Ultrasonic imaging device with line and column addressing
US12233435B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B1/0629
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ultrasonic imaging device includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged in rows and columns. Each transducer has a lower electrode and an upper electrode. In each row, any two neighboring transducers of the row respectively have their lower electrode and their upper electrode connected to each other, or their upper electrode and their lower electrode connected to each other and in each column, any two neighboring transducers in the column respectively have their lower electrode and their upper electrode connected to each other, or their upper electrode and their lower electrode connected to each other.
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