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Thermoacoustic measurement probe

US11844650B1 · kind B1 · utility

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20Claims

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Assignees

ENDRA Life Sciences Inc. · US
Duke University · US

Inventors

Christopher Nelson Davis · Ann Arbor, US
Paolo Maccarini · Durham, US
Idan Steinberg · Superior Charter Township, US
Michael M. Thornton · London, CA

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 3, 2023
Grant date	Dec 19, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 3, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02F1/2255
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A thermoacoustic measurement probe includes an open-ended hollow radio-frequency (RF) waveguide; at least two RF feeds positioned within the open-ended hollow RF waveguide, wherein each RF feed is configured to provide RF energy; and a thermoacoustic transducer, wherein the open-ended hollow RF waveguide, in the form of a sleeve, surrounds and is mechanically joined to the thermoacoustic transducer.

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