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| Method of selecting and separating normal cells and specific cells by using ultrasonic waves | 20110020858 | 20110127 |
| The present invention relates to a method of selecting and separating normal cells and specific cells by using ultrasonic waves. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method of selecting and separating normal cells and cancer cells, or normal cells and stem cells by using a difference in attenuation coefficients, speed of sound and so on in normal cells and specific cells obtained when ultrasonic waves are radiated. The method of the present invention is capable of selecting and separating normal cells and specific cells (cancer cells or stem cells) in a simple and efficient manner.
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| Production of chemically functionalized nano graphene materials | 20110017587 | 20110127 |
| Provided in this invention is a process for producing chemically functionalized nano graphene materials, known as nano graphene platelets (NGPs), graphene nano sheets, or graphene nano ribbons. Subsequently, a polymer can be grafted to a functional group of the resulting functionalized NGPs. In one preferred embodiment, the process comprises (A) dispersing a pristine graphite material and an azide or bi-radical compound in a liquid medium comprising to form a suspension; and (B) subjecting the suspension to direct ultrasonication with to ultrasonic waves of a desired intensity or power level for a length of time sufficient to produce nano graphene platelets and to enable a chemical reaction to occur between the nano graphene platelets and the azide or bi-radical compound to produce the functionalized nano graphene material.... |
| Device and method for measuring a flow characteristic of a fluid in a conduit | 20110016985 | 20110127 |
| A device for determining a flow characteristic, in particular flow velocity, of a fluid in a conduit, comprises a conduit body (110), at least four pairs of ultrasonic transducers (116, 118; 122, 124; 128, 130; 132, 1340 defining swirl sensitive acoustic paths (128, 130; 132, 134). The ultrasonic transducers are arranged such that they define paired acoustic paths. The device also comprises means (142, 144) for measuring the transit times of transmitted ultrasonic waves and for determining a flow characteristic from the measured transit times.
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| Ultrasonograph | 20110015524 | 20110120 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a transmitting section for driving a probe to send out ultrasonic waves toward a subject one after another; a receiving section for getting an echo, produced as a result of reflection of each ultrasonic wave from the subject, received by the probe, thereby generating a received signal; a tissue tracking section for generating position tracking waveforms, each representing the positional displacement of an associated one of measuring points on the subject, based on the received signals; a boundary detecting section for determining the boundary location of the subject's tissue; a tracking waveform choosing section for choosing at least two position tracking waveforms, including the one associated with the boundary, from the position tracking waveforms by reference to at least one of... |
| Communication device and communication method | 20110013480 | 20110120 |
| A communication device includes: an ultrasonic oscillating unit which detects or generates an ultrasonic wave; a communication unit which transmits and receives information using the ultrasonic wave; a storage unit which stores a table to which a communication command to designate communication with the another communication device is allocated in time series, the table being shared by the another communication device; and a control unit which shifts the communication unit to one of a transmitting state, a receiving state, and a standby state that is neither the transmitting nor the receiving state, synchronously with the another communication device on the basis of the communication command in the table.
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| Ultrasonic scanhead | 20110004103 | 20110106 |
| An ultrasonic scanhead including an encoder, a pivot, a voice coil motor, and a transducer is provided. The encoder includes a fixed element and a rotary element. The rotary element is disposed at the fixed element and capable of rotating about a first axis. The pivot is through the encoder and capable of rotating with the rotary element. The pivot extends along a second axis and has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The voice coil motor includes a stator and a mover. The first end of the pivot is connected to the mover. The mover is capable of moving linearly along a third axis. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are substantially perpendicular to each... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic image processing method, and ultrasonic image processing program | 20110004100 | 20110106 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention has an ultrasonic probe for transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from an object while the object is pressed, a phasing and adding unit for generating RF signal frame data of a cross-sectional site of the object on the basis of a reflection echo signal measured by the ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic image generating unit for generating an ultrasonic image of the cross-sectional site of the object on the basis of the RF signal frame data, a measurement target setting unit for setting a measurement target to the RF signal frame data or the ultrasonic image, a measurement target position tracing unit for tracing a positional variation of the set measurement target, a displacement image generating unit for generating... |
| Method for converting herbaceous plant fibers into fuel alcohol | 20110003354 | 20110106 |
| This disclosure teaches a method of converting herbaceous plant fibers into fuel alcohol comprising the following steps: The pre-treatment stage consists of grinding; using ultrasonic waves; adding the liquids mixed with alcohol, liquid ammonia, and water; adding NaOH; and then stirring and cooking. The second stage involves the recovery of organic liquids as well as high-pressure and high-temperature washing. Next, biological enzyme hydrolysis is conducted by adding endo-β-glucanase, exo-β-glucanase, and β-glucanase. Candida mycoderma, Rhizopus oryzae, ammonium sulfate, and phosphoric acid are added during the fermentation process. Finally, the alcohol is refined from distillate spirits, with further refinement in an alcohol tower.
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| Device for nondestructive material testing of a test subject using ultrasonic waves | 20110000301 | 20110106 |
| A device for the nondestructive material testing of an at least sectionally solid test subject by applying ultrasonic waves to the test subject and detecting the ultrasonic waves reflected inside the test subject is provided The device includes at least one testing head for transmitting the ultrasonic waves and for detecting the ultrasonic waves reflected from the test subject, at least one mobile carriage, on which the testing head is attached, and an elongate rail for guiding the carriage, which is adapted to the structure of the surface of the test subject. To this end, the carriage may be moved along the rail.
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| Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 20100331702 | 20101230 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a probe unit and cooling unit. The probe unit is obtained by arranging, in a housing, a transducer unit which transmits and receives ultrasonic waves with an object to be examined, an electronic circuit unit which is connected to the transducer unit and performs electrical signal processing, and a heat transfer member which is made of a material having a heat transfer coefficient higher than that of the electronic circuit unit, and transfers heat of the electronic circuit unit to a housing surface. The cooling unit is detachably mounted on the housing of the probe unit, and cools the heat transfer member by passing a coolant in a channel formed inside the cooling unit.
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| Three-dimensional ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus | 20100331701 | 20101230 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic scanning unit configured to repeatedly scan an interior of an subject with an ultrasonic wave via the ultrasonic probe and repeatedly acquire echo signals. An image generation unit generates data of blood flow images based on the echo signals. An interpolation processing unit identifies at least one pixel in which clutter components occupy the majority of the pixel value, and to interpolate a pixel value of the identified pixel based on pixel values of at least two other blood flow images corresponding to a substantially same cardiac phase as that of the blood flow image including the identified pixel.
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| Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, automatic support apparatus, and automatic support method | 20100331700 | 20101230 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a storage unit, a ultrasonic probe, a transmission/reception unit, a measured value calculation unit, a distance calculation unit, and a determination unit. The storage unit stores data of a state space based on a first measured values of a measurement item associated with an able-bodied person. The transmission/reception unit transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject via an ultrasonic probe, and generates reception signals corresponding to an ultrasonic waves reflected by the subject. The measured value calculation unit calculates a second measured value of the measurement item associated with the subject based on the reception signals. The distance calculation unit calculates a Mahalanobis distance of the subject based on the state space and the second measured value. The... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic elasticity information processing method and ultrasonic elasticity information processing program | 20100331698 | 20101230 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by comprising: an ultrasonic probe for transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from an object; a phasing and summing unit for generating RF signal frame data of a cross-sectional site of the object on the basis of a reflection echo signal measured by the ultrasonic probe; an elasticity calculator for generating frame data of elasticity information representing the degree of hardness or softness of a tissue at each measurement point of the cross-sectional site on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data acquired in different times; a weighting unit for weighting the elasticity information of each measurement point of the generated elasticity frame data in accordance with the degree of sharpness of a distribution of elasticity information for plural measurement... |
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. | 20100331694 | 20101230 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can display various information obtained by acquiring an elasticity image in association with the elasticity image or a biometric simulation image is implemented. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1 of this invention generates an elasticity image representing hardness or softness of a tissue at a cross-sectional site on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data which are obtained by transmitting/receiving ultrasonic wave to/from an object 10 and different in acquisition time, and also generates a biometric simulation image 85 simulating the object. Display control means displays on a display unit an elasticity mark 101 gradated in accordance with hardness or softness of a tissue of interest (tumor) in a set area of an acquired elasticity image on a real-time... |
| Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis support information providing method | 20100331691 | 20101230 |
| Certain embodiments provide an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes acquiring ultrasonic image data corresponding to each time phase in a first interval including at least one contraction and one stretching by scanning a diagnosis region of an object which repeats a contracting motion and a stretching motion, with an ultrasonic wave, accompanying application of a dynamic load including repetitive contraction and relaxation, over the first interval, generating velocity information of the diagnosis region associated with the contracting motion and the stretching motion by using the ultrasonic image data corresponding to each time phase in the first interval, deciding reference information as a reference for a period of the dynamic load by using the velocity information, and generating support information for supporting operation of applying the dynamic load... |
| Hydrophilic polymer microparticle, filler for ion exchange liquid chromatography, and method for production of filler for ion exchange liquid chromatography | 20100330689 | 20101230 |
| The present is a hydrophilic polymer microparticle, which has a DW/DA ratio of 2.0 or less, the DW representing a particle diameter of the hydrophilic polymer microparticle dispersed in water, the DA representing a particle diameter of the hydrophilic polymer microparticle dispersed in acetone, each of the particle diameters measured by a particle size distribution analyzer after the hydrophilic polymer microparticle is dispersed in water or acetone, subjected to irradiation with ultrasonic waves for 15 minutes, and allowed to stand at a temperature of 25° C. for 240 hours for equilibration; and has a contact angle with water of 70° or less, the contact angle measured using a contact angle measurement apparatus at a temperature of 25° C. by forming a droplet of pure water on... |
| Fiber optic solar nanogenerator cells | 20100326503 | 20101230 |
| A dye-sensitized solar cell including ZnO nanowire arrays grown of a flat substrate for harvesting solar energy is integrated with a piezoelectric nanogenerator for harvesting ultrasonic wave energy. The two energy harvesting approaches work simultaneously or individually and can be integrated in parallel or serial for raising the output current, voltage or power, respectively. A solar cell employs an optical fiber and semiconductor nanowires grown around the fiber. A p-n junction based design, organic-inorganic heterojunction, or a dye-sensitized structure is built at the surfaces of the nanowires. Light entering the fiber from a tip propagates through the fiber until it enters a nanowire where it reaches a photovoltaic element. Light entering the fiber cannot escape until it interacts with a photovoltaic element, thereby increasing the solar... |
| Welding inspection method and welding inspection apparatus | 20100326196 | 20101230 |
| Disclosed is a welding inspection method which does not require the inspector to be highly skilled, does not require waiting for the spot welded part to cool off, and with which the probe is not consumed or damaged. A probe temporarily mounted close to the welded part on the surface of a metal plate emits ultrasonic waves from an oblique direction with respect to the boundary surfaces between a plurality of metal plates. At this time, the probe is temporarily mounted at the position where the incident ultrasonic waves pass through the welded part at the boundary between the plurality of metal plates in an oblique direction with respect to the boundary surface. Also, a display processing means displays the intensity of the refrected ultrasonic waves.... |
| High precision sensing for parameter measurement of the muscular-skeletal system | 20100326187 | 20101230 |
| A measurement system for capturing a transit time, phase, or frequency of energy waves propagating through a propagation medium is disclosed. The measurement system comprises a compressible waveguide (403), ultrasonic transducers (405, 406), and circuitry to sustain energy wave propagation in the waveguide (403). The circuitry includes a propagation tuned oscillator (404), a digital counter (409), a pulse generator (410), a phase detector (414), a counter (420), a digital timer (422), and a data register (424). The measurement system employs a continuous mode (CM), pulse mode, or pulse-echo mode of operation to evaluate propagation characteristics of continuous ultrasonic waves in the waveguide by way of closed-loop feedback to determine levels of applied forces on the waveguide.
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic method and data processing program for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 20100324424 | 20101223 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a data acquisition unit, a correction unit and a display unit. The data acquisition unit acquires phase signals as Doppler data from a moving object in an object by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from the object. The correction unit performs global aliasing correction processing of the phase signals based on a continuity in a two-dimensionally phase change. The display unit displays phase signals after the aliasing correction processing.
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| Ultrasonic imaging apparatus | 20100324421 | 20101223 |
| An ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an ultrasonic probe (2) for receiving and transmitting ultrasonic waves from/to an object (1), ultrasound image structuring means (6) for generating an ultrasound image from a reflected echo signal received by the ultrasonic probe, elastic image structuring means (7) for obtaining a physical quantity of the elasticity of a region of the object corresponding to the ultrasound image from the reflected echo signal and generating a color elastic image, display means (9) for overlaying the ultrasound image to the color elastic image, or arranging the ultrasound image and the color elastic image and displaying the resultant image on a screen, and input means (17) for variably setting a corresponding relationship between a hue of the color... |
| Oxidative treatment method | 20100320156 | 20101223 |
| The present invention provides a method for oxidizing a substance (e.g., in a waste stream, drinking water, a paper pulp slurry, or on a surface), which uses free radicals and reactive species generated from multiple oxidants. The method comprises combining peroxynitrite or peroxynitrous acid and at least one additional oxidizing agent for a period of time sufficient to oxidize the substance of interest. The peroxynitrite or peroxynitrous acid preferably is formed by irradiation of nitrate ion and/or nitric acid (e.g., with UV or gamma rays). The yield of free radicals and reactive species, which are the intermediate species that perform the oxidation may be increased by addition of a catalysts, electromagnetic radiation, sonic waves, and/or electrolysis.
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| reactor tank | 20100320147 | 20101223 |
| Disclosed is an improved water treatment cavitation reactor cone. The tank operates on a continuous flow of fluids which are subjected to ultrasonic waves in combination with a high level of injected ozone. The treatment tank includes a tangential inlet that induces a rotating flow into the tank thereby increasing the mixing of the ozone within the effluent. The effluent is further treated with DC current. The treatment tank provides a cost efficient and environmentally friendly process and apparatus for cleaning and recycling fluids as contaminated as frac water, used to stimulate gas production from shale formations, as well as other types of fluids having various levels of contaminants such as aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and suspended solids. The calcium carbonate scaling tendency is reduced to... |
| Ultrasonic flowmeter | 20100319464 | 20101223 |
| It is desirable that an operation of an oscillator used for measuring propagation time of ultrasonic waves in an ultrasonic flowmeter be an intermittent operation in order to achieve electric power savings. However, pulse stability of the oscillator requires time, so that there is a problem that the intermittent operation cannot be performed. An ultrasonic flowmeter comprising an oscillator 60, and an oscillation start unit 61 for accelerating oscillation of the oscillator, constructed so that a pulse of the oscillator oscillated by the oscillation start unit 61 is used in measurement of propagation time of ultrasonic waves.
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| Electrically enhanced aqueous filter and method therefor | 20100314252 | 20101216 |
| An alloy is created by melting aluminum, zinc, rare earth metals such as erbium and/or tellurium, and optionally vanadium. During cooling, the molten alloy is exposed to ultrasonic waves in order to prevent separation of the alloy into layers. The alloy is used for one electrode and a separate conductive element such as stainless steel or carbon is used for the other electrode in a water filter. A constant potential difference and electrical current is created between the two electrodes across the water. In an embodiment where carbon or zeolite is used as the filtration medium, the constant voltage and current increase bonding of ions in the filtration medium with pollutants in the water. In an embodiment wherein a mixed bed resin containing sodium ions and... |
| Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and medical image processing method | 20100312112 | 20101209 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic transmission/reception unit which generates echo signals associated with scan planes by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from an object via the ultrasonic probe, an image data generating unit which generate tomogram data respectively corresponding to the scan planes based on the echo signals, a contour line extraction processing unit which extracts contour lines of a specific region from the plurality of tomograms, a contour line processing unit which generates curves respectively corresponding to the extracted contour lines, and a surface image generating unit which generates one-dimensional brightness trains on the curves from the tomograms and generates a surface image expressing the surface unevenness of the specific region with brightness changes... |
| Ultrasonograph | 20100312110 | 20101209 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section 102 driving an ultrasonic probe; a receiving section 103 receiving an ultrasonic echo, produced by getting an ultrasonic wave reflected by a subject, at the probe to generate a received signal; a tissue tracking section 105 for tracking the motion of each tissue of the subject based on the received signal and outputting location tracking information; a radius and wall thickness calculating section calculating the radius and wall thickness of the blood vessel; a tissue attribute value calculating section 108 calculating radial and circumferential elasticities of the vascular wall of the vessel based on information about the blood pressure of the subject provided externally, the tracking information, and the radius and wall thickness... |
| Non-contact ultrasound measurement device | 20100312087 | 20101209 |
| A non-contact ultrasound measurement device comprises: a first unit including an ultrasound transducer adapted to transmit and receives an ultrasonic wave in a non-contact manner with respect to an object to be examined, the first unit being adapted to process an output signal from the transducer and measure a first characteristic of the object; and a second unit including at least one of an observation unit for observing the object from front in a non-contact manner and a measurement unit for measuring a second characteristic of the object from front in a non-contact manner, wherein the transducer comprises: an aperture being provided in the central part of the transducer and having a sufficient size to be utilized for observation or measurement of the object by the... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, image processing apparatus and image processing method | 20100310145 | 20101209 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, a scanning unit, an image data generating unit, a slice specifying unit, an image generating unit and a display unit. The scanning unit repeats three-dimensional scanning on a three-dimensional region in an object with an ultrasonic wave via the ultrasonic probe. The image data generating unit repeatedly generates three-dimensional image data based on an output from the scanning unit. The slice specifying unit specifies at least one slice from the three-dimensional image data concurrently with the three-dimensional scanning. The image generating unit generates at least one slice image associated with the specified slice from the three-dimensional image data. The display unit displays the generated slice image.
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| Fish finder | 20100309753 | 20101209 |
| This disclosure provides a fish finder, which includes a transmission module and a reception module, for outputting an ultrasonic wave underwater, receiving an echo, and outputting a reception signal corresponding to an intensity of the received echo, a control module for generating echo data corresponding to a depth based on the reception signal, a display module for displaying the echo data, and a user interface for receiving a user's operation. The control module causes the display module to display the echo data so that the echo data is displayed in two or more display screens. At least one display screen displays an area having a color different from a background color. A part of the echo data at a depth range corresponding to a height of... |
| Ultrasonograph | 20110015524 | 20110120 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a transmitting section for driving a probe to send out ultrasonic waves toward a subject one after another; a receiving section for getting an echo, produced as a result of reflection of each ultrasonic wave from the subject, received by the probe, thereby generating a received signal; a tissue tracking section for generating position tracking waveforms, each representing the positional displacement of an associated one of measuring points on the subject, based on the received signals; a boundary detecting section for determining the boundary location of the subject's tissue; a tracking waveform choosing section for choosing at least two position tracking waveforms, including the one associated with the boundary, from the position tracking waveforms by reference to at least one of... |
| Communication device and communication method | 20110013480 | 20110120 |
| A communication device includes: an ultrasonic oscillating unit which detects or generates an ultrasonic wave; a communication unit which transmits and receives information using the ultrasonic wave; a storage unit which stores a table to which a communication command to designate communication with the another communication device is allocated in time series, the table being shared by the another communication device; and a control unit which shifts the communication unit to one of a transmitting state, a receiving state, and a standby state that is neither the transmitting nor the receiving state, synchronously with the another communication device on the basis of the communication command in the table.
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| Ultrasonic scanhead | 20110004103 | 20110106 |
| An ultrasonic scanhead including an encoder, a pivot, a voice coil motor, and a transducer is provided. The encoder includes a fixed element and a rotary element. The rotary element is disposed at the fixed element and capable of rotating about a first axis. The pivot is through the encoder and capable of rotating with the rotary element. The pivot extends along a second axis and has a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. The voice coil motor includes a stator and a mover. The first end of the pivot is connected to the mover. The mover is capable of moving linearly along a third axis. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are substantially perpendicular to each... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic image processing method, and ultrasonic image processing program | 20110004100 | 20110106 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention has an ultrasonic probe for transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from an object while the object is pressed, a phasing and adding unit for generating RF signal frame data of a cross-sectional site of the object on the basis of a reflection echo signal measured by the ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic image generating unit for generating an ultrasonic image of the cross-sectional site of the object on the basis of the RF signal frame data, a measurement target setting unit for setting a measurement target to the RF signal frame data or the ultrasonic image, a measurement target position tracing unit for tracing a positional variation of the set measurement target, a displacement image generating unit for generating... |
| Method for converting herbaceous plant fibers into fuel alcohol | 20110003354 | 20110106 |
| This disclosure teaches a method of converting herbaceous plant fibers into fuel alcohol comprising the following steps: The pre-treatment stage consists of grinding; using ultrasonic waves; adding the liquids mixed with alcohol, liquid ammonia, and water; adding NaOH; and then stirring and cooking. The second stage involves the recovery of organic liquids as well as high-pressure and high-temperature washing. Next, biological enzyme hydrolysis is conducted by adding endo-β-glucanase, exo-β-glucanase, and β-glucanase. Candida mycoderma, Rhizopus oryzae, ammonium sulfate, and phosphoric acid are added during the fermentation process. Finally, the alcohol is refined from distillate spirits, with further refinement in an alcohol tower.
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| Device for nondestructive material testing of a test subject using ultrasonic waves | 20110000301 | 20110106 |
| A device for the nondestructive material testing of an at least sectionally solid test subject by applying ultrasonic waves to the test subject and detecting the ultrasonic waves reflected inside the test subject is provided The device includes at least one testing head for transmitting the ultrasonic waves and for detecting the ultrasonic waves reflected from the test subject, at least one mobile carriage, on which the testing head is attached, and an elongate rail for guiding the carriage, which is adapted to the structure of the surface of the test subject. To this end, the carriage may be moved along the rail.
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| Ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 20100331702 | 20101230 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic probe includes a probe unit and cooling unit. The probe unit is obtained by arranging, in a housing, a transducer unit which transmits and receives ultrasonic waves with an object to be examined, an electronic circuit unit which is connected to the transducer unit and performs electrical signal processing, and a heat transfer member which is made of a material having a heat transfer coefficient higher than that of the electronic circuit unit, and transfers heat of the electronic circuit unit to a housing surface. The cooling unit is detachably mounted on the housing of the probe unit, and cools the heat transfer member by passing a coolant in a channel formed inside the cooling unit.
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| Three-dimensional ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus | 20100331701 | 20101230 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe and an ultrasonic scanning unit configured to repeatedly scan an interior of an subject with an ultrasonic wave via the ultrasonic probe and repeatedly acquire echo signals. An image generation unit generates data of blood flow images based on the echo signals. An interpolation processing unit identifies at least one pixel in which clutter components occupy the majority of the pixel value, and to interpolate a pixel value of the identified pixel based on pixel values of at least two other blood flow images corresponding to a substantially same cardiac phase as that of the blood flow image including the identified pixel.
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| Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus, automatic support apparatus, and automatic support method | 20100331700 | 20101230 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a storage unit, a ultrasonic probe, a transmission/reception unit, a measured value calculation unit, a distance calculation unit, and a determination unit. The storage unit stores data of a state space based on a first measured values of a measurement item associated with an able-bodied person. The transmission/reception unit transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject via an ultrasonic probe, and generates reception signals corresponding to an ultrasonic waves reflected by the subject. The measured value calculation unit calculates a second measured value of the measurement item associated with the subject based on the reception signals. The distance calculation unit calculates a Mahalanobis distance of the subject based on the state space and the second measured value. The... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic elasticity information processing method and ultrasonic elasticity information processing program | 20100331698 | 20101230 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus characterized by comprising: an ultrasonic probe for transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from an object; a phasing and summing unit for generating RF signal frame data of a cross-sectional site of the object on the basis of a reflection echo signal measured by the ultrasonic probe; an elasticity calculator for generating frame data of elasticity information representing the degree of hardness or softness of a tissue at each measurement point of the cross-sectional site on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data acquired in different times; a weighting unit for weighting the elasticity information of each measurement point of the generated elasticity frame data in accordance with the degree of sharpness of a distribution of elasticity information for plural measurement... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus. | 20100331694 | 20101230 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that can display various information obtained by acquiring an elasticity image in association with the elasticity image or a biometric simulation image is implemented. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus 1 of this invention generates an elasticity image representing hardness or softness of a tissue at a cross-sectional site on the basis of a pair of RF signal frame data which are obtained by transmitting/receiving ultrasonic wave to/from an object 10 and different in acquisition time, and also generates a biometric simulation image 85 simulating the object. Display control means displays on a display unit an elasticity mark 101 gradated in accordance with hardness or softness of a tissue of interest (tumor) in a set area of an acquired elasticity image on a real-time... |
| Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and ultrasonic diagnosis support information providing method | 20100331691 | 20101230 |
| Certain embodiments provide an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes acquiring ultrasonic image data corresponding to each time phase in a first interval including at least one contraction and one stretching by scanning a diagnosis region of an object which repeats a contracting motion and a stretching motion, with an ultrasonic wave, accompanying application of a dynamic load including repetitive contraction and relaxation, over the first interval, generating velocity information of the diagnosis region associated with the contracting motion and the stretching motion by using the ultrasonic image data corresponding to each time phase in the first interval, deciding reference information as a reference for a period of the dynamic load by using the velocity information, and generating support information for supporting operation of applying the dynamic load... |
| Hydrophilic polymer microparticle, filler for ion exchange liquid chromatography, and method for production of filler for ion exchange liquid chromatography | 20100330689 | 20101230 |
| The present is a hydrophilic polymer microparticle, which has a DW/DA ratio of 2.0 or less, the DW representing a particle diameter of the hydrophilic polymer microparticle dispersed in water, the DA representing a particle diameter of the hydrophilic polymer microparticle dispersed in acetone, each of the particle diameters measured by a particle size distribution analyzer after the hydrophilic polymer microparticle is dispersed in water or acetone, subjected to irradiation with ultrasonic waves for 15 minutes, and allowed to stand at a temperature of 25° C. for 240 hours for equilibration; and has a contact angle with water of 70° or less, the contact angle measured using a contact angle measurement apparatus at a temperature of 25° C. by forming a droplet of pure water on... |
| Fiber optic solar nanogenerator cells | 20100326503 | 20101230 |
| A dye-sensitized solar cell including ZnO nanowire arrays grown of a flat substrate for harvesting solar energy is integrated with a piezoelectric nanogenerator for harvesting ultrasonic wave energy. The two energy harvesting approaches work simultaneously or individually and can be integrated in parallel or serial for raising the output current, voltage or power, respectively. A solar cell employs an optical fiber and semiconductor nanowires grown around the fiber. A p-n junction based design, organic-inorganic heterojunction, or a dye-sensitized structure is built at the surfaces of the nanowires. Light entering the fiber from a tip propagates through the fiber until it enters a nanowire where it reaches a photovoltaic element. Light entering the fiber cannot escape until it interacts with a photovoltaic element, thereby increasing the solar... |
| Welding inspection method and welding inspection apparatus | 20100326196 | 20101230 |
| Disclosed is a welding inspection method which does not require the inspector to be highly skilled, does not require waiting for the spot welded part to cool off, and with which the probe is not consumed or damaged. A probe temporarily mounted close to the welded part on the surface of a metal plate emits ultrasonic waves from an oblique direction with respect to the boundary surfaces between a plurality of metal plates. At this time, the probe is temporarily mounted at the position where the incident ultrasonic waves pass through the welded part at the boundary between the plurality of metal plates in an oblique direction with respect to the boundary surface. Also, a display processing means displays the intensity of the refrected ultrasonic waves.... |
| High precision sensing for parameter measurement of the muscular-skeletal system | 20100326187 | 20101230 |
| A measurement system for capturing a transit time, phase, or frequency of energy waves propagating through a propagation medium is disclosed. The measurement system comprises a compressible waveguide (403), ultrasonic transducers (405, 406), and circuitry to sustain energy wave propagation in the waveguide (403). The circuitry includes a propagation tuned oscillator (404), a digital counter (409), a pulse generator (410), a phase detector (414), a counter (420), a digital timer (422), and a data register (424). The measurement system employs a continuous mode (CM), pulse mode, or pulse-echo mode of operation to evaluate propagation characteristics of continuous ultrasonic waves in the waveguide by way of closed-loop feedback to determine levels of applied forces on the waveguide.
