US Patent 7710001 Piezoelectric transducers and associated methods

Patent 7710001 was granted and assigned to Washington State University Press on May, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Washington State University Press

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

77100010

Patent Inventor Names

David F. Bahr0

Dylan J. Morris0

Michael Anderson0

Date of Patent

May 4, 2010

Patent Application Number

122413330

Date Filed

September 30, 2008

Patent Primary Examiner

Mark Budd

Patent abstract

Piezoelectric transducers and associated methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, a piezoelectric transducer includes a support member, a piezoelectric element attached to the support member, and a pressurized chamber at one side of the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element comprises a flexible film, and the pressurized chamber contains a fluid that applies a static pressure to a side of the piezoelectric element.