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Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2000

Filed:

Sep. 02, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:

Larry Y Mo, Waukesha, WI (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ; H04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73628 ; 367135 ;
Abstract

A method and an apparatus for enhancing the side-lobe performance of a sparse ultrasonic transducer array using harmonic imaging to reduce all beam sidelobe (including grating lobe) levels. Harmonic imaging consists of using the active transducer elements to transmit an ultrasound signal (wideband or narrowband) of center frequency f.sub.0 and receive at one or more harmonic frequencies nf.sub.0, where n.gtoreq.2.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Mo, Larry. (2000). Method and apparatus for improving sidelobe performance of sparse array (U.S. Patent No. 6014897). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6014897

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