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, ultrasonic diagnostic method and data processing program for ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 20100324424 | 20101223 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a data acquisition unit, a correction unit and a display unit. The data acquisition unit acquires phase signals as Doppler data from a moving object in an object by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from the object. The correction unit performs global aliasing correction processing of the phase signals based on a continuity in a two-dimensionally phase change. The display unit displays phase signals after the aliasing correction processing.
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| Ultrasonic imaging apparatus | 20100324421 | 20101223 |
| An ultrasonic imaging apparatus according to the present invention includes an ultrasonic probe (2) for receiving and transmitting ultrasonic waves from/to an object (1), ultrasound image structuring means (6) for generating an ultrasound image from a reflected echo signal received by the ultrasonic probe, elastic image structuring means (7) for obtaining a physical quantity of the elasticity of a region of the object corresponding to the ultrasound image from the reflected echo signal and generating a color elastic image, display means (9) for overlaying the ultrasound image to the color elastic image, or arranging the ultrasound image and the color elastic image and displaying the resultant image on a screen, and input means (17) for variably setting a corresponding relationship between a hue of the color... |
| Oxidative treatment method | 20100320156 | 20101223 |
| The present invention provides a method for oxidizing a substance (e.g., in a waste stream, drinking water, a paper pulp slurry, or on a surface), which uses free radicals and reactive species generated from multiple oxidants. The method comprises combining peroxynitrite or peroxynitrous acid and at least one additional oxidizing agent for a period of time sufficient to oxidize the substance of interest. The peroxynitrite or peroxynitrous acid preferably is formed by irradiation of nitrate ion and/or nitric acid (e.g., with UV or gamma rays). The yield of free radicals and reactive species, which are the intermediate species that perform the oxidation may be increased by addition of a catalysts, electromagnetic radiation, sonic waves, and/or electrolysis.
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| reactor tank | 20100320147 | 20101223 |
| Disclosed is an improved water treatment cavitation reactor cone. The tank operates on a continuous flow of fluids which are subjected to ultrasonic waves in combination with a high level of injected ozone. The treatment tank includes a tangential inlet that induces a rotating flow into the tank thereby increasing the mixing of the ozone within the effluent. The effluent is further treated with DC current. The treatment tank provides a cost efficient and environmentally friendly process and apparatus for cleaning and recycling fluids as contaminated as frac water, used to stimulate gas production from shale formations, as well as other types of fluids having various levels of contaminants such as aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and suspended solids. The calcium carbonate scaling tendency is reduced to... |
| Ultrasonic flowmeter | 20100319464 | 20101223 |
| It is desirable that an operation of an oscillator used for measuring propagation time of ultrasonic waves in an ultrasonic flowmeter be an intermittent operation in order to achieve electric power savings. However, pulse stability of the oscillator requires time, so that there is a problem that the intermittent operation cannot be performed. An ultrasonic flowmeter comprising an oscillator 60, and an oscillation start unit 61 for accelerating oscillation of the oscillator, constructed so that a pulse of the oscillator oscillated by the oscillation start unit 61 is used in measurement of propagation time of ultrasonic waves.
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| Electrically enhanced aqueous filter and method therefor | 20100314252 | 20101216 |
| An alloy is created by melting aluminum, zinc, rare earth metals such as erbium and/or tellurium, and optionally vanadium. During cooling, the molten alloy is exposed to ultrasonic waves in order to prevent separation of the alloy into layers. The alloy is used for one electrode and a separate conductive element such as stainless steel or carbon is used for the other electrode in a water filter. A constant potential difference and electrical current is created between the two electrodes across the water. In an embodiment where carbon or zeolite is used as the filtration medium, the constant voltage and current increase bonding of ions in the filtration medium with pollutants in the water. In an embodiment wherein a mixed bed resin containing sodium ions and... |
| Ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus and medical image processing method | 20100312112 | 20101209 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic transmission/reception unit which generates echo signals associated with scan planes by transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to and from an object via the ultrasonic probe, an image data generating unit which generate tomogram data respectively corresponding to the scan planes based on the echo signals, a contour line extraction processing unit which extracts contour lines of a specific region from the plurality of tomograms, a contour line processing unit which generates curves respectively corresponding to the extracted contour lines, and a surface image generating unit which generates one-dimensional brightness trains on the curves from the tomograms and generates a surface image expressing the surface unevenness of the specific region with brightness changes... |
| Ultrasonograph | 20100312110 | 20101209 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section 102 driving an ultrasonic probe; a receiving section 103 receiving an ultrasonic echo, produced by getting an ultrasonic wave reflected by a subject, at the probe to generate a received signal; a tissue tracking section 105 for tracking the motion of each tissue of the subject based on the received signal and outputting location tracking information; a radius and wall thickness calculating section calculating the radius and wall thickness of the blood vessel; a tissue attribute value calculating section 108 calculating radial and circumferential elasticities of the vascular wall of the vessel based on information about the blood pressure of the subject provided externally, the tracking information, and the radius and wall thickness... |
| Non-contact ultrasound measurement device | 20100312087 | 20101209 |
| A non-contact ultrasound measurement device comprises: a first unit including an ultrasound transducer adapted to transmit and receives an ultrasonic wave in a non-contact manner with respect to an object to be examined, the first unit being adapted to process an output signal from the transducer and measure a first characteristic of the object; and a second unit including at least one of an observation unit for observing the object from front in a non-contact manner and a measurement unit for measuring a second characteristic of the object from front in a non-contact manner, wherein the transducer comprises: an aperture being provided in the central part of the transducer and having a sufficient size to be utilized for observation or measurement of the object by the... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, image processing apparatus and image processing method | 20100310145 | 20101209 |
| According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, a scanning unit, an image data generating unit, a slice specifying unit, an image generating unit and a display unit. The scanning unit repeats three-dimensional scanning on a three-dimensional region in an object with an ultrasonic wave via the ultrasonic probe. The image data generating unit repeatedly generates three-dimensional image data based on an output from the scanning unit. The slice specifying unit specifies at least one slice from the three-dimensional image data concurrently with the three-dimensional scanning. The image generating unit generates at least one slice image associated with the specified slice from the three-dimensional image data. The display unit displays the generated slice image.
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| Fish finder | 20100309753 | 20101209 |
| This disclosure provides a fish finder, which includes a transmission module and a reception module, for outputting an ultrasonic wave underwater, receiving an echo, and outputting a reception signal corresponding to an intensity of the received echo, a control module for generating echo data corresponding to a depth based on the reception signal, a display module for displaying the echo data, and a user interface for receiving a user's operation. The control module causes the display module to display the echo data so that the echo data is displayed in two or more display screens. At least one display screen displays an area having a color different from a background color. A part of the echo data at a depth range corresponding to a height of... |
| Lutein extraction processes | 20100305366 | 20101202 |
| A lutein extraction process comprises pulverizing marigold, adding organic solvent in the former, then placing into an ultrasonic extraction vessel for ultrasonic extraction, filtering the extracted solution, and recovering to obtain a filtrate containing lutein ester; adding an alkaline solution that is 2 times of the filtrate volume in the filtrate recovered in the above step, and performing saponification on the lutein ester in the filtrate at 50-70° C.; washing the resultant after saponification with deionized water until lutein crystallization occurs, centrifuging the solution containing the lutein crystals to obtain crude crystals of lutein; subjecting the crude crystals of lutein to recrystallization; washing the lutein crystals obtained by recrystallization, and drying to obtain lutein crystal product. The ultrasonic extraction method in the present invention utilizes ultrasonic... |
| System and method for measuring aeration of a liquid | 20100300557 | 20101202 |
| A system and method for measuring aeration of a liquid in a liquid channel operates by sending an ultrasonic wave into a liquid channel, receiving a signal corresponding to the echo from the liquid channel and calculating a level of aeration of the liquid in the liquid channel based on the reflected signal.
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| Ban-sensor radio communication device and method | 20100298669 | 20101125 |
| A radio communication device for communicating sensor information includes an electromagnetic wave communication unit using electromagnetic waves using the air as a propagation path, an ultrasonic communication unit using ultrasonic waves using an inside of a living body as a propagation path, and a midair/living-body switching control unit for switching between a communication performed by the electromagnetic wave communication unit and a communication performed by the ultrasonic wave communication unit.
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| System and method for the detection of faults in rails | 20090320603 | 20091231 |
| A system (1) for the detection of defects in rails (12), the system comprising a source of ultrasonic waves for emitting ultrasonic waves onto a rail, a detector for detecting ultrasonic waves reflected or otherwise scattered by the rail or defects therein and a mist generator (3) arranged, in use, to expose one or both of the rail and source of ultrasonic wave to a mist of liquid thus enabling the formation of an ultrasound-transmissive interface between the rail and the source of ultrasonic waves.
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| Rotary drill bits and systems for inspecting rotary drill bits | 20090320584 | 20091231 |
| A method for conducting nondestructive internal inspection of a rotary drill bit used for drilling subterranean formations comprises communicating ultrasonic waves into a drill bit and detecting ultrasonic waves that are reflected by at least a portion of the drill bit. In some embodiments, the waves may be directed into the drill bit from within a longitudinal bore thereof. Reflected waves also may be detected from within the bore. The methods may be used to develop threshold acceptance criteria for classifying drill bits as acceptable or unacceptable to prevent catastrophic failures of drill bits during use. Systems and apparatuses are disclosed for conducting nondestructive ultrasonic inspection of a drill bit used for drilling subterranean formations. The systems and apparatuses may comprise an ultrasonic probe configured for... |
| Ultrasonograph | 20090318806 | 20091224 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section that generates a drive signal to drive a probe in order to transmit an ultrasonic wave toward a subject to be deformed periodically under stress; a receiving section for receiving an echo, produced when the ultrasonic wave is reflected from the subject, at the probe to generate a received echo signal; a computing section for figuring out a thickness change waveform, representing a variation in distance between two arbitrary measuring points on the subject, based on the received echo signal; and a reference waveform generating section for outputting a reference waveform. The apparatus obtains subject's internal information by comparing the thickness change waveform and the reference waveform to each other.
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| Differential ultrasonic waveguide cure monitoring probe | 20090314088 | 20091224 |
| The present invention is seen to provide a new methodology, testing system designs and concept to enable in situ real time monitoring of the cure process. Apparatus, system, and method for the non-destructive, in situ monitoring of the time dependent curing of advanced materials using one or more differential ultrasonic waveguide cure monitoring probes. A differential ultrasonic waveguide cure monitoring probe in direct contact with the material to be cured and providing in situ monitoring of the cure process to enable assessment of the degree of cure or cure level in a non-cure related signal variances (e.g., temperature) independent calibrated response manner. A differential ultrasonic waveguide cure monitoring probe including a transducer coupled to a waveguide and incorporating correction and calibration methodology to accurately and reproducibly... |
| Method for measuring reactor bed level from active acoustic measurement and analysis | 20090314080 | 20091224 |
| The present invention is a non-intrusive method to determine the fluid level in a vessel. In a preferred embodiment, the vessel is a delayed coker drum in a refinery. Waves are generated in the vessel from an outside source. For wall vibration generated in the frequency range of 1-20,000 Hz, accelerometers on the exterior wall of the vessel measures the attenuation of the vibration modes of the vessel. The fluid level can related to the attenuation of the vibration mode. For wall vibration generated in the ultrasonic range, the wave traveling in the vessel wall are guided waves. The guided wave will leak energy into the fluid inside the vessel and will attenuate depending on the fluid level. Ultrasonic receivers on the outside of the vessel... |
| Shear stress ultrasonic horn for ultrasonic surgical aspiration | 20090312692 | 20091217 |
| An ultrasonic horn for use with an ultrasonic surgical hand piece including a resonator comprises a contacting annulus having a plurality of angled lands. The lands are alternated around the annulus such that adjacent lands have opposite angles. As a result of the adjacent angled lands, a shear stress field is developed in contacted tissue due to the promotion of refracted longitudinal ultrasonic waves propagating in different directions at the interface to the coupled tissue. The shear stress field enhances the fragmentation and removal rate of fibrous, elastic, and tenacious tissue. The horn is hollow permitting suction to be applied to the tissue for controlling tissue contact with the lands.
