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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Bradley J. Gerner, Penfield, NY (US);
John R. Andrews, Fairport, NY (US);
Bryan R. Dolan, Rochester, NY (US);
Pinyen Lin, Rochester, NY (US);
Bradley J. Gerner, Penfield, NY (US);
John R. Andrews, Fairport, NY (US);
Bryan R. Dolan, Rochester, NY (US);
Pinyen Lin, Rochester, NY (US);
Xerox Corporation, Norwalk, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for mounting a piezoelectric transducer layer to a diaphragm layer exposes an electrode for each piezoelectric transducer after thermoset polymer filling the interstitial space between the piezoelectric transducers has been cured. The method includes bonding a polymer layer to a diaphragm layer having a plurality of openings, bonding piezoelectric transducers to the diaphragm layer, filling areas between the piezoelectric transducers on the diaphragm layer with thermoset polymer, and removing the thermoset polymer from the piezoelectric transducers with a laser to expose a metal electrode on each piezoelectric transducer.