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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 11, 2011
Applicant:
Voldi E. Maki, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Inventor:
Voldi E. Maki, Jr., Austin, TX (US);
Assignee:
Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/047 (2006.01); H01L 41/09 (2006.01); H01L 41/08 (2006.01); B06B 1/06 (2006.01); G01V 1/143 (2006.01); H01L 41/25 (2013.01); H01L 41/113 (2006.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01L 41/0825 (2013.01); B06B 1/0662 (2013.01); G01V 1/143 (2013.01); H01L 41/047 (2013.01); H01L 41/0475 (2013.01); H01L 41/1132 (2013.01); H01L 41/25 (2013.01); H01L 41/29 (2013.01); Y10T 29/42 (2015.01);
Abstract
Various embodiments include apparatus and methods of providing a piezoelectric element having a surface front surface to operate as an active surface of a transducer on which a number of separate electrodes are disposed such that the electrodes on the front surface provide an effectively flat surface to the transducer. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed.