Patents Examined by Deborah Kyle
  • Phased array ultrosonic transducer including different sized phezoelectric segments
    Patent number: 5099459
    Abstract: In a phased array acoustic transducer which has elements of different sizes, the piezoelectric material of large elements is subdiced to produce smaller segments to limit the overall piezoelectric segment size variation within the array to up to 55% or more without significant adverse effect on phased array processsing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Lowell S. Smith