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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 31, 2008
Applicant:
Yasuyuki Okuda, Aichi-gun, JP;
Inventor:
Yasuyuki Okuda, Aichi-gun, JP;
Assignee:
Denso Corporation, Kariya, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 1/18 (2006.01); H01L 41/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for transmitting an ultrasonic wave is disclosed. The method includes: selecting a first combination of transmission elements from among multiple transmission elements, wherein the first combination of transmission elements includes at least two transmission elements adjacent to each other; and vibrating the transmission surfaces of the first combination of transmission elements in a substantially same phase to transmit the ultrasonic wave with a first directivity. The first directivity is different from a second directivity of the ultrasonic wave transmitted from single transmission element.