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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 31, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 17, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Scott S. Corbett, III, Portland, OR (US);
Jeffery Alan Strole, Ellensburg, WA (US);
Assignee:
MicroSound Systems, Inc., Snoqualmie, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04R 1/700 ;
Abstract
A method of producing an acoustically absorbing anisotropic backing structure for an ultrasound transceiver is disclosed. Laser machining of a substrate of acoustically absorbent electrically resistive material produces a set of vias and indented pad seats. The machined substrate is plated with an electrically conductive material. Excess electrically conductive material is removed from the substrate to leave an electrically conductive material plating on the indented pad seats and the vias to form conductive pads and plated vias on the substrate.