Global Patent Index - EP 2972112 A1

EP 2972112 A1 20160120 - ULTRASONIC SENSOR MICROARRAY AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

Title (en)

ULTRASONIC SENSOR MICROARRAY AND ITS METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

Title (de)

ULTRASCHALLSENSOR-MIKROARRAY UND VERFAHREN ZU DESSEN HERSTELLUNG

Title (fr)

CAPTEUR MICRO-RÉSEAU ULTRASONIQUE ET SON PROCÉDÉ DE FABRICATION

Publication

EP 2972112 A1 20160120 (EN)

Application

EP 14763159 A 20140312

Priority

  • US 201313804279 A 20130314
  • CA 2013000937 W 20131101
  • CA 2014000217 W 20140312

Abstract (en)

[origin: CN105264338A] A sensor assembly includes one or more capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) microarray modules which are provided with a number of individual transducers. The microarray modules are arranged to simulate or orient individual transducers in a hyperbolic paraboloid geometry. The transducers/sensor are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix and are activatable individually, selectively or collectively to emit and received reflected beam signals at a frequency of between about 100 to 170 kHz.

IPC 8 full level

G01D 5/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/52 (2006.01); G01S 15/93 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

B06B 1/0292 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2014138889A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

CN 105264338 A 20160120; EP 2972112 A1 20160120; JP 2016516184 A 20160602

DOCDB simple family (application)

CN 201480015015 A 20140312; EP 14763159 A 20140312; JP 2015561845 A 20140312