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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. 02, 1994

Filed:

Apr. 03, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:

Akira Hasegawa, Mitaka, JP;

Masayoshi Omura, Moroyama, JP;

Shinichi Imade, Iruma, JP;

Eishi Ikuta, Sagamihara, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73642 ; 73606 ; 367150 ;
Abstract

An acoustic lens system is constructed so that at least one surface of acoustic lenses constituting the acoustic lens system is an aspherical surface, which has such a shape that curvature moderates progressively in separating from the axis of the acoustic lens system, and an acoustic beam stop is provided therein. As a result, aberrations can be favorable corrected even when the angle of view and the numerical aperture are increased and this brings about the acoustic lens system suitable for an objective lens of an acoustic system for securing an image of an object having a two-dimensional size in particular.


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