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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2022
Applicant:
Bfly Operations, Inc., Burlington, MA (US);
Inventors:
Lingyun Miao, Fremont, CA (US);
Sarp Satir, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
BFLY Operations, Inc, Burlington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/02 (2006.01); G01N 29/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B06B 1/0292 (2013.01); G01N 29/2406 (2013.01); G01N 2291/106 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ultrasound device is described. The ultrasound device comprises a capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT). The CMUT comprises a membrane, a substrate, a cavity disposed between the membrane and the substrate, wherein the cavity comprises a bottom surface adjacent to the substrate, and non-uniform pedestals protruding from the bottom surface of the cavity into the cavity and towards the membrane.