DE69020104D1 - Ultraschallwandler. - Google Patents

Ultraschallwandler.

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Publication number: DE69020104D1
Authority: DE; Germany
Prior art keywords: ultrasonic transducer; transducer; ultrasonic
Prior art date: 1989-10-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Fee Related

Application number

DE69020104T

Other languages

English (en)

Other versions

DE69020104T2 (de

Inventor

Kazuhiro Watanabe

Yasushi Hara

Atsuo Iida

Takaki Shimura

Kiyoto Matsui

Hiroshi Ishikawa

Kenji Kawabe

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Fujitsu Ltd

Original Assignee

Fujitsu Ltd

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1989-10-30

Filing date

1990-10-30

Publication date

1995-07-20

1990-10-30 Application filed by Fujitsu Ltd filed Critical Fujitsu Ltd

1995-07-20 Application granted granted Critical

1995-07-20 Publication of DE69020104D1 publication Critical patent/DE69020104D1/de

1995-09-28 Publication of DE69020104T2 publication Critical patent/DE69020104T2/de

2010-10-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B06—GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
- B06B—METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY, e.g. FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
- B06B1/00—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency
- B06B1/02—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy
- B06B1/06—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction
- B06B1/0607—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements
- B06B1/0622—Methods or apparatus for generating mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency making use of electrical energy operating with piezoelectric effect or with electrostriction using multiple elements on one surface

DE69020104T 1989-10-30 1990-10-30 Ultraschallwandler. Expired - Fee Related DE69020104T2 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP1282254A JPH03141936A (ja)	1989-10-30	1989-10-30	超音波探触子

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
DE69020104D1 true DE69020104D1 (de)	1995-07-20
DE69020104T2 DE69020104T2 (de)	1995-09-28

Family

ID=17650057

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
DE69020104T Expired - Fee Related DE69020104T2 (de)	1989-10-30	1990-10-30	Ultraschallwandler.

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5115810A (de)
EP (1)	EP0426099B1 (de)
JP (1)	JPH03141936A (de)
DE (1)	DE69020104T2 (de)

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1989
- 1989-10-30 JP JP1282254A patent/JPH03141936A/ja active Pending
1990
- 1990-10-30 US US07/605,349 patent/US5115810A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1990-10-30 EP EP90120780A patent/EP0426099B1/de not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1990-10-30 DE DE69020104T patent/DE69020104T2/de not_active Expired - Fee Related

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE69020104T2 (de)	1995-09-28
EP0426099A3 (en)	1992-05-06
EP0426099A2 (de)	1991-05-08
EP0426099B1 (de)	1995-06-14
US5115810A (en)	1992-05-26
JPH03141936A (ja)	1991-06-17

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
1996-07-11	8364	No opposition during term of opposition
1997-10-09	8339	Ceased/non-payment of the annual fee

Publication	Publication Date	Title
DE69020104D1 (de)	1995-07-20	Ultraschallwandler.
DE69109923D1 (de)	1995-06-29	Ultraschallwandleranordnung.
DE3851930D1 (de)	1994-12-01	Fokussierender Ultraschallwandler.
DE68914268T2 (de)	1994-07-28	Elektroakustischer Wandler.
DE59108268D1 (de)	1996-11-14	Ultraschallwandler
DE58907250D1 (de)	1994-04-21	Ultraschallendoskopeinrichtung.
NO875113L (no)	1988-06-30	Transduser.
NO891123L (no)	1989-09-27	Transduser.
DE68905667T2 (de)	1993-07-08	Ultraschall-diagnostisches geraet.
NO882864D0 (no)	1988-06-28	Piezoelektrisk transduser.
DE68915712T2 (de)	1994-10-20	Ultraschallsonde.
IT1238827B (it)	1993-09-03	Trasduttore intracavitale ultrasonoro
DE68916674D1 (de)	1994-08-18	Ultraschall-Wandlersystem.
DE59104242D1 (de)	1995-02-23	Elektrodynamischer Ultraschallwandler.
DE59009477D1 (de)	1995-09-07	Elektrodynamischer Ultraschallwandler.
IT8819101A0 (it)	1988-01-18	Dispositivo trasduttore perfezionato.
DE68921571T2 (de)	1995-08-03	Ultraschallsonde.
DE58909381D1 (de)	1995-09-14	Ultraschall-Sensor.
DE69012215D1 (de)	1994-10-13	Ultraschallanordnungen.
NO881086L (no)	1988-09-12	Moment-transduser.
DE59004358D1 (de)	1994-03-03	Breitstrahlender ultraschallwandler.
IT8845749A0 (it)	1988-07-22	Trasduttore di posizione.
DE68910115D1 (de)	1993-11-25	Ultraschall-polierung.
DE58908955D1 (de)	1995-03-16	Elektroakustischer Wandler.
NO901387D0 (no)	1990-03-26	Akustisk-elektrisk overflateboelge-transduser.