MUT circuit with an electrically controllable membrane
US9333535B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2012 |
| Grant date | May 10, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 29, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB06B2201/55
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A micromachined ultrasonic transducer (MUT) circuit, which has a MUT with a MUT membrane that can vibrate back and forth to transmit an ultrasonic wave, electrically controls the movement of the MUT membrane by controllably transferring energy to the MUT membrane, thereby allowing the MUT membrane to transmit substantially any desired ultrasonic wave.
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