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Ultrasonic transducer

US7188526B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 29, 2005
Grant dateMar 13, 2007
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Expiry dateNov 22, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N29/348
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic transducer having an effective center frequency of about 42 MHz; a bandwidth of greater than 85% at 6 dB; a spherical focus of at least 0.5 inches in water; an F4 lens; a resolution sufficient to be able to detect and separate a 0.005 inch flat-bottomed hole at 0.005 inches below surface; and a beam size of approximately 0.006–0.008 inches measured off a 1½ mm ball in water at the transducer's focal point.

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