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic probe | 20090312643 | 20091217 |
| An ultrasonic probe having a combination of plural types of functions and thereby easy to carry. The ultrasonic probe includes: a housing part for housing a first group of ultrasonic transducers and a second group of ultrasonic transducers in a first edge part and a second edge part having different curvatures from each other, respectively, the first and second groups of ultrasonic transducers transmitting ultrasonic waves according to drive signals and receiving ultrasonic echoes to output reception signals; and a grip part rotatable relative to the housing part.
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic imaging method and program | 20090312642 | 20091217 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which one of an imaging method with advantageous time resolution and an imaging method with advantageous spatial resolution can be selectively used according to an imaging object. The apparatus includes a transmission control unit for controlling a drive signal generating unit to scan the object while shifting a center position of a group of transducers, which simultaneously transmit ultrasonic waves, by a distance not larger than an interval of plural transducers in a first imaging mode and shifting a center position of a group of transducers, which simultaneously transmit ultrasonic waves, by a distance not less than twice the interval in a second imaging mode, and an image generating unit for generating an image signal at a first frame rate in... |
| Recording medium determination apparatus and image forming apparatus | 20090310992 | 20091217 |
| A recording medium determination apparatus that determines grammage of a recording medium by using an ultrasonic wave includes a transmission unit configured to output an ultrasonic wave having a predetermined frequency, a reception unit configured to receive the ultrasonic wave output from the transmission unit and transmitted through the recording medium and output a received signal, a calculation unit configured to calculate a signal having a peak component according to a cycle of the received signal, and a determination unit configured to determine the grammage of the recording medium based on the signal calculated by the calculation unit.
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| Grammage detection sensor of recording medium and image forming apparatus | 20090310981 | 20091217 |
| A grammage detection sensor which detects a grammage of a recording medium using an ultrasonic wave includes a transmitting unit configured to transmit the ultrasonic wave and a receiving unit including a first vibration member configured to receive the ultrasonic wave that is transmitted from the transmitting unit and passes through the recording medium. The receiving unit includes a guide member configured to guide the ultrasonic wave that passes through the recording medium to the first vibration member. A length from a surface of the first vibration member to a plane including an end plane of the guide member along a line that passes through a center of the first vibration member and is perpendicular to the first vibration member is approximately n times of one-half... |
| Ultrasound imaging apparatus | 20090306510 | 20091210 |
| An ultrasound imaging apparatus comprising a plurality of transducer elements images an object by making use of the plurality of transducer elements whose received signals are given delays, transmitting a pulse ultrasonic wave to the object and receiving its reflected wave. The transducer elements are divided into a plurality of blocks and the transducer elements in each of the blocks are selected by a selecting means so that the delays given to the received signals for the transducer elements in each of the blocks are identical.
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| Method of aquiring data in the mouth of a patient, such a device, an arrangement comprising a dentist's chair and such a device and the use of this device | 20090306506 | 20091210 |
| A device (10) for acquiring data in the mouth of a patient, wherein the device (10) comprises an ultrasound sensor (20) and a support structure. The ultrasound sensor (20) is stored by means of the support structure when not in use and contains ultrasound deflection means (12) which are movable. A coupling body (21) is provided, which is arranged between the ultrasound deflection means (12) and a tooth area (1, 2, 3) or remaining tooth area to be swept over Excitation signals (14) are sent to the ultrasound sensor (20) and the ultrasound deflection means (12) are moved in order to thus produce an ultrasonic wave which sweeps over at least part of the tooth area (1, 2, 3) or remaining tooth area.
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| Substrate processing apparatus and substrate processing method | 20090301518 | 20091210 |
| A substrate processing apparatus includes: a polishing device 30A for polishing the surface of a substrate; and at least one of an ultrasonic cleaning device 42 for cleaning the surface of the substrate with ultrasonic waves transmitted through a liquid, and a two-fluid jet cleaning device 44 for cleaning the surface of the substrate with a two-fluid jet spouted as a mixture of a gas and a liquid. A substrate processing method includes: a polishing step of polishing the surface of a substrate; and a solid matter noncontact cleaning step of cleaning the surface of the substrate by spraying a liquid to the surface of the substrate. The above apparatus and method make it possible to efficiently clean the surface of a substrate after it is... |
| Method and system for non-destructively testing a metallic workpiece | 20090301206 | 20091210 |
| The invention relates to a method for nondestructive testing of a metallic workpiece (11) using an ultrasonic transducer testing head having the following steps: to generate an ultrasonic wave, an excitation pulse is transmitted using the ultrasonic transducer (1) to the workpiece (11), a response signal is measured using the magnetic field sensor (3), testing information, preferably transit time information of the ultrasonic wave and therefrom wall thickness information about the thickness of the workpiece (11), is ascertained on the basis of an ultrasonic echo component of the response signal, and further information, in particular distance information about the distance of the testing head from the workpiece (11), is ascertained on the basis of a magnetic field component of the response signal by supplementary analysis. The... |
| Ultrasonic flaw detection method and ultrasonic flaw detection device | 20090301201 | 20091210 |
| An ultrasonic transmission medium is received in a medium container, and an opening of the container is sealed by a polymer membrane. An inspection object is received in an inspection object receiving container body that is a separate body from the medium container and whose opening is formed opposite the polymer membrane of the medium container. The opening of the inspection object receiving container body is covered by the polymer membrane of the medium container, and a measurement environment space formed by a frame body, the polymer membrane, and the inspection object is reduced in pressure to cause the polymer membrane to be in intimate contact with the inspection object. Then, flaw detection is performed by emitting and applying an ultrasonic wave from an ultrasonic probe... |
| Minor axis motion type ultrasonic probe | 20090299194 | 20091203 |
| The invention relates to a minor axis motion type ultrasonic probe with high sensitivity that suppresses propagation loss. The minor axis motion type ultrasonic probe of the invention comprises: a piezoelectric element group in which a plurality of piezoelectric elements are arranged in a line in a major axis direction of the piezoelectric element group; an acoustic lens that is provided on an ultrasonic wave transmitting/receiving surface side of the piezoelectric element group and that has a predetermined curvature in a minor axis direction of the piezoelectric element group; and a sealed container that houses the piezoelectric element group with the acoustic lens provided thereon and that is filled with a liquid serving as an ultrasonic wave medium, and the piezoelectric element group is moved in... |
| Diagnostic ultrasound apparatus | 20090299185 | 20091203 |
| A novel diagnostic ultrasound apparatus has a plurality of ultrasound probes 1, delay means pairs 4 and 7 arranged respectively in the plurality of ultrasound probes to electronically delay the timings of transmissions or receptions of ultrasonic waves by the ultrasonic transducers, position/orientation detecting means 10 and delay control signal generating means for generating a delay control signal to control signal delays of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers of the plurality of ultrasound probes, using information acquired from the means 10. The delay control signal is input to the delay means to control the timings of transmission of ultrasonic waves to a target object of examination.
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic image display method | 20090299182 | 20091203 |
| The signal intensity and the amount of variation with time of the received signal obtained by transmitting/receiving ultrasonic waves to/from the object are detected for each frequency band, the signals originating from the contrast medium and the biological tissues are distinguished on the basis of the signal intensity and the quantity of variation of time for each frequency band, and an ultrasonic image is displayed.
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| Process for producing solution having carbon dioxide dissolved therein, apparatus therefor and carbonated water | 20090297633 | 20091203 |
| The oxalic acid aqueous solution filled in an electrolytic tank is electrolyzed with an electrolyzer to produce carbonic acid gas, while ultrasonic wave from an ultrasonic generator is applied to the produced carbonic acid gas bubbles, to form micro bubbles, which is dissolved in said oxalic acid aqueous solution, so as to easily produce carbonic acid gas solution with micro carbonic acid gas bubbles dissolved at a low cost; said carbonic acid gas solution can substitute carbonated spring.
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| Device for and a method of activating a physiologically effective substance by ultrasonic waves, and a capsule | 20090297455 | 20091203 |
| A device (100) for activating a physiologically effective substance (101) by ultrasonic waves (103, 105), the device comprising an ultrasonic transducer (102) adapted to generate ultrasonic waves (103), a focusing element (104) adapted to focus the generated ultrasonic waves (103), and an adjustment unit (107) adapted to adjust a position (106) to which the focusing element (105) focuses the generated ultrasonic waves (103) in a manner that the focused ultrasonic waves (103) are bringable in interaction with the physiologically effective substance (101) at the adjusted position (106).
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| Coherence tomography device | 20090296102 | 20091203 |
| An optical coherence tomography device includes: a light source 1; a light splitting section 2a that splits light-source light emitted from the light source 1 into reference light and measurement light; an interfering section 2a that allows backscattered light of the measurement light backscattered by a measurement object T to interfere with the reference light reflected from a reference mirror so as to generate interference light; a photodetecting section 4 that measures the interference light; an oscillator 91 that modulates the backscattered light and the interference light by applying an ultrasonic wave, a sonic wave or an oscillation to the measurement object T; a demodulating section 53 that demodulates the interference light measured at the photodetecting section 4; and an analyzing section 52 that generates property... |
| Acoustic ink jet recorder | 20090295852 | 20091203 |
| An ink layer block (7) including ink droplet jetting nozzles is provided so as to be movable relative to each of a plurality of ultrasonic generation heads (1). The ink layer block (7) also includes two or more different ink layers (4, 5). There are a plurality of printing modes. When one printing mode is selected and set, the ink layer block (7) is moved such that a corresponding ink layer is moved to an associated head. Then, the ink in that ink layer is jetted out as droplets onto a recording target by ultrasonic waves generated by the head, thereby recording an image (FIG. 1).
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| Hybrid solar nanogenerator cells | 20090295257 | 20091203 |
| A dye-sensitized solar cell including ZnO nanowire arrays grown of a flat substrate for harvesting solar energy is integrated with a piezoelectric nanogenerator for harvesting ultrasonic wave energy. The two energy harvesting approaches work simultaneously or individually and can be integrated in parallel or serial for raising the output current, voltage or power, respectively. A solar cell employs an optical fiber and semiconductor nanowires grown around the fiber. A p-n junction based design, organic-inorganic heterojunction, or a dye-sensitized structure is built at the surfaces of the nanowires. Light entering the fiber from a tip propagates through the fiber until it enters a nanowire where it reaches a photovoltaic element. Light entering the fiber cannot escape until it interacts with a photovoltaic element, thereby increasing the solar... |
| Lead frame and semiconductor device utilizing the same | 20090294939 | 20091203 |
| A lead frame and semiconductor device providing improved bond strength from wave bonding such as of wires in lead frames manufactured with depressed inner leads. The lead frame comprises an outer lead, an inner lead, a step difference section formed between the outer lead and inner lead, and an extended section extending from the inner lead towards the outer lead side. The extended section is provided to be adjacent to the step difference section. An acceptor clamp jig set on the lead frame includes a body, an inner lead support section and extended section support section respectively corresponding to the outer lead, the inner lead and the extended section. The outer lead is pressed from above by a retainer clamp jig. The extended section of the... |
| Ultrasonic cleaning system for removing high dose ion implanted photoresist in supercritical carbon dioxide | 20090288689 | 20091126 |
| Disclosed is an ultrasonic cleaning system for removing a high dose ion-implanted photoresist in supercritical carbon dioxide. Specifically, the ultrasonic cleaning system includes one or more ultrasonic horns mounted inside a high pressure reactor to be operated in supercritical carbon dioxide and having a cross-section enabling uniform processing of an overall surface of a wafer, so that ultrasonic waves can be superposed in the high pressure reactor and uniformly distributed over the surface of a support provided as a cleaning target in a cleaning bath, thereby minimizing damage to a fine pattern on the surface of the support while effectively removing a high dose ion-implanted photoresist.
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| Fuel supply apparatus | 20090288647 | 20091126 |
| A fuel supply apparatus that supplies fuel to an internal combustion engine by injecting liquid fuel from a fuel injection valve into a suction port is configured by a microbubble generator that generates microbubbles and an ultrasonic wave generator that generates an ultrasonic wave depending on a gas in the microbubbles generated by the microbubble generator. In the fuel supply apparatus, the generated microbubbles are mixed into the liquid fuel that is supplied to the fuel injection valve, and the liquid fuel in which the microbubbles are mixed is irradiated with the ultrasonic wave depending on the driving state of the internal combustion engine. When the liquid fuel in which the microbubbles are mixed is irradiated with the ultrasonic wave, a temperature of the liquid fuel... |
| Ultrasonic treatment apparatus | 20090287142 | 20091119 |
| There is provided an ultrasonic treatment apparatus, which may treat a part of the body to be treated without use of a medical agent. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises a treatment vessel (11), an ultrasonic element, an ultrasonic element driving circuit, and an operation section (13), wherein the treatment vessel (11) accommodates a medium; the ultrasonic element generates ultrasonic waves in the treatment vessel (11), irradiates the ultrasonic waves to the medium accommodated in the treatment vessel (11), and decomposes the water in the medium to thereby generate hydroxyl radicals; the ultrasonic element driving circuit drives the ultrasonic element; and the operation section (13) is for setting given sterilization conditions determined by the amount of hydroxyl radicals generated by means of the ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic... |
| Ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic endoscopic apparatus | 20090287086 | 20091119 |
| An ultrasonic probe in which a balance between basic performance and suppression of heat generation is achieved by suppressing heat generation of the ultrasonic probe without degrading sensitivity and relative bandwidth of the ultrasonic probe in transmission and reception of ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic probe includes at least one vibrator for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, the at least one vibrator including a piezoelectric material in which a piezoelectric strain constant d33 is equal to or less than 500 pm/V and a product of the piezoelectric strain constant d33 and a piezoelectric voltage constant g33 is equal to or more than 7000×10−15 m2/N, at least one acoustic matching layer provided on a first surface of the at least one vibrator, and a backing material provided on... |
| Block-terminated fiber for laser generation of ultrasonic waves | 20090285527 | 20091119 |
| A laser transmission system.
