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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2017
Applicants:
Sheng Liu, State College, PA (US);
Ronald Keller, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Inventors:
Sheng Liu, State College, PA (US);
Ronald Keller, Port Matilda, PA (US);
Assignee:
Olympus Scientific Solutions Americas Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/06 (2006.01); H05K 1/03 (2006.01); H01L 41/22 (2013.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H05K 1/02 (2006.01); H05K 1/11 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01); G01N 29/32 (2006.01); G01N 29/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0622 (2013.01); G01N 29/245 (2013.01); G01N 29/262 (2013.01); G01N 29/32 (2013.01); H05K 1/028 (2013.01); H05K 1/03 (2013.01); H05K 1/111 (2013.01); H05K 2201/0104 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed is a flexible ultrasonic transducer in which a single layer serves dual function as both a matching layer and a flexible circuit for making electrical connections, and there is no separate matching layer. Also disclosed is a method of assembling the flexible transducer.