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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:
Aug. 13, 2024

Filed:

Nov. 16, 2020
Applicant:

Exo Imaging, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);

Inventors:

Brian Bircumshaw, Oakland, CA (US);

Sandeep Akkaraju, Wellesley, MA (US);

Haesung Kwon, Austin, TX (US);

Assignee:

Exo Imaging, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/06 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); G10K 9/122 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0253 (2013.01); B06B 1/0666 (2013.01); G10K 9/122 (2013.01); B06B 2201/30 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed herein are ultrasonic transducer systems comprising: an ultrasonic transducer comprising a substrate, a diaphragm, and a piezoelectric element; a first electrical circuitry coupled to the ultrasonic transducer, the first electrical circuitry configured for driving the ultrasonic transducer or detecting motion of the diaphragm; a plurality of electrical ports coupled to the ultrasonic transducer; and a second electrical circuitry connected to two or more of the plurality of electrical ports, the electrical circuitry comprising one or more of: a resistor, a capacitor, a switch, and an amplifier, wherein the second electrical circuitry is independent from the first electrical circuitry, and wherein the second electrical circuitry is configured to dampen the motion of the diaphragm.


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