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| Hollow core waveguide for laser generation of ultrasonic waves | 20090285523 | 20091119 |
| A laser transmission system.
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| Hand-held flaw detector imaging apparatus | 20080314153 | 20081225 |
| The present invention relates to a flaw detector imaging apparatus for detecting and visualizing a flaw in a target material to be investigated, comprising an ultrasonic phase-array probe comprising an array of ultrasonic transducers and a flaw detector. The flaw detector includes at least one trigger channel to trigger ultrasonic emitting transducers of the array at respective time delays to produce an ultrasonic beam propagating through the target material, and a single receiver channel to receive echo signals produced by ultrasonic receiving transducers of the array in response to ultrasonic wave echoes reflected from a flaw in the target material. The single receiver channel comprises a delay circuit imparting to the received echo signals the respective time delays as used in the triggering of the ultrasonic... |
| Inkjet image forming apparatus and method to control the same | 20080316237 | 20081225 |
| An inkjet image forming apparatus includes a print head, an ink supply unit, an ink supply flow path connecting the ink supply unit and the print head, an ink supply amount detector which detects the amount of ink supplied through the ink supply flow path, and a controller which controls a maintenance operation of the print head according to the amount of supplied ink detected by the ink supply amount detector. The controller determines the states of nozzles of the print head according to the amount of supplied ink and cleans the nozzles using supersonic waves or performs wiping and spitting of the nozzles, thereby achieving efficient maintenance.
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| Ultrasonic sensor | 20080307888 | 20081218 |
| An ultrasonic sensor includes an ultrasonic detector for detecting an ultrasonic wave, an acoustic matching member joined to the ultrasonic detector, a housing in which the ultrasonic detector and the acoustic matching member are accommodated, a vibration isolator located between the acoustic matching member and an inner side wall of the housing to damp an unwanted vibration from outside, and a cushion member located between the ultrasonic detector and an inner bottom wall of the housing to absorb external force applied to the ultrasonic sensor The cushion member is not in contact with the acoustic matching member.
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| Substrate cleaning method and substrate cleaning apparatus | 20080308120 | 20081218 |
| The present invention provides a substrate cleaning method capable of reducing non-uniformity of a removal efficiency of particles between lots with a simple procedure. The substrate cleaning method comprises: a step of supplying a gas into a cleaning tank, while an irradiation of ultrasonic waves to the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank is being stopped, so as to increase a dissolved gas concentration of the gas dissolved in the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank to a saturated concentration; and a step of irradiating ultrasonic waves to the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank so as to clean a substrate immersed in the cleaning liquid in the cleaning tank. In the step of increasing the dissolved gas concentration to the saturated concentration, the gas is... |
| Position system for interactive gaming device and method using the same | 20080311990 | 20081218 |
| A position system for interactive gaming device has a main apparatus and a wireless controller. The main apparatus has a first ultrasonic receiving module, a second ultrasonic receiving module and a third ultrasonic receiving module. The three ultrasonic receiving modules are arranged as a triangle shape. The wireless controller has an ultrasonic transmitting module. The ultrasonic transmitting module of the wireless controller sends an ultrasonic wave which is received by the ultrasonic receiving modules in order to obtain three ultrasonic wave transmission times. The main apparatus calculates the received transmission time and therefore recognizes the position of the wireless controller. When the wireless controller is moved, the main apparatus obtains a plurality of coordinate values indicating the motion track of the wireless controller. In this case,... |
| Composite piezoelectric material, ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic endoscope, and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 20080312537 | 20081218 |
| A composite piezoelectric material capable of reducing a peak temperature of a vibrator array to be used for transmitting or receiving ultrasonic waves in ultrasonic imaging. The composite piezoelectric material includes: plural piezoelectric materials arranged along a flat surface or curved surface; and an anisotropic heat conducting material having a higher coefficient of thermal conductivity in at least one direction and provided between the plural piezoelectric materials and/or at outer peripheries of the plural piezoelectric materials.
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| Ultrasonic testing method and ultrasonic testing device using this | 20080302188 | 20081211 |
| A ultrasonic testing method capable of carrying out a test of high degree of freedom where a degree of freedom of arranging a transmission element and a reception element is high and the scope of an object of testing is not likely to be limited, and a ultrasonic testing device using this. An ultrasonic wave is sent from a transmission element (20) to a test element (100) to produce a plate wave in the test element, and the plate wave propagating through the test element is received by a reception element (30) to thereby test the test element on the propagation route of the plate wave. The other probe that is the other reception element (20) or transmission element (30) is disposed between the transmission element... |
| Ultrasonic probe, backing material for ultrasonic probe, and method of manufacturing the same | 20080303381 | 20081211 |
| A backing material that is advantageous in insulation property and can realize a desired acoustic impedance without making the cross-linking and curing reaction of elastomer or resin as a parent material unstable. The backing material is provided on a backside of vibrators for transmitting and/or receiving ultrasonic waves in an ultrasonic probe, and the backing material includes: a parent material containing elastomer or resin and having an insulation property; and composite powder dispersed to fill the parent material, and the composite powder includes powder of a material having a larger acoustic impedance than that of the parent material and an insulation coating for covering a surface of the powder, and the insulation coating contains an oxide of an element of group XIII to group XV except... |
| Nozzle chip cleaning apparatus of inkjet printer, inkjet printer using the same, and method thereof | 20080303857 | 20081211 |
| A nozzle chip cleaning apparatus of an inkjet printer in which a structure to supply and drain a cleaning solution to clean nozzle chips. The nozzle chip cleaning apparatus includes a cleaning bath in which a cleaning solution is contained to clean the nozzle chips, an ultrasonic wave device installed in the cleaning bath to generates waves in the cleaning solution contained in the cleaning bath so that the cleaning solution reaches the nozzle chips, a supply and drain pipe that performs as a supply pipe to supply the cleaning solution from a cleaning solution storage tank to the cleaning bath and as a drain pipe to drain the cleaning solution that has been supplied to the cleaning bath to the cleaning solution storage tank, and... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of measuring velocity with ultrasonic waves | 20080306386 | 20081211 |
| A multiple ultrasonic beam is transmitted from an ultrasonic probe, and a velocity of blood flow, azimuth and elevation angle of a sample such as a blood flow are acquired by a three-dimensional information acquisition section, as three-dimensional fluid information in a range gate, based on a Doppler signal output from the ultrasonic probe.
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| Multi-functional burglar-proof lockset assembly structure | 20080295549 | 20081204 |
| A multi-functional burglar-proof lockset assembly structure is composed a lockset, an alarm system, a chargeable and dischargeable battery, and a solar energy panel. The lockset body can be locked on a wheel ring of a steering wheel to restrict rotation, and at a same time the alarm system in the lockset is activated to proceed with detection of frequency change of reflected ultrasonic wave, detection of abnormal fracture of glass, and preventive detection of ultrasonic signals, through a detection end and a central processing unit. In a same time, the solar energy panel is used to transform sunlight into electric energy which is stored by the chargeable and dischargeable battery, enabling the burglar-proof lockset to solve trouble of dismantling the lockset when the electric power is... |
| Resonant difference-frequency atomic force ultrasonic microscope | 20080295584 | 20081204 |
| A scanning probe microscope and methodology called resonant difference-frequency atomic force ultrasonic microscopy (RDF-AFUM), employs an ultrasonic wave launched from the bottom of a sample while the cantilever of an atomic force microscope, driven at a frequency differing from the ultrasonic frequency by one of the contact resonance frequencies of the cantilever, engages the sample top surface. The nonlinear mixing of the oscillating cantilever and the ultrasonic wave in the region defined by the cantilever tip-sample surface interaction force generates difference-frequency oscillations at the cantilever contact resonance. The resonance-enhanced difference-frequency signals are used to create images of nanoscale near-surface and subsurface features.
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| Ultrasound mapping system by transmission, using at least one piezoelectric film | 20080295600 | 20081204 |
| This system comprises an ultrasonic transmitter (16) and an ultrasonic receiver, placed on either side of an object (10). The transmitter is displaceable and encoded in position, the receiver comprises at least one piezoelectric film (14) and the system further comprises means (20) for processing the signals provided by the film when the latter receives ultrasonic waves, so as to map the object.
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| Transparent electrode comprising carbon nanotube and method of preparing the same | 20080299374 | 20081204 |
| Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a transparent electrode having a carbon nanotube. The carbon nanotube powder is dispersed in a solvent to form a carbon nanotube ink. The carbon nanotube ink is coated on a substrate to prepare a carbon nanotube film. The carbon nanotube has a defect formed on a surface thereof. The defect is formed through an acid treatment process of immersing the carbon nanotube powder or the carbon nanotube film in a nitric acid, a sulfuric acid, a hydrochloric acid, a phosphoric acid, or a mixture thereof. The defect can be formed through an ultrasonic treatment process of exposing the carbon nanotube powder or the carbon nanotube film to an ultrasonic wave having a predetermined frequency and intensity.
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| Ultrasonic endoscope and ultrasonic endoscopic apparatus | 20080300492 | 20081204 |
| An ultrasonic endoscope having a small size and a slight temperature rise of an insertion part even when the transmission output of an ultrasonic transducer part is increased or an imaging device is attached thereto. The ultrasonic endoscope includes: an ultrasonic transducer part having plural ultrasonic transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves; a flexing part for flexibly supporting the ultrasonic transducer part; a coupling part for coupling the flexing part to an operation part; a covering material for covering at least the flexing part and the coupling part; and a heat-conducting member provided inside of the covering material and coupled to the ultrasonic transducer part, for transferring heat generated in the ultrasonic transducer part to the operation part.
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| Method and apparatus of detecting an object | 20080289427 | 20081127 |
| A system for stand-off, continuous, real-time, non-invasive, non-radiological, eye-safe, non-consumable characterization of an object is disclosed that comprises in combination a pulsed laser emitter for directing energy at the surface of an object, wherein the ultrasonic wave is generated within the object to be characterized, and a remote means of measuring the vibrational excitation in the object, whereby the object is remotely characterized.
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| Fluid flow measuring instrument | 20080289434 | 20081127 |
| A measurement control section comprises a time measuring section for controlling an operation of measuring a travel time of an ultrasonic wave. The measurement control section operations, based on a high rate clock signal supplied from a ceramic oscillation circuit during the time measuring operation. A clock control section stops the high rate clock signal supplied from the ceramic oscillation circuit every time when the time measuring section completes its time measuring operation, and uses a low rate clock signal supplied from a quartz oscillation circuit to count a standby time between the end of measuring the travel time and the start of carrying out the next measuring operation.
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| Ultrasonic cleaning method and device | 20080289971 | 20081127 |
| An ultrasonic cleaning method and an ultrasonic cleaning device are provided, which are capable of performing simultaneously cleaning and sterilization of medical appliances or the like, and which can also be used for washing hands for disinfection without any special waste water treatment. The ultrasonic cleaning method for cleaning an object to be cleaned by using an ultrasonic wave includes the steps of putting cleaning fluid and the object to be cleaned in a cleaning tank (16), and applying ultrasonic vibrations to the cleaning fluid from an ultrasonic vibration member disposed in the cleaning tank (16) while ejecting air containing ozone into the cleaning fluid. The vibration portion has a communicating conduit 40 that opens at the surface thereof, and air containing ozone is discharged into... |
| Ultrasonic urinary volume sensor | 20080294047 | 20081127 |
| An object of the present invention is to provide an ultrasonic urinary volume sensor capable of estimating a urinary volume in the bladder accurately corresponding to any particular individuals and/or conditions thereof by incorporating a space time series processing method allowing for an accurate estimation of the urinary volume in the bladder in association with the particular individuals and/or conditions thereof. An ultrasonic urinary volume sensor of the present invention comprises: a probe 1 having a plurality of ultrasonic oscillators 3 for oscillating ultrasonic waves toward a wall surface of the bladder, which is adhesively placed over a body surface in an abdominal section via an ultrasonic wave transmission medium interposed therebetween; and a processing section 2 for detecting and processing reflective echoes of the ultrasonic... |
| Ultrasonic imaging apparatus | 20080294050 | 20081127 |
| It is possible to realize an ultrasonic imaging apparatus capable of eliminating deterioration of the S/N of the ultrasonic image while suppressing enlargement of the circuit size. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe having a plurality of transducers arranged for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves to/from an object to be examined; transmission means for supplying a drive signal to each of the transducers; reception means for phasing/adding and receiving a reflected echo signal received by each transducer; and an image processing unit for reconfiguring an ultrasonic image based on the reflected echo signal received. The transmission means divides the plurality of transducers into a plurality of groups, supplies a common drive signal to the transducers belonging to the same group, and performs focus control... |
| Fluid controller | 20080294293 | 20081127 |
| A fluid controller that allows facilitated installment, piping and wiring connection to semiconductor manufacturing equipment and does not corrode even when a corrosive fluid is used, includes a flowmeter sensor section having a first ultrasonic transducer which transmits ultrasonic waves in a fluid and a second ultrasonic transducer which receives the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the first ultrasonic transducer and outputs the signal thereof to a flowmeter amp section. An adjustment valve that adjusts the flow rate of the fluid using operation pressure is provided, and at least the flowmeter sensor section and the adjustment valve are connected to and disposed in a casing having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet.
