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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
May. 20, 2021
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Giovanni Gozzini, Berkeley, CA (US);
Brian Michael King, Saratoga, CA (US);
Marcus Yip, San Carlos, CA (US);
Marduke Yousefpor, San Jose, CA (US);
Ehsan Khajeh, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Aaron Tucker, Redwood City, CA (US);
Henry H. Yang, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US);
Abstract
An acoustic imaging system includes multiple transducers disposed to circumscribe a portion of substrate. An acoustic imaging system also includes a controller and an image resolver. The transducers convert electrical signals into mechanical energy and/or mechanical energy into electrical signals. The controller is adapted to apply an electrical signal to the transducers which, in response, induce a mechanical wave, such as a surface wave, into the circumscribed portion. The controller is also adapted to receive electrical signals from the transducers. The image resolver uses the electrical signals received by the controller in order to construct an image of an object in physical contact with the substrate.