Regional gain control for segmented thin-film acoustic imaging systems
US12000967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 30, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jun 4, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 5, 2042 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/1306
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An acoustic imaging system coupled to an acoustic imaging medium to define an imaging surface. The acoustic imaging system includes an array of piezoelectric acoustic transducers formed at least in part from a thin-film piezoelectric material, such as PVDF. The array is coupled to the acoustic imaging medium opposite the imaging surface and formed using a thin-film manufacturing process over an application-specific integrated circuit that, in turn, is configured to leverage the array of piezoelectric actuators to generate an image of an object at least partially wetting to the imaging surface.
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