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| Ultrasonic transducer | 20080282805 | 20081120 |
| An ultrasonic transducer incorporated into an ultrasonic inspection apparatus for examining existence of defect in a sample dipped in water comprises a transducer main part having an oscillator which projects an ultrasonic wave to the sample, receives the reflected wave from the sample and outputs the received reflected wave as an echo signal, a transmitter substrate producing a drive pulse for emitting the ultrasonic wave to the oscillator, a receiver substrate for amplifying the echo signal, a housing for containing therein both substrates electrically connected, and connecting member for electrically connecting between a signal input/output terminal and the side of the oscillator in the transducer main part, wherein, when a maximum operational frequency of the ultrasonic wave emitted from the oscillator is referred to as fmax... |
| Ultrasonic transducer device and ultrasonic wave probe using same | 20080284287 | 20081120 |
| The present invention provides an ultrasonic transducer device to send and receive ultrasonic waves, comprising a semiconductor substrate, a lower electrode disposed on the semiconductor substrate, a gap disposed on the lower electrode, a third insulation film disposed on the gap, an upper electrode disposed on the third insulation film, a fourth insulation film disposed on the upper electrode, a wiring layer disposed on the fourth insulation film, and a fifth insulation film disposed on the wiring layer. The upper electrode is electrically connected to the wiring layer with penetrating wires.
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| Highly-efficient ultrasonic ink-jet head and fabrication method of for the same | 20080284820 | 20081120 |
| A highly-efficient ultrasonic wave ink-jet head includes a piezoelectric transducer and a Fresnel lens provided on a supporting layer. A chamber structure is fabricated on the supporting layer by lithography etching, and further bonded with an ink-storing groove to form an ink-jet head. The design provides a total reflection of ultrasonic waves generated on the opposite side of the piezoelectric transducer through the deviation of acoustic impedance of ultrasonic waves at different media. The sound energy of the ultrasonic wave can be effectively reused. Moreover, the phase of the reflected ultrasonic wave is consistent with that of the direct ultrasonic wave generated by the piezoelectric transducer. This forms a highly-efficient ultrasonic wave ink-jet head.
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| Cleaning device, a lithographic apparatus and a lithographic cleaning method | 20080284990 | 20081120 |
| An immersion lithographic projection apparatus having a megasonic transducer configured to clean a surface and a method of using megasonic waves through a liquid to clean a surface of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus are disclosed. A flow, desirably a radial flow, is induced in the liquid.
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| Microbial deactivation apparatus having integrated ultrasonic drying system | 20080286178 | 20081120 |
| A system for microbially deactivating articles, such as medical, dental, veterinary and mortuary instruments and devices. The system includes vibration means for producing ultrasonic waves to facilitate drying after the completion of a liquid microbial deactivation process.
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| Low frequency vibration assisted blood perfusion emergency system | 20080287793 | 20081120 |
| A non-invasive vibrator comprising a vibration source operable to generate vibration at a frequency in the range of 1-1000 Hz, and a phased array ultrasonic imaging transducer operatively connected to said vibration source, such as to enable targeting of vibration via an image generated on an ultrasonic display. The preferred vibrator is operable at a frequency greater than 20 Hz and an amplitude greater than 1 mm, such as to provide an effective, deeply penetrative transthoracic tool in remediation of blood flow disturbances within the thoracic cavity (such as acute myocardial infarction). In a variation, means for emitting a therapeutic low frequency ultrasonic waveform in concert with vibration in the range of 1-1000 Hz (wherein both waveforms are simultaneously directed by high frequency ultrasonic imaging) is... |
| Non-destructive wafer-scale sub-surface ultrasonic microscopy employing near field afm detection | 20080276695 | 20081113 |
| A method, and corresponding apparatus, of imaging sub-surface features at a plurality of locations on a sample includes coupling an ultrasonic wave into a sample at a first lateral position. The method then measures the amplitude and phase of ultrasonic energy near the sample with a tip of an atomic force microscope. Next, the method couples an ultrasonic wave into a sample at a second lateral position and the measuring step is repeated for the second lateral position. Overall, the present system and methods achieve high resolution sub-surface mapping of a wide range of samples, including silicon wafers. It is notable that when imaging wafers, backside contamination is minimized.
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| Inkjet image-forming apparatus and method thereof | 20080278536 | 20081113 |
| An inkjet image-forming apparatus includes an inkjet head having a length corresponding to a width of a paper and a nozzle unit on which a plurality of nozzles are formed, and a maintenance unit that is formed on a lower side of the inkjet head to reciprocally move in a lengthwise direction of the inkjet head to maintain the inkjet head, and includes a carriage and a development maintaining unit attachably and detachably installed on the carriage, wherein the development maintaining unit includes a washing unit that washes away foreign materials contaminating the nozzle unit, using solvent waves generated by applying ultrasonic waves of an ultrasonic wave generation unit to a solvent contained in the washing unit, a wiping blade that wipes the foreign materials and... |
| Method of producing exfoliated graphite, flexible graphite, and nano-scaled graphene platelets | 20080279756 | 20081113 |
| The present invention provides a method of exfoliating a layered material (e.g., graphite and graphite oxide) to produce nano-scaled platelets having a thickness smaller than 100 nm, typically smaller than 10 nm. The method comprises (a) dispersing particles of graphite, graphite oxide, or a non-graphite laminar compound in a liquid medium containing therein a surfactant or dispersing agent to obtain a stable suspension or slurry; and (b) exposing the suspension or slurry to ultrasonic waves at an energy level for a sufficient length of time to produce separated nano-scaled platelets. The nano-scaled platelets are candidate reinforcement fillers for polymer nanocomposites. Nano-scaled graphene platelets are much lower-cost alternatives to carbon nano-tubes or carbon nano-fibers.
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| Method and apparatus for development of lithographic printing plate precursor | 20070298350 | 20071227 |
| To provide a development system for lithographic printing plate precursors using a neutral developer, capable of preventing the non-image area of the resulting printing plates from being stained. In developing a lithographic printing plate precursor with a neutral developer having a pH of from 5.8 to 8.6, ultrasonic waves and/or an electric current are imparted to the neutral developer.
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| System and method for screening tissue | 20070299340 | 20071227 |
| A system and method for screening tissue is provided. The system provides a computer-based system for distinguishing between normal and potentially abnormal tissue. The system includes computer components for generating and receiving ultrasonic waves, for storing a tissue model, and for analyzing received ultrasonic waves in the context of the tissue model.
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| Ultrasonic flaw detection method for roller bearing, and method for detecting flaws | 20070289385 | 20071220 |
| An ultrasonic flaw detection method for detecting a flaw which inspects a raceway surface 4a of an outer ring 4 as a surface to be inspected. After the surface to be inspected has finished undergoing finish grinding, a flaw is ultrasonically detected while liquid hydrocarbon 2 including kerosene is taken as an ultrasonic wave transmission medium.
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| Ultrasonograph | 20070293758 | 20071220 |
| To provide an ultrasonograph capable of generating a transmission beam comprising a main beam having a uniform width over a wide range in an ultrasonic wave propagation direction by one-time transmission of an ultrasonic pulse. A weighted mean value of a plurality of transmission delay time values corresponding to focal lengths of transmission pulse waves having a plurality of focal points which are set in the ultrasonic wave propagation direction is calculated for each of elements constituting a transmission aperture and used as the delay time. Waves are actually transmitted with the weighted mean value as delay time. As the weight used for obtaining the delay time mean value, first, a transmission effective aperture width according to each transmission focal length is selected, and a weight... |
| Ultrasonic transducer, ultrasonic transducer array and ultrasound endoscope apparatus | 20070293762 | 20071220 |
| An ultrasonic transducer arraying at even intervals ultrasonic transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves and layering a plurality of acoustic matching layers on them, comprising an transducer shape forming member made of a fiber-reinforced thermosetting PPE for filling a gap formed on the side face of the ultrasonic transducer with the same material as that of the acoustic matching layer, mixing a colorant in a division member adjacent to a predefined ultrasonic transducer from among a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, and arraying the plurality thereof.
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| Ultrasonograph | 20070293764 | 20071220 |
| To provide an ultrasonograph capable of generating a transmission beam comprising a main beam having a uniform width over a wide range in an ultrasonic wave propagation direction by one-time transmission of an ultrasonic pulse. A weighted mean value of a plurality of transmission delay time values corresponding to focal lengths of transmission pulse waves having a plurality of focal points which are set in the ultrasonic wave propagation direction is calculated for each of elements constituting a transmission aperture and used as the delay time. Waves are actually transmitted with the weighted mean value as delay time. As the weight used for obtaining the delay time mean value, first, a transmission effective aperture width according to each transmission focal length is selected, and a weight... |
| Ultrasonic imaging apparatus, an image-processing apparatus, and an ultrasonic image-processing method | 20070285421 | 20071213 |
| A transmitter/receiver obtains scanning data by transmitting ultrasonic waves to a subject to be examined and receiving reflected waves from the subject to be examined. An image processor converts the scanning data into image data represented by a predetermined coordinate system and applies a predetermined smoothing process to the image data. The image processor calculates the vector of each point, based on the image data after the smoothing process. The image processor generates three-dimensional image data by applying a ray-tracing process to the image data to which the smoothing process has not been applied, according to the vector.
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| Lithographic apparatus and lithographic apparatus cleaning method | 20070285631 | 20071213 |
| An immersion lithographic projection apparatus having a megasonic transducer configured to clean a surface and a method of using megasonic waves to clean a surface of an immersion lithographic projection apparatus are disclosed.
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| Solid-concentration measuring apparatus and method thereof, and solid-concentration system | 20070286626 | 20071213 |
| A solid-concentration measuring apparatus includes an ultrasonic transmitter, an ultrasonic receiver, and a response-time integrator. The ultrasonic transmitter transmits a single-pulse ultrasonic wave to a liquid toner. The ultrasonic receiver receives the single-pulse ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic transmitter transmits again a single-pulse ultrasonic wave after a predetermined time has passed from when the ultrasonic receiver receives the single-pulse ultrasonic wave. The response-time integrator measures a response time from transmission to reception of each single-pulse ultrasonic wave, and integrates the response time with respect to each set of N pulses (N>1). A solid concentration of the liquid toner is calculated based on the integrated response time.
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| Functional imaging using capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers | 20070287912 | 20071213 |
| The present invention provides an apparatus for functional imaging of an object that is compact, sensitive, and provides real-time three-dimensional images. The apparatus includes a source of non-ultrasonic energy, where the source induces generation of ultrasonic waves within the object. The source can provide any type of non-ultrasonic energy, including but not limited to light, heat, microwaves, and other electromagnetic fields. Preferably, the source is a laser. The apparatus also includes a single capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer (CMUT) device or an array of CMUTs. In the case of a single CMUT element, it can be mechanically scanned to simulate an array of any geometry. Among the advantages of CMUTs are tremendous fabrication flexibility and a typically wider bandwidth. Transducer arrays with high operating frequencies and with... |
| Ultrasonic imaging apparatus and a method of displaying ultrasonic images | 20070287915 | 20071213 |
| An ultrasonic probe transmits ultrasonic waves to a subject to be examined and receives reflected waves from the subject to be examined. An image processor generates three-dimensional image data based on the reflected waves received by the ultrasonic probe. Moreover, the image processor displays a mark indicating the positional relationship between the three-dimensional image and the ultrasonic probe on a display, the mark overlapping the three-dimensional image based on the three-dimensional image data.
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| Ultrasonic probe | 20070287920 | 20071213 |
| An electronic radial ultrasonic probe comprising an electronic radial array which comprises a plurality of ultrasonic transducers being continuously arrayed circularly around an insertion axis as center and also for which a transmission/reception of an ultrasonic wave is controlled by electronically selecting the plurality of ultrasonic transducer, comprises: a support member equipped on the electronic radial array; a lock member featured with a cavity in which the support member is inserted and with a lock groove for locking a balloon which is mounted in a manner to cover the electronic radial array and in which an ultrasonic medium is filled; and a filler member which is constituted by an adhesive material converting from a fluid state to a solid state, and is filled in the cavity.
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| Directional control/transmission system with directional light projector | 20070279183 | 20071206 |
| A directional control/transmission system adapted with a directional light projector to mark the direction of signal control or transmission; comprised of a control or transmission system having a directional infrared or ultrasonic waves as a carrier adapted with a light projector to output a visible light-spot target to indicate control or transmission direction of directional infrared or ultrasonic waves; or to project the target on a monitor for auxiliary help; or to serve as a lighting beam; or to adjust focus for functioning as the light-spot target or selection of the lighting beam.
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| Water treatment method and water treatment device | 20070280861 | 20071206 |
| Embodiments of the invention provide a water treatment method and water treatment device capable of automatically tracking the frequency of ultrasonic waves and automatically controlling their amplitude such that optimal cavitation is generated. In one embodiment, a water treatment method of sterilizing water containing microbes comprises supplying ultrasonic vibration to the water to be treated by driving and controlling a transducer of a sterilization cell using a signal; detecting an amplitude of the transducer and a frequency of the signal applied to the transducer; and controlling the amplitude and a vibration frequency of the transducer to target values in accordance with the detected transducer amplitude and the detected signal frequency.
