a terminal and a method for ranging using. The terminal comprises an electro-acoustic transducer (1), which has a vibrating component (11), an ultrasonic receiving component (13), a driving component (12) and a control component (14) arranged in the terminal, wherein the control component (14) receives a ranging instruction, controls the driving component (12) to drive the vibrating component (11) to output an ultrasonic signal, receives an ultrasonic signal output by the ultrasonic receiving component (13) returned after colliding, by the output ultrasonic signal, with a target object, and calculates a distance between the terminal and the target object.

    Abstract translation: 本公开提供了一种终端和测距方法。 该终端包括具有振动部件(11),超声波接收部件(13),驱动部件(12)和布置在终端中的控制部件(14)的电声换能器(1),其中控制 组件(14)接收测距指令,控制驱动部件(12)驱动振动部件(11)输出超声波信号,接收由冲击后返回的超声波接收部件(13)输出的超声波信号,输出 超声波信号与目标对象相关联,并计算终端与目标对象之间的距离。

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