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Polymeric piezoelectric transducer with thermoformed protuberances

US4284921A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateNov 15, 1978
Grant dateAug 18, 1981
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Expiry dateNov 15, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/435
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to devices using transducer elements comprising a film of piezoelectric polymer arranged between electrodes. The transducer element in accordance with the present invention is in the form of a thermoformed protuberance. These devices are used for detecting and generating elastic compression waves, for infrared radiation, and for storing electrical energy.

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