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| Ultrasonic moving-picture real-time service system and method and recording medium having embodied thereon computer program for performing method | 20070282201 | 20071206 |
| Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic moving-picture real-time service system and method and a recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for performing the method and, more particularly, to an ultrasonic moving-picture real-time service system and method and a recording medium having embodied thereon a computer program for performing the method, which can allow the family of a pregnant woman to view an ultrasonic moving picture in real time over an Internet network while the pregnant woman receives a medical treatment using ultrasonic waves in a hospital and can automatically log in to a central server of the hospital and stream or download an ultrasonic moving picture of the pregnant woman when a compact disc (CD), which receives from the hospital and stores basic contents and... |
| Ultrasonic doppler diagnosis device | 20070282203 | 20071206 |
| There is provided an ultrasonic wave diagnosis instrument. The ultrasonic wave Doppler diagnosis instrument transmits an ultrasonic continuous wave in a range direction and receives a reflective wave of the ultrasonic continuous wave. The ultrasonic wave Doppler diagnosis instrument includes: a modulation unit that subjects the ultrasonic continuous wave to frequency modulation such that a phase is varied in accordance with the distance of the range direction; a demodulation unit that demodulates the reflective wave for each range of the range direction while interlocking with the frequency modulation, and generates a reception signal in the range in a separated state; and a presentation unit that presents information by using a signal of a Doppler component based on the reception signal.
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| Ultrasonic waveguide and blade | 20070282333 | 20071206 |
| An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The construction includes a waveguide and blade that enable larger wave amplitude and a longer active blade length and still provide sufficient frequency margin or window. The waveguide is provided with a series of gain steps located at the distal portion of the waveguide preferably at the two most distal nodes in relation to the handpiece, or the two most proximal nodes in relation to the blade tip.
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| Ultrasonic blade support | 20070282334 | 20071206 |
| An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The construction includes an outer sheath and an ultrasonic waveguide positioned within the outer sheath. The waveguide includes an ultrasonically actuated blade positioned at least partially distal the waveguide. A rigid support is positioned between the outer sheath and the waveguide.
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| 3d ultrasonographic device | 20070282543 | 20071206 |
| A three-dimensional ultrasonic inspection apparatus includes: a sensing device for ultrasonic inspection including an ultrasonic sensor as a transducer, in which a plurality of piezoelectric vibrators are disposed in a matrix or an array; a drive element selecting unit for selecting and driving a piezoelectric vibrator for producing an ultrasonic wave among the ultrasonic transducer; a signal detecting circuit for detecting the electric signal of the reflected echo by receiving the reflected echo from the joined area; a signal processing unit for subjecting the electric signal to signal processing and generating three-dimensional imaging data by causing the electric signals to correspond to mesh elements in a three-dimensional imaging region of the object to be inspected; and a display processing device for displaying the detection results and... |
| Biometrical object reader having an ultrasonic wave manipulation device | 20070272020 | 20071129 |
| Devices and methods of creating an image of a biological object are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention there is a plane wave ultrasonic pulse generator, an ultrasonic wave manipulation device, an ultrasonic detector and an image generator. In a method according to the invention, a biological object is imaged by emitting an unfocussed ultrasonic energy wave front, reflecting at least a portion of the ultrasonic energy wave front from the object, altering a direction of the ultrasonic energy, detecting that energy, and using the detected energy to create an image of the object.
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| Method and apparatus for demulsifying an oil-water emulsion via ultrasonic | 20070272618 | 20071129 |
| A method for demulsifying water-oil emulsions through ultrasonic action, comprises a step of making the water-oil emulsions flow through at least one ultrasonic acting region in a flow direction, wherein: within the ultrasonic acting region, a concurrent ultrasonic wave whose traveling direction is the same as the flow direction of the water-oil emulsions is generated by at least a one first ultrasonic transducer provided at the upstream end of the ultrasonic acting region, and at same time, a countercurrent ultrasonic wave whose traveling direction is opposite to the flow direction of the water-oil emulsions is generated by at least a one second ultrasonic transducer provided at the downstream end of the ultrasonic acting region; and the concurrent ultrasonic wave and the countercurrent ultrasonic wave act simultaneously... |
| Obstacle detection device and method for estimating receiving time | 20070274159 | 20071129 |
| An obstacle detection device includes a transmitting portion for sending ultrasonic wave, a plurality of receiving portions provided at different positions and receiving reflected waves of the ultrasonic wave, a plurality of envelope wave acquiring portions for acquiring envelope waves corresponding to the reflected waves, on the basis of the reflected waves received by the receiving portions, determining portions for determining a peak of each of the envelope waves, storing portions for storing a partial data of the each of the envelope waves, whose peak is determined by the determining portions, estimating portions for estimating a starting point of the each of the envelope waves by using the partial and location determining portions for determining a location of an obstacle on the basis of the starting... |
| Ultrasonic probe | 20070276248 | 20071129 |
| A technique that can make a heat radiation effect higher and makes even a transmission voltage of an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus higher and then makes a diagnostic depth deeper is disclosed. According to this technique, an ultrasonic probe has: a plurality of piezoelectric elements 1 which are long in an X-direction, are arrayed in a y-direction and transmit and receive ultrasonic waves in a z-direction (diagnostic depth direction); a plurality of ground electrodes 2 and signal electrodes 3 which are placed on the front surfaces and the rear surfaces of the individual piezoelectric elements, respectively; a plurality of signal electrodes 4 for extracting respective signals from the individual signal electrodes; a backing load member 5 which has a function for mechanically holding the piezoelectric elements through... |
| Echographic probe wtih sector scanning using a transducer capable of coming into contact with the structure to be examined | 20070276249 | 20071129 |
| The inventive probe comprises a tubular body (1, 2) that accommodates a transducer (11), which emits a focussed incident ultrasonic wave toward structures to be examined and which receives the ultrasonic waves reflected by these structures. This transducer (11) is coupled to actuating means (4), comprises a piezoelectric assembly (15) capable of focussing the emitted beams and, adjacent to this assembly, comprises a spherical layer (20) made of a material that ensures a good transmission of the ultrasonic waves.
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| Pulse echo ultrasonic testing method for ceramic honeycomb structures | 20070266547 | 20071122 |
| A method for detecting the presence or absence of internal discontinuities or inhomogeneities in a fired or green ceramic honeycomb structure is provided. In the method, an ultrasonic wave is propagated into the honeycomb structure at a first location, and a response of the propagated ultrasonic wave, as modulated and reflected (a pulse echo) by the honeycomb structure, is received at the first location. The received ultrasonic wave is filtered and then analyzed to determine the presence or absence of internal discontinuities. The transmitter generates ultrasonic waves having a frequency of five megahertz or less to maintain a high signal to noise ratio in the propagated wave received by the ultrasonic receiver.
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| Non-contact ultrasonic testing method and device for ceramic honeycomb structures | 20070266789 | 20071122 |
| Both a method and apparatus for determining internal discontinuities or inhomogeneities in a green or fired ceramic honeycomb structure is provided. In the method of the invention, an ultrasonic transmitter is positioned adjacent to, but not in contact with, the honeycomb structure. The transmitter propagates an ultrasonic wave, of preferably less than 5 MHz, through the honeycomb structure which is received, filtered and analyzed to determine the presence or absence of internal discontinuities or inhomogenieties. The ultrasonic transmitter generates an ultrasonic wave of less than five megahertz to provide a relatively high signal-to-noise ratio in the ultrasonic wave propagated through the structure. The device of the invention may include an array of ultrasonic transmitters and receivers that generate simultaneously transmit and receive ultrasonic signals throughout the... |
| Ultrasonic testing system and method for ceramic honeycomb structures | 20070266790 | 20071122 |
| Both a system and method for detecting the presence or absence of internal discontinuities or inhomogeneities in a fired or green ceramic honeycomb structure is provided. The system includes a membrane disposed over a surface of the honeycomb structure, at least one ultrasonic transmitter that engages the membrane and transmits ultrasonic waves into the honeycomb structure, a translation assembly connected to the ultrasonic transmitter for sliding said transmitter across said membrane in a predetermined pattern, and an ultrasonic receiver that receives a modulated response from the ultrasonic waves transmitted into the honeycomb structure. The membrane is preferably plastic sheet material, such as polyester, having a temporary adhesive on one side and a thickness that is about one-quarter of the wavelength of the ultrasonic waves in order... |
| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 20070266791 | 20071122 |
| A technology for providing a small and inexpensive ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus which does not need a high resolution A/D converter, and has high sensitivity and a wide dynamic range is disclosed. According to the technology, an ultrasonic transducer unit 1 for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic wave is driven by a drive circuit 2 for generating a pulse signal. An echo signal received by the ultrasonic transducer unit is inputted to an analog low frequency band attenuator 3 which attenuates a low frequency band component. An output signal of the analog low frequency band attenuator is inputted to an A/D converter 4 which converts the signal to a digital signal. The converted and outputted digital signal is inputted to a digital correction filter 5 which intensifies the... |
| Substrate cleaning method, substrate cleaning system and program storage medium | 20070267040 | 20071122 |
| A substrate cleaning method can uniformly removing particles from substrates at a high removing efficiency. The substrate cleaning method includes the steps of immersing substrates W in a cleaning liquid in a cleaning tank 12, and generating ultrasonic waves in the cleaning liquid contained in the cleaning tank. A region in the cleaning tank toward which the cleaning liquid is supplied is varied with respect to a vertical level in the step of generating ultrasonic waves in the cleaning liquid while the cleaning liquid is being supplied into the cleaning tank.
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| Ultrasonic sensor | 20070268783 | 20071122 |
| An ultrasonic sensor includes a plurality of vibrating parts, a plurality of receiving elements, and a waveguide. Each of the vibrating parts vibrates when a corresponding ultrasonic wave reflected by a detection object is transmitted thereto, and receives the ultrasonic wave. Each of the elements includes corresponding one of the vibrating parts and detects the object using the corresponding ultrasonic wave. The ultrasonic wave is transmitted through the waveguide to each of the elements. The waveguide includes a first opening facing the object, a second opening, and a reflecting surface that reflects the ultrasonic wave in a direction to each of the vibrating parts. The ultrasonic wave enters through the first opening. The second opening is not viewable from the first opening. The second opening holds... |
| Liquid level detecting apparatus | 20060288775 | 20061228 |
| A guide pipe is formed from a metal material, and its internal cross section has a circular shape whose diametric dimension gradually becomes smaller with a distance from an ultrasonic sensor. That is, the guide pipe is formed so that a route for transmitting an ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic sensor may be tapered from this ultrasonic sensor toward a reflector plate. Thus, the acoustic pressure level of the ultrasonic wave which enters the reflector plate can be made higher than a value in a prior-art liquid level detecting apparatus. Accordingly, the energy of the ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic sensor can be utilized for liquid level detection at a high efficiency, so that a fuel liquid level detecting apparatus capable of accurate liquid... |
| An ultrasonic estimating method and apparatus for a cased well | 20060289155 | 20061228 |
| c) calculating an intermediate mud velocity value Vmud CALC based on the measured transit time Ti, the determined casing thickness thi, a diameter of the transducer DOT and a casing outer diameter OD for the first depth z−1, and for the first azimuth and at least the second azimuth, and d) calculating an estimated second depth z mud velocity value Vmud_est KFCALC by applying an estimation method to the intermediate mud velocity value and an estimated first depth mud velocity value.
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| Double feed detecting apparatus and image forming apparatus | 20060289424 | 20061228 |
| A double feed detecting apparatus includes an ultrasonic wave transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic wave to a sheet, an ultrasonic wave receiver configured to receive the ultrasonic wave transmitted by the ultrasonic wave transmitter, a comparison device configured to compare the signal received by the ultrasonic wave receiver with a predetermined threshold, and a double feed detecting device configured to detect a double-feed based on the comparison result of the comparison device. The double feed detecting device calculates the threshold before detecting the double feed.
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| Coordinate input pen and coordinate input apparatus having the same | 20060290682 | 20061228 |
| The coordinate input pen according to the present invention is a coordinate input pen for specifying a current position of the coordinate input pen by emitting an ultrasonic wave, including: an ultrasonic wave oscillating section for oscillating the ultrasonic wave for specifying coordinates of the current position; an ultrasonic wave emitting outlet for emitting, to an outside, the ultrasonic wave oscillated by the ultrasonic wave oscillating section; and an ultrasonic wave propagation route which has a fixed length and extends from the ultrasonic wave oscillating section to the ultrasonic wave emitting outlet and is used to propagate the ultrasonic wave to the ultrasonic wave emitting outlet. As a result, it is possible to maintain the output level of the ultrasonic wave oscillated by the ultrasonic wave... |
| Disc herniation treating method and apparatus | 20060293616 | 20061228 |
| As a method of promoting natural HDR and curing disc herniation an apparatus is provided for shortening the time period of HDR, by ultrasonic irradiation. The apparatus is equipped with at least one ultrasonic transducer, an ultrasonic oscillator and mount means for mounting the ultrasonic transducer to an bone joint site, and is means for irradiating ultrasonic waves of 1.3 to 2 MHz in frequency, 100 to 1,000 Hz in repetition frequency, 10 to 2000 μs in burst width and 100 mW/cm2 or less in power (SATA: Spatial Average-Temporal Average).
