Patents by Inventor Koumei Hatano

Koumei Hatano 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).

  • Ultrasonic probe
    Patent number: 7400079
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic transducer which is formed by sequentially laminating an acoustic lens, an acoustic matching layer, a piezoelectric element, and a backing member. The backing member arranged on a surface opposed side of the acoustic matching layer and the acoustic lens arranged to the piezoelectric element contains a synthetic rubber containing a mixture including acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), ethylen-propylene terpolymer (EPDM), and at least inorganic fine powders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignees: Olympus Corporation, GSK Corporation
    Inventors: Masayoshi Omura, Tohru Mizuguchi, Koumei Hatano
  • Ultrasonic probe
    Publication number: 20040215079
    Abstract: An ultrasonic probe includes an ultrasonic transducer which is formed by sequentially laminating an acoustic lens, an acoustic matching layer, a piezoelectric element, and a backing member. The backing member arranged on a surface opposed side of the acoustic matching layer and the acoustic lens arranged to the piezoelectric element contains a synthetic rubber containing a mixture including acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR), ethylen-propylene terpolymer (EPDM), and at least inorganic fine powders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Applicants: OLYMPUS CORPORATION, GSK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Omura, Tohru Mizuguchi, Koumei Hatano