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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2016
Applicant:
Agency for Science, Technology and Research, Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Assignee:
AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/06 (2006.01); B32B 43/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H04R 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0688 (2013.01); B06B 1/0603 (2013.01); B06B 1/064 (2013.01); B32B 43/003 (2013.01); H01L 41/0973 (2013.01); H04R 17/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Embodiments provide an ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound transducer may include a multi-layered membrane having a plurality of slits extending through the membrane, thereby forming a plurality of sections of the membrane at least partially separated by the slits. Each slit extends from a perimeter of the membrane to a respective end position at a predetermined distance away from a center of the membrane. The plurality of sections of the membrane are connected to each other at the center of the membrane.