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| Stent having an integral ultrasonic emitter for preventing restenosis following a stent procedure | 20060287597 | 20061221 |
| A system and method that minimizes plaque accumulation on a stent and thereby restenosis that could require a subsequent invasive medical procedure following stent implantation. The stent, essentially an expandable wire mesh tube comprised of a plurality of integral lattice portions, configured for expansion within a blood vessel of a patient, is formed with an electrically-controlled, biocompatible device as one of its integral lattice portions. In a first implementation, the biocompatible device is under control of an externally-positioned controller which causes the device to emit an ultrasonic wave at a frequency corresponding to the mechanical resonance of the stent and thereby minimize accumulation of plaque. In a second or supplemental implementation, the device is or other portions of the stent are coated with a drug that... |
| System of implantable ultrasonic emitters for preventing restenosis following a stent procedure | 20060287598 | 20061221 |
| A system and method that minimizes plaque accumulation on a stent and thereby restenosis that could require a subsequent invasive medical procedure following implantation of the stent in a patient. A plurality of electrically-powered, biocompatible devices, implantable via injection, are positioned within the patient proximate to the stent and under control of a externally-placed controller are commanded to emit ultrasonic waves corresponding to the mechanical resonance of the stent. By controlling the frequency and the relative phases of the ultrasonic waves, the accumulation of plaque on the stent can thus be minimized.
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| Ultrasonic washing apparatus | 20060272685 | 20061207 |
| A rod horn of an ultrasonic transmitting medium includes an expanded portion in one end and an inclined plane as a face irradiating ultrasonic waves, an ultrasonic vibrator or vibrators is attached to the expanded portion, the inclined plane of the rod horn is provided by holding a slight gap opposite to a washing body, washing liquid is flowed into the gap in the side of the inclined plane and the washing body is washed by the ultrasonic wave and the washing liquid.
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| Handheld device having ultrasonic transducer for axial transmission of acoustic signals | 20060273696 | 20061207 |
| A handheld stylus having an elongated housing, a writing and drawing implement disposed within the housing and including a tip extending through an opening at an end of the housing where ultrasonic waves radiate therefrom and are used for determining a position of the stylus; and at least one ultrasonic transducer disposed within the housing. The transducer may be a cylindrical piezoelectric transducer having a holder and a cylindrical piezoelectric film spanning between at least two spaced apart cylindrical surfaces of the holder, or a flat transducer having a diaphragm, and a piezoelectric material disposed on a surface of the diaphragm.
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| Ultrasonic system for on-line monitoring of pressed materials | 20060266119 | 20061130 |
| A method and apparatus for monitoring the quality of a material during die press manufacture. The material may be powder, a powder and binder mixture, a fluid or melted polymer or other material suitable for press manufacture. The method includes measuring a wave attribute of one or more ultrasonic waves transmitted through the material during or in certain instances before compaction. Information is derived from the measured wave attribute regarding a quality of the compaction of the material. The information regarding the quality of the compaction of the material may include but is not limited to, the density of the material, the uniformity of the material density, changes in the composition of the material, or the degree of consolidation of the material. The wave attribute measured... |
| Composite sensor for door and automatic door system | 20060267533 | 20061130 |
| A first area (16) for detecting an object is formed by a radio wave or an ultrasonic wave, and a second area (18) for detecting an object by means of light is formed near the first area (16). When an object is detected in the first area (16) approaching the second area (18), the second area (18) is enabled. When an object is detected in the first area (16) moving in the direction away from the second area (18), the second area (18) is disabled.
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| Method for evaluating a weld joint formed during a welding process | 20060260403 | 20061123 |
| The invention is distinguished by sound being transmitted with longitudinal (l) and transverse(t) ultrasonic waves into the region of the welded joint, the time-dependent changes in sound transmittance Dl(t), Dt(t) of the longitudinal ultrasonic waves (l) and the transverse ultrasonic waves (t) being registered separately, and using the ratio of Dl(t) to Dt(t), the time point ts at which a molten mass forms in the region of the welded joint being determined and serving as a basis for evaluating the welded joint.
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| Ultrasonic transducer for liquid metal | 20060260929 | 20061123 |
| In an ultrasonic transducer comprising a combination of an ultrasonic oscillator 10 and an oscillation transmission section 12 and is capable of sending ultrasonic waves into liquid heavy metal through the oscillation transmission section and receiving ultrasonic waves transmitted in the liquid heavy metal, at least a front end wetted portion coming into contact with the liquid heavy metal (e.g. lead-bismuth) of the oscillation transmission section is made of any of ferritic stainless steel, aluminum alloy steel having an aluminum content of 70% or more and copper alloy steel having a copper content of 50% or more. The ultrasonic transducer improves sound pressure transmission efficiency by optimizing acoustic coupling in a wetted interface, thereby facilitating entering of ultrasonic saves into liquid heavy metal and enabling measurement... |
| Rodent repellent device of random working frequency | 20060262648 | 20061123 |
| A rodent repellent device of random working frequency is disclosed, which comprises: an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC); a deterring module, electrically connected to the ASIC, capable of emitting a wave emission selected from the group consisting of an ultrasonic wave, a seismic wave and a sound, being used for repelling rodents; and a power source, electrically connected to the ASIC, for providing power to the ASIC and the deterring module. Wherein the ASIC further comprises: an internal precision oscillator; a center processing unit (CPU); a wake-up module, being employed as an activation means for enabling the rodent repellent device to have randomized lasting time of wave emission and randomized intermission between two consecutive wave emissions; a read-only memory (ROM), for storing a program controlling the randomization... |
| Capacitive microfabricated ultrasound transducer-based intravascular ultrasound probes | 20060264758 | 20061123 |
| An ultrasound catheter is described herein for insertion into a cavity such as a blood vessel to facilitate imaging within a vasculature. The catheter comprises an elongate flexible shaft, a capacitive microfabricated ultrasonic transducer, and a sonic reflector. The elongate flexible shaft has a proximate end and a distal end. A capacitive microfabricated ultrasonic transducer (cMUT) is mounted to the shaft near the distal end. The reflector is positioned such that a reflective surface redirects ultrasonic waves to and from the transducer. In other embodiments, the catheter comprises a plurality of cMUT elements and operates without the use of reflectors. In further embodiments, integrated circuitry is incorporated into the design.
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| Hand-held flaw detector imaging apparatus | 20060254359 | 20061116 |
| The present invention relates to a flaw detector imaging apparatus for detecting and visualizing a flaw in a target material to be investigated, comprising an ultrasonic phase-array probe comprising an array of ultrasonic transducers and a flaw detector. The flaw detector includes at least one trigger channel to trigger ultrasonic emitting transducers of the array at respective time delays to produce an ultrasonic beam propagating through the target material, and at least one receiver channel to receive echo signals produced by ultrasonic receiving transducers of the array in response to ultrasonic wave echoes reflected from a flaw in the target material. The receiver channel comprises a delay circuit imparting to the received echo signals the respective time delays as used in the triggering of the ultrasonic... |
| Process for producing fine particles of organic compound | 20060255323 | 20061116 |
| There is provided a process for producing fine particles of an organic compound by a continuous-type poor solvent precipitation method which is capable of rapidly and uniformly dispersing an organic compound-containing solution in a large amount of a poor solvent, thereby more readily producing fine particles of the organic compound having a volume-average particle size of not more than 1 μm. In the process for producing fine particles of an organic compound, the poor solvent in which the organic compound is hardly soluble, is continuously mixed with the organic compound-containing solution prepared by dissolving the organic compound in a good solvent which is miscible with the poor solvent and in which the organic compound is readily soluble, while irradiating an ultrasonic wave thereto.
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| Ultrasonic probe | 20060255686 | 20061116 |
| Disclosed is a technique of setting an ultrasonic wave directivity at a desired characteristic in accordance with position in a direction perpendicular to an arraying direction of piezoelectric elements. According to this technique, in a structure in which piezoelectric elements 1 are arrayed in a Y direction and each of the piezoelectric elements 1 is divided in a direction X perpendicular to the arraying direction Y, the width W of each of the piezoelectric elements 1 in the arraying direction is set at a minimum value at a central portion forming a position in the direction X perpendicular to the arraying direction Y while it is made wider toward both end portions, thus setting an ultrasonic directivity at a desired characteristic according to position in the... |
| Interactive surface game system based on ultrasonic position determination | 20060258451 | 20061116 |
| A system for users to play games on regular surface (201) such as printed material is provided. The system consists of an ultrasonic pointing unit (216), an ultrasonic base unit (213), a control unit (220) and a response unit (240), together with response data (500) and game rules (1100). The user interacts with the surface (201) by placing the ultrasonic pointing unit (216) on various areas of the surface (10). Ultrasonic wave propagates between the ultrasonic point unit (216) and ultrasonic base unit (213). By measuring multiple time-of-flight of ultrasonic wave, the location of the ultrasonic pointing unit (216) could be determined, and the device makes appropriate audio or other responses. Also, with the additions of game rules (1100), the system could ask users questions, or... |
| Medical device delivery systems that facilitate medical device placement in the presence of ultrasonic waves | 20060259115 | 20061116 |
| Delivery systems, methods of fabricating delivery systems, and methods of implanting intraluminal medical devices at a point of treatment within a body vessel are provided. Delivery systems include an elongate tubular member that has first and second wall portions with different acoustic impedences. An intraluminal medical device is disposed on a mounting region of a dilator and within the elongate tubular member. One of the wall portions of the elongate tubular member is positioned substantially adjacent a functional mechanism of the intraluminal medical device. This positioning facilitates placement of the intraluminal medical device within a body vessel in a particular orientation by observing the differential reflection of ultrasonic waves caused by the different acoustic impedences of the first and second wall portions of the elongate tubular... |
| Tracking system and autonomous mobile unit | 20060259213 | 20061116 |
| A tracking system of the present invention includes a transponder 20 attached on a moving object 2 and an autonomous mobile unit 1 for tracking the transponder 20. The autonomous mobile unit 1 has an environment detecting means for acquiring reflection environment information relating to a wall surface 6a, 6b and 6c existing in the vicinity. In this system, the following tracking cycle is executed. The autonomous mobile unit 1 transmits a first ultrasonic wave, and upon receipt of it, the transponder 20 transmits a second ultrasonic wave. By receiving the second ultrasonic wave, the autonomous mobile unit 1 acquires reception information relating to a direct wave that directly arrives at the autonomous mobile unit 1 from the transponder 20 and a reflected wave that arrives... |
| Method and device for producing a cavity in a workpiece | 20060249489 | 20061109 |
| During the production of a swage in a workpiece in which material is removed in layers by means of a laser beam the side walls of the swage are processed by means of a laser beam and/or a processing means and/or ultrasonic waves.
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| Immersion exposure tool cleaning system and method | 20060250588 | 20061109 |
| Methods of cleaning immersion exposure tools using ultrasonic waves and systems thereof are disclosed. An ultrasonic wave generator is coupled to the fluid of an immersion exposure tool, or to a component that makes contact with the fluid. The ultrasonic wave generator is activated, generating ultrasonic waves in the fluid that dislodge debris and particulates, cleaning the immersion exposure tool. The ultrasonic wave generator may be activated during an exposure process to vary the distance between the lens system and the wafer, increasing the process window.
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| Electronic commerce system and method thereof | 20060253290 | 20061109 |
| Disclosed are an electronic commerce system utilizing a specific terminal number, a digital camera and an item specific code, and the method thereof. In this invention, data transmission between terminals or between a terminal and a server is carried out by a wireless transmission module such as RF, infrared, ultrasonic wave. In the data transmission, the item specific code is included in the processed data and is used to identify the data users and utilize in the electronic commerce system.
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| Distance measurement method and device using ultrasonic waves | 20060247526 | 20061102 |
| The present invention provides a distance measurement method and device using ultrasonic sufficiently amplifying a received ultrasonic wave signal and separating a specific frequency from an ultrasonic wave signal mixed with an unnecessary signal to extract an arrival signal of a first pulse. It is thus possible to calculate a distance of an object safely.
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| Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, measuring result display apparatus and method of displaying measuring result | 20060247527 | 20061102 |
| An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, which obtains a diagnostic image by scanning a fetus in a mother's body with an ultrasonic wave, including a measurement unit configured to obtain from the diagnostic image fetal measuring results according to a plurality of items; a graph processing unit coupled to the measurement unit and configured to generate a graph indicating a relative relation between measuring results and basic values for each of the plurality of items; and a monitor connected to the graph processing unit and configured to display the graph.
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| Electromagnetic ultrasound probe | 20060236764 | 20061026 |
| The present invention is distinguished by the premagnetizing unit (V) being contactable directly or indirectly with the workpiece (5) via a contact area (9) and by the at least one partially torodially designed magnetic core (6) being disposed laterally next to the contact area (9) of the premagnetizing unit (V) in such a manner that the premagnetizing unit (V) can project over the partially toroidally designed magnetic core (6) perpendicular to the contact area (9).
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| Ultrasonic wave transmitter receiver | 20060236770 | 20061026 |
| A trawl net (2) is attached to ends of warps (4) extending from a ship (6), such as a trawl boat, in the sternward direction, and a transponder (5) to transmit a response signal is attached to an upper part of a net mouth of the trawl net (2). The ship (6) forms a transmission beam TB of a detection signal by a transducer (1) at the bottom of the ship, and performs detection in the detection range. The transponder (5) receives the detection signal, and forms a transmission beam TPB of a frequency different from that. A detection image and a position display image of the transponder are superposed and displayed on a display of a scanning sonar or are displayed side by side.
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| Method, system, and medium for estimating location using ultrasonic waves | 20060239121 | 20061026 |
| Provided are a method, system, and medium for estimating a location of a remote controller using ultrasonic waves. The method includes receiving a plurality of signals transmitted from the remote controller, measuring time delays between an infrared signal and ultrasonic signals included in each of the received signals, estimating the location of the remote controller with respect to each of the received signals using the measured time delays, and estimating the final location of the remote controller based on the estimated locations of the remote controller.
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| Ultrasonograph | 20060241426 | 20061026 |
| is measured, and the surface temperature of the window is detected from this measured sound velocity.
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