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Flextensional transducer and method of forming flextensional transducer

US6883903B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 21, 2003
Grant dateApr 26, 2005
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 8, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49401
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of forming an opening through a substrate having a first side and a second side opposite the first side includes forming a trench in the first side of the substrate, forming a mask layer within the trench, filling the trench with a fill material, forming a first portion of the opening in the substrate from the second side of the substrate toward the mask layer, and forming a second portion of the opening in the substrate through the mask layer and the fill material, including communicating the second portion of the opening with the first portion of the opening and the first side of the substrate.

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