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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 1997
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1994
Turukevere R Gururaja, North Andover, MA (US);
Larry A Ladd, Methuen, MA (US);
Hewlett-Packard Company, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A multilayer composite transducer is disclosed. The multilayer composite transducer comprises a plurality of layers wherein a piezoelectric material is dispersed periodically within a polymer matrix. The piezoelectric material is typically formed into columns or slabs, and these columns and slabs need to be aligned from one layer to the next. As this alignment can be difficult to perform, the present invention teaches a first method for fabricating the multilayer composite transducer which allows the alignment to be easily accomplished and a second and third method which reduce or eliminate the need for the alignment.