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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2007
Applicants:
Stein Kuiper, Neerijnen, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Frederik Suijver, Dommelen, NL;
Inventors:
Stein Kuiper, Neerijnen, NL;
Bernardus Hendrikus Wilhelmus Hendriks, Eindhoven, NL;
Jan Frederik Suijver, Dommelen, NL;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10K 11/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a system for variably refracting, and is transparent for, ultrasound as well as for light. By choosing liquids with the right optical and acoustical properties, it is possible to variably refract (including focusing and deflecting or steering) ultrasound while not affecting the refraction of light, or vice versa. Two lenses in series, or preferably one lens, allow for variably refracting ultrasound and light.