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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.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 24, 2019
Applicant:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

John Z. Lin, Renton, WA (US);

Wayne Cooper, Tacoma, WA (US);

Kane M. Mordaunt, Bellevue, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 13/00 (2006.01); B01D 19/02 (2006.01); B01D 19/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/34 (2006.01); G01N 29/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 13/00 (2013.01); B01D 19/0078 (2013.01); B01D 19/02 (2013.01); B06B 1/0269 (2013.01); G01N 29/221 (2013.01); G01N 29/346 (2013.01); G01N 29/348 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein a method of producing an ultrasound that includes defining a set of criteria for an ultrasound emitter comprising a plate. The set of criteria includes a power output criterion, a frequency criterion and number of nodes for a resonance mode of the plate, a focus criterion, and a durability criterion. The method includes determining an outline and a thickness range for the plate, based on the set of criteria. The method includes using topology optimization to determine internodal zone dimensions for the plate, based on the set of criteria, the outline, and the thickness range. The method includes manufacturing the plate according to the internodal zone dimensions.


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