公开(公告)号：US08398551B2

公开(公告)日：2013-03-19

申请号：US12027168

申请日：2008-02-06

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： G01N29/2437 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01N2291/0427

摘要： It becomes possible to obtain high sound pressure in a high frequency domain by a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which comprises a membrane on which one electrode is formed, a cavity constructed in its backface, and a substrate on which these are mounted and supported and on whose surface an electrode is provided, on a surface in an ultrasonic transmission and reception side, characterized in that the membrane comprises tow or more layers, and at least one layer of them comprises a high dielectric constant film.

摘要翻译： 可以通过电容式超声换能器在高频域获得高声压，该电容式超声波换能器包括其上形成有一个电极的膜，在其背面构成的空腔以及在其上安装和支撑这些电极的基板 在超声波发送和接收侧的表面上设置有电极，其特征在于，所述膜包括丝束或更多层，并且其至少一层包括高介电常数膜。

公开(公告)号：US20080139946A1

公开(公告)日：2008-06-12

申请号：US12027168

申请日：2008-02-06

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： G01N29/2437 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01N2291/0427

摘要： It becomes possible to obtain high sound pressure in a high frequency domain by a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which comprises a membrane on which one electrode is formed, a cavity constructed in its backface, and a substrate on which these are mounted and supported and on whose surface an electrode is provided, on a surface in an ultrasonic transmission and reception side, characterized in that the membrane comprises tow or more layers, and at least one layer of them comprises a high dielectric constant film.

摘要翻译： 可以通过电容式超声换能器在高频域获得高声压，该电容式超声波换能器包括其上形成有一个电极的膜，在其背面构成的空腔以及在其上安装和支撑这些电极的基板 在超声波发送和接收侧的表面上设置有电极，其特征在于，所述膜包括丝束或更多层，并且其至少一层包括高介电常数膜。

公开(公告)号：US20070164632A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11633399

申请日：2006-12-04

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Yoshiyuki Okuno ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/00

CPC分类号： G01N29/2437 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01N2291/0427

摘要： It becomes possible to obtain high sound pressure in a high frequency domain by a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which comprises a membrane on which one electrode is formed, a cavity constructed in its backface, and a substrate on which these are mounted and supported and on whose surface an electrode is provided, on a surface in an ultrasonic transmission and reception side, characterized in that the membrane comprises two or more layers, and at least one layer of them comprises a high dielectric constant film.

摘要翻译： 可以通过电容式超声换能器在高频域获得高声压，该电容式超声波换能器包括其上形成有一个电极的膜，在其背面构成的空腔以及在其上安装和支撑这些电极的基板 在超声波发送和接收侧的表面上设置电极，其特征在于，所述膜包括两层或更多层，并且其至少一层包括高介电常数膜。

公开(公告)号：US07728490B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-01

申请号：US11606881

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： H04R17/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  G01N29/245 ,  G01N2291/0423

摘要： A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic wave transmission/reception surface formed by arranging a plurality of transducer cells each of which includes a membrane having a first electrode and a supporting film for supporting the first electrode, and also includes a second electrode arranged being opposite to the first electrode and being spaced apart from the first electrode at a prescribed interval, wherein: the transducer cells are arranged on the basis of resonant frequencies of the transducer cells.

摘要翻译： 一种具有超声波发射/接收表面的电容微加工超声波换能器，其通过布置多个换能器单元而形成，所述多个换能器单元包括具有第一电极和用于支撑第一电极的支撑膜的膜，并且还包括布置成相对的第二电极 到所述第一电极并且以规定的间隔与所述第一电极间隔开，其中：所述换能器单元基于所述换能器单元的谐振频率来布置。

公开(公告)号：US07883466B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-08

申请号：US11636678

申请日：2006-12-08

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yoshiyjki Okuno ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Etsuko Omura, legal representative ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Shuji Otani ,  Naomi Shimoda ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yoshiyjki Okuno ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Shuji Otani ,  Naomi Shimoda ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01S7/52026 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8963 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： An ultrasonic probe apparatus which applies a RF pulse signal with a DC bias signal superimposed thereon to c-MUTs and transmits/receives an ultrasound wave is configured such that a transmission control system includes bias regulators which regulate the voltage value of the DC bias signal, a reception control system has a plurality of different frequency band pass filtering characteristics including at least those for a low pass and high pass and a frequency band pass filtering processing section which can select at least one frequency band pass filtering characteristic from those frequency band pass filtering characteristics. The apparatus controls voltage settings of the bias regulators in conjunction with the selection of frequency band pass filtering characteristics of the frequency band pass filtering processing section.

