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Integrated active ultrasonic probe

US9244043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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3References

20Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Johannes Buechler · Siegburg, DE
York Oberdoerfer · Nümbrecht, DE
Matthias Jobst · Bochum, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 23, 2012
Grant date	Jan 26, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 16, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/106
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic probe includes ultrasonic transducers and processing electronics to control emission of ultrasonic energy and to process and digitize returned echo data. Processed echo data can then be transmitted over a digital interface for display.

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