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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Robert Gideon Wodnicki, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kaustubh Ravindra Nagarkar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William Hullinger Huber, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Robert Gideon Wodnicki, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kaustubh Ravindra Nagarkar, Clifton Park, NY (US);
William Hullinger Huber, Niskayuna, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a transducer apparatus comprises an elastomeric substrate and another elastomeric substrate. A plurality of transducer modules are mounted on the elastomeric substrate. A plurality of additional transducer modules are mounted on the other elastomeric substrate. Each transducer module of the plurality of transducer modules and the plurality of additional transducer modules comprises a transducer array having multiple transducer elements and an electronic circuitry coupled to the transducer array. The plurality of transducer modules and the plurality of additional transducer modules are mounted relative to each other whereby the plurality of additional transducer modules substantially cover any dead zones of the plurality of transducer modules.