US Patent 9035532 Ultrasonic sensor microarray and method of manufacturing same

Patent 9035532 was granted and assigned to University of Windsor on May, 2015 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent Applicant

University of Windsor

Current Assignee

University of Windsor

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

9035532

Date of Patent

May 19, 2015

Patent Application Number

13804279

Date Filed

March 14, 2013

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thanh Lam

Patent abstract

A sensor assembly including one or more capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) microarray modules which are provided with a number of individual transducers. The microarray modules are arranged to simulate or orient individual transducers in a hyperbolic paraboloid geometry. The transducers/sensor are arranged in a rectangular or square matrix and are activatable individually, selectively or collectively to emit and received reflected beam signals at a frequency of between about 100 to 170 Hz.