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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 15, 2006
Christopher Robert Hazard, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Wildes, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Reinhold Bruestle, Zipf, AT;
Armin Schoisswohl, Wels, AT;
Kjell Kristoffersen, Oslo, NO;
Christopher Robert Hazard, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Bruno Hans Haider, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Douglas Glenn Wildes, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Reinhold Bruestle, Zipf, AT;
Armin Schoisswohl, Wels, AT;
Kjell Kristoffersen, Oslo, NO;
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A transducer assembly is provided including a transducer array comprising a plurality 'M' of transducer elements and a sub-aperture processor comprising a plurality 'P' of input channels and an output channel. The plurality ‘P’ of input channels is coupled to the ‘M’ transducer elements and a plurality ‘R’ of switching elements in operative association with the output channel of the sub-aperture processor to switchably couple the output channel to at least one of a plurality of ‘N’ system channels.