Method for manufacturing an assembly for an ultrasonic probe

US10797221B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Baker Hughes, a GE company, LLC · US

Inventors

• Matthew Harvey Krohn · Lewistown, US
• Sven Runte · Hürth, DE
• Vadim Bromberg · Niskayuna, US
• Kwok Pong Chan · Troy, US
• Alexander Felix Fiseni · Munich, DE
• Mihirkumar Pravinbhai Patel · Bengaluru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 24, 2017
• Grant date: Oct 6, 2020
• Expiry date: Dec 15, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G10K11/02
• WIPO field: Chemical engineering
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Assemblies for an ultrasonic probe and manufacturing methods are presented. In one example, the method includes additively forming first portions of the assembly using a first material with first acoustic properties and second portions of the assembly using a second material with second acoustic properties, the first and second acoustic properties being configured to modify ultrasonic signals of the ultrasonic probe. In another aspect, a housing for an ultrasonic probe is presented. The housing includes additively-formed portions, a fluid channel, and at least one cavity. The first additively-formed portions include a first material with first acoustic properties. The second additively-formed portions include a second material with second acoustic properties. The first and second acoustic properties are configured to modify ultrasonic signals of the ultrasonic probe. The fluid channel is for receiving fluid within the housing of the ultrasonic probe.