Patents by Inventor Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen

Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • WAFER BOND CMUT ARRAY WITH CONDUCTIVE VIAS
    Publication number: 20120074509
    Abstract: A wafer bonded CMUT array comprising a plurality of CMUT elements distributed across a substrates, each element comprising a cavity and a signal electrode formed in the substrate, and a conductive membrane closing the cavity and forming a ground electrode, wherein the membranes of the individual elements form an unbroken ground plane across the surface of the array and wherein electrical connection to the signal electrodes is provided by means of a conductive vias depending therefrom through the substrate from the signal electrode to the rear of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: NTNU TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AS
    Inventors: Sigrid Berg, Kamal Chapagain, Jon Due-Hansen, Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen, Geir Uri Jensen, Kjersti Midtbø, Erik Utne Poppe, Arne Rønnekleiv, Dag Thorstein Wang
  • Harmonic transducer element structures and properties
    Patent number: 6821252
    Abstract: A transducer element for ultrasound reception comprises a first active transducer layer connected to a first receiver, and a second active transducer layer laminated to the first active transducer layer and connected to a second receiver. A transducer element for ultrasound transmission comprises a first active transducer layer connected to a first transmitter, and a second active transducer layer laminated to the first transducer layer and connected to a second transmitter. Further aspects of the present invention include a transducer element for ultrasound transmission and reception, a transducer array for ultrasound transmission and reception, and methods for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2004
    Assignee: G.E. Medical Systems Global Technology Company, LLC
    Inventors: Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen, Arne Ronnekleiv
  • Harmonic transducer element structures and properties
    Publication number: 20030187352
    Abstract: A transducer element for ultrasound reception comprises a first active transducer layer connected to a first receiver, and a second active transducer layer laminated to the first active transducer layer and connected to a second receiver. A transducer element for ultrasound transmission comprises a first active transducer layer connected to a first transmitter, and a second active transducer layer laminated to the first transducer layer and connected to a second transmitter. Further aspects of the present invention include a transducer element for ultrasound transmission and reception, a transducer array for ultrasound transmission and reception, and methods for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2002
    Publication date: October 2, 2003
    Inventors: Kjell Arne Ingebrigtsen, Arne Ronnekleiv