Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ultrasonic device, ultrasonic probe, electronic apparatus, and ultrasonic imaging apparatus
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Application No.: US15336087Application Date: 2016-10-27
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Publication No.: US10429497B2Publication Date: 2019-10-01
- Inventor: Robina Atsuchi , Daisuke Nakanishi
- Applicant: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP
- Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP
- Agency: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C.
- Priority: JP2015-212631 20151029
- Main IPC: G01S7/52
- IPC: G01S7/52 ; G01S15/89 ; G10K11/00 ; G10K11/30 ; B06B1/06

Abstract:
An ultrasonic device that transmits and receives ultrasonic waves includes: ultrasonic elements having first and second surfaces from which the ultrasonic waves are emitted; and a backing unit that supports the second surfaces of the ultrasonic elements and attenuates the ultrasonic waves emitted to the second surface side. The backing unit includes microlenses, which are arranged on the second surface side of the ultrasonic elements so as to be located corresponding to the ultrasonic elements, and a backing member having slits through which the ultrasonic waves transmitted through the microlenses pass. The ultrasonic elements are arranged in the shape of an array, and the microlenses are arranged in the shape of an array corresponding to the ultrasonic elements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170123056A1 ULTRASONIC DEVICE, ULTRASONIC PROBE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2017-05-04
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