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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2014
Applicant:
Areva NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Bernard Sartre, Saint-Remy, FR;
Jean-François Saillant, Chalon sur Saone, FR;
Assignee:
AREVA NP, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/00 (2006.01); G10K 11/04 (2006.01); G10K 11/20 (2006.01); G10K 11/34 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/002 (2013.01); G10K 11/004 (2013.01); G10K 11/20 (2013.01); G10K 11/04 (2013.01); G10K 11/34 (2013.01); H04R 17/005 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer is provided. The ultrasound transducer include at least one emitter made from a piezoelectric material, having first and second emitting surfaces opposite one another provided to emit first and second ultrasound beams. The transducer comprises at least first and second mirrors placed across from the first and second emitting surfaces, respectively, and configured so as to deflect back the first and second ultrasound beams by forming a reflected beam with a predetermined shape.