Patents Assigned to Adolf Thies GmbH & Co. KG
  • Ultrasound transducer for application in extreme climatic conditions
    Patent number: 7149151
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasound transducer in particular for application in ultrasound anemometry, comprising an electromechanical transducer (1) with an acoustically active surface, an acoustic matching layer (3) arranged between the acoustic surfaces of the converter and the exposed acoustic surfaces, and an electrical heating element (2). The heating element (2) is arranged between the acoustically active surfaces of the transducer (1) and the matching layer (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Adolf Thies GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Waldemar Byzio, Herbert Windolph