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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2018
Applicant:
Konica Minolta, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kenji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yuta Nakayama, Chiba, JP;
Assignee:
KONICA MINOLTA, INC., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); H01L 41/257 (2013.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0629 (2013.01); A61B 8/4494 (2013.01); A61B 8/54 (2013.01); B06B 1/0207 (2013.01); H01L 41/0973 (2013.01); H01L 41/257 (2013.01); B06B 1/0215 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound transducer in which a plurality of pMUT cells are arranged. The pMUT cells have a plurality of resonance frequencies. Each of the pMUT cells includes a piezoelectric film that is polarized in a first direction that is a thickness direction or a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.