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Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025

Filed:

Aug. 24, 2022
Applicant:

Tdk Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Leonardo Baldasarre, Varese, IT;

Alessandro Colombo, Milan, IT;

Federica Confalonieri, Carimate, IT;

Marco Travagliati, Pavia, IT;

Assignee:

TDK CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/043 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); B06B 1/02 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G06V 40/13 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0436 (2013.01); A61B 8/4483 (2013.01); B06B 1/0207 (2013.01); G06V 40/1306 (2022.01); A61B 8/00 (2013.01); B06B 1/064 (2013.01);
Abstract

An ultrasonic transducer device including a substrate, an edge support structure connected to the substrate, and a membrane connected to the edge support structure such that a cavity is defined between the membrane and the substrate, the membrane configured to allow movement at ultrasonic frequencies. The membrane includes a structural layer, a piezoelectric layer having a first surface and a second surface, a first electrode placed on the first surface of the piezoelectric layer, wherein the first electrode is located at the center of the membrane, a second electrode placed on the first surface of the piezoelectric layer, wherein the second electrode is a patterned electrode comprising more than one electrode components that are electrically coupled, and a third electrode coupled to the second surface of the piezoelectric layer and electrically coupled to ground.


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