Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Amplifier interface and amplification methods for ultrasound devices
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Application No.: US17065918Application Date: 2020-10-08
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Publication No.: US11418880B2Publication Date: 2022-08-16
- Inventor: Frank Joseph Pompei
- Applicant: Frank Joseph Pompei
- Applicant Address: US MA Wayland
- Assignee: Frank Joseph Pompei
- Current Assignee: Frank Joseph Pompei
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Wayland
- Agency: BainwoodHuang
- Main IPC: H04R3/04
- IPC: H04R3/04 ; H03F3/217 ; B06B1/02 ; H03F3/183

Abstract:
Amplifier architecture that allows low-cost class-D audio amplifiers to be compatible with ultrasonic signals, as well as loads presented by thin-film ultrasonic transducers. The amplifier architecture replaces the traditional capacitor used as an output filter in the class-D amplifier with the natural capacitance of the ultrasonic transducer load, and employs relative impedance magnitudes to create an under-damped low-pass filter that boosts voltage in the ultrasonic frequency band of interest. The amplifier architecture includes a secondary feedback loop to ensure that correct output voltage levels are provided.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210029450A1 AMPLIFIER INTERFACE AND AMPLIFICATION METHODS FOR ULTRASOUND DEVICES Public/Granted day:2021-01-28
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