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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1982
Filed:
Jun. 02, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Gerardus A van Maanen, Eindhoven, NL;
Assignee:
U.S. Philips Corporation, New York, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
310322 ; 310334 ; 310800 ;
Abstract
An acoustic transducer comprising a transmitter consisting of a plate of piezoelectric ceramic material and a pair of electrodes and an adaptation layer which comprises a receiver consisting of a layer of piezoelectric or ferroelectric polymer material with a pair of electrodes. As a result, optimum operation of the transducer is possible during transmission as well as during reception.