摘要翻译： 将其上叠加有DC偏置信号的RF脉冲信号施加到c-MUT并发送/接收超声波的超声波探头装置被配置为使得传输控制系统包括调节DC偏置信号的电压值的偏置调节器， 接收控制系统具有至少包括用于低通和高通的那些频带通滤波特性的多个不同的频带滤波特性，以及能够从这些频带滤波特性中选出至少一个频带滤波特性的频带滤波处理部 特点 该装置结合频带滤波处理部分的频带滤波特性的选择来控制偏置调节器的电压设置。

公开(公告)号：US07892175B2

公开(公告)日：2011-02-22

申请号：US11636677

申请日：2006-12-08

申请人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Etsuko Omura, legal representative ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01S7/5202 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S15/8954 ,  G01S15/8963

摘要： Within the tip portion of a cylindrical shaped sheath a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which is an array type two-dimensionally arrayed on the outer surface of the cylindrical face is disposed. Capacitive ultrasonic transducer units employ m capacitive ultrasonic transducer elements arrayed in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical face as a division unit, thereby providing an arrangement wherein the respective capacitive ultrasonic transducer units are readily disposed in the circumferential direction, whereby radial scanning or the like can be performed within a body cavity.

摘要翻译： 在圆筒形护套的尖端部分内设置二维排列在圆柱形表面的阵列型的电容式超声换能器。 电容式超声波换能器单元使用沿圆筒面的纵向排列的m个电容式超声换能器元件作为分割单元，从而提供一种布置，其中相应的电容式超声波换能器单元容易沿圆周方向设置，由此径向扫描等可以 在体腔内进行。

公开(公告)号：US20070167814A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11636677

申请日：2006-12-08

申请人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Hideo Adachi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： A61B8/14

CPC分类号： A61B8/4488 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/4494 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01S7/5202 ,  G01S7/52038 ,  G01S15/8954 ,  G01S15/8963

摘要： Within the tip portion of a cylindrical shaped sheath a capacitive ultrasonic transducer which is an array type two-dimensionally arrayed on the outer surface of the cylindrical face is disposed. Capacitive ultrasonic transducer units employ m capacitive ultrasonic transducer elements arrayed in the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical face as a division unit, thereby providing an arrangement wherein the respective capacitive ultrasonic transducer units are readily disposed in the circumferential direction, whereby radial scanning or the like can be performed within a body cavity.

摘要翻译： 在圆筒形护套的尖端部分内设置二维排列在圆柱形表面的阵列型的电容式超声换能器。 电容式超声波换能器单元使用沿圆筒面的纵向排列的m个电容式超声换能器元件作为分割单元，从而提供一种布置，其中相应的电容式超声波换能器单元容易沿圆周方向设置，由此径向扫描等可以 在体腔内进行。

公开(公告)号：US20070083119A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-12

申请号：US11636678

申请日：2006-12-08

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yoshiyjki Okuno ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Shuji Otani ,  Naomi Shimoda ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Yoshiyjki Okuno ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Masayoshi Omura ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Shuji Otani ,  Naomi Shimoda ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto

IPC分类号： A61B8/00

CPC分类号： A61B8/00 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  A61B2562/028 ,  B06B1/0292 ,  G01S7/52026 ,  G01S15/8913 ,  G01S15/895 ,  G01S15/8963 ,  G01S15/8979

摘要： An ultrasonic probe apparatus which applies a RF pulse signal with a DC bias signal superimposed thereon to c-MUTs and transmits/receives an ultrasound wave is configured such that a transmission control system includes bias regulators which regulate the voltage value of the DC bias signal, a reception control system has a plurality of different frequency band pass filtering characteristics including at least those for a low pass and high pass and a frequency band pass filtering processing section which can select at least one frequency band pass filtering characