公开(公告)号：US12274174B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-08

申请号：US17159538

申请日：2021-01-27

Applicant: eXo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Haesung Kwon ,  Brian Bircumshaw ,  Sandeep Akkaraju

IPC: B06B1/06 ,  B06B1/02 ,  H01L41/047 ,  H10N30/06 ,  H10N30/80 ,  H10N30/87

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ultrasonic transducer systems with hybrid contacts comprising: an ultrasonic transducer element comprising a substrate and a membrane; an electrical circuitry; and one or more contacts connected to the ultrasonic transducer element and the electrical circuitry, wherein the one or more contacts are: designed geometrically using a set of rules; arranged with respect to the membrane based on the set of rules or a second set of rules, or both.

公开(公告)号：US11975360B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-07

申请号：US17936585

申请日：2022-09-29

Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Haesung Kwon ,  Brian Bircumshaw ,  Sandeep Akkaraju

IPC: B06B1/06 ,  G01H11/08 ,  G01N29/24 ,  B06B1/02 ,  H10N30/20

CPC classification number: B06B1/0622 ,  G01H11/08 ,  G01N29/2406 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  H10N30/2047

Abstract: Described are micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs) with convex or concave electrodes, which have enhanced pressure amplitude and frequency response behavior when driven at fundamental and harmonic frequencies, as well as methods of making the same.

公开(公告)号：USD1018587S1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US29830804

申请日：2022-03-15

Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.

Designer： Michael Pupo ,  Ann Lambert ,  Annik Ragsdale ,  Sandeep Akkaraju

Abstract: The FIGURE is a front view of a computer display panel with graphical user interface, showing our new design.
The broken lines in the drawing represent portions of the computer display panel and the graphical user interface that form no part of the claimed design.

公开(公告)号：US20240074733A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US17901461

申请日：2022-09-01

Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Tanya L. Frane ,  Sandeep Akkaraju ,  Brian Bircumshaw ,  Janusz Bryzek ,  Arun Nagdev

IPC: A61B8/00

CPC classification number: A61B8/467 ,  A61B8/4254

Abstract: An apparatus, a method, and computer-implemented media. The apparatus is to receive information based on haptic input to a surface of a housing of an ultrasound imaging device; and based on the information, execute an ultrasound exam function corresponding to the haptic input, the ultrasound exam function to control an ultrasound image on a display of a computing system.

公开(公告)号：US11712222B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-01

申请号：US17067139

申请日：2020-10-09

Applicant: eXo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Yusuf Haque ,  Sandeep Akkaraju ,  Janusz Bryzek ,  Brian Bircumshaw

IPC: B06B1/06 ,  H10N30/00 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G01S7/52 ,  H10N30/88 ,  H10N30/20 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/14 ,  B06B1/02 ,  G01S7/521 ,  G01S15/89

CPC classification number: A61B8/4494 ,  A61B8/0883 ,  A61B8/145 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/461 ,  A61B8/488 ,  A61B8/5207 ,  A61B8/546 ,  B06B1/0215 ,  B06B1/0238 ,  B06B1/0629 ,  B06B1/0662 ,  B06B1/0692 ,  G01S7/521 ,  G01S7/52046 ,  G01S7/52079 ,  G01S15/8925 ,  H10N30/1051 ,  H10N30/2047 ,  H10N30/2048 ,  H10N30/88 ,  A61B8/4427 ,  A61B8/4472 ,  B06B2201/76

Abstract: An imaging device includes a two dimensional array of piezoelectric elements. Each piezoelectric element includes: a piezoelectric layer; a bottom electrode disposed on a bottom side of the piezoelectric layer and configured to receive a transmit signal during a transmit mode and develop an electrical charge during a receive mode; and a first top electrode disposed on a top side of the piezoelectric layer; and a first conductor, wherein the first top electrodes of a portion of the piezoelectric elements in a first column of the two dimensional array are electrically coupled to the first conductor.

公开(公告)号：US11504093B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US17156058

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: eXo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Yusuf Haque ,  Sandeep Akkaraju ,  Janusz Bryzek ,  Andalib Chowdhury

IPC: H04B1/02 ,  A61B8/00 ,  G01S15/89 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B06B1/06

Abstract: Disclosed herein are ultrasonic transducer systems comprising: an ultrasonic imager comprising a plurality of pMUT transducer elements; and one or more circuitries connected electronically to the plurality of transducer element, the one or more circuitries configured to enable: pulse transmission and reception of reflected signal for the ultrasonic transducer, where inductors are used to equalize impedance to obtain greater pressure output. Also disclosed are methods of altering a pressure of an ultrasonic wave emitted by an ultrasonic transducer.

公开(公告)号：US20220314275A1

公开(公告)日：2022-10-06

申请号：US17218656

申请日：2021-03-31

Applicant: eXo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Haesung Kwon ,  Brian Bircumshaw ,  Sandeep Akkaraju

IPC: B06B1/02 ,  B81B3/00 ,  G01H11/08 ,  G01N29/24

Abstract: Described are micromachined ultrasonic transducers (MUTs) with convex or concave electrodes, which have enhanced pressure amplitude and frequency response behavior when driven at fundamental and harmonic frequencies, as well as methods of making the same.

公开(公告)号：US20210278530A1

公开(公告)日：2021-09-09

申请号：US17153631

申请日：2021-01-20

Applicant: EXO IMAGING, INC.

Inventor： Yusuf Haque ,  Sandeep Akkaraju ,  Janusz Bryzek ,  Brian Bircumshaw

IPC: G01S15/89 ,  G01N29/24 ,  A61B8/00

Abstract: An imaging device includes a transducer that includes an array of piezoelectric elements formed on a substrate. Each piezoelectric element includes at least one membrane suspended from the substrate, at least one bottom electrode disposed on the membrane, at least one piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom electrode, and at least one top electrode disposed on the at least one piezoelectric layer. Adjacent piezoelectric elements are configured to be isolated acoustically from each other. The device is utilized to measure flow or flow along with imaging anatomy.

公开(公告)号：US12295790B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

申请号：US18236233

申请日：2023-08-21

Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Janusz Bryzek ,  Sandeep Akkaraju ,  Yusuf Haque ,  Joe Adam

IPC: B06B1/06 ,  A61B8/00 ,  B06B1/02 ,  B81B7/00 ,  G01S15/89 ,  H01L23/00

Abstract: Described are transducer assemblies and imaging devices comprising: a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) die including a plurality of piezoelectric elements; a complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) die electrically coupled to the MEMS die by a first plurality of bumps and including at least one circuit for controlling the plurality of piezoelectric elements; and a package secured to the CMOS die by an adhesive layer and electrically connected to the CMOS die.

公开(公告)号：US12289999B2

公开(公告)日：2025-04-29

申请号：US17390374

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: Exo Imaging, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Bircumshaw ,  Sandeep Akkaraju

IPC: H01L41/047 ,  H01L41/314 ,  H01L41/332 ,  H10N30/074 ,  H10N30/082 ,  H10N30/87

Abstract: Disclosed are multi-poled piezoelectric devices with improved packing density and methods for making such multi-poled piezoelectric devices with improved packing density. The multi-poled piezoelectric devices comprise: a) a top electrode, a piezoelectric layer, and a bottom electrode fabricated on a substrate; b) vias generated by etching the piezoelectric layer, the top electrode, or both; and c) a re-distribution layer (RDL) deposited over one or more of: the top electrode, the piezoelectric layer, the bottom electrode, or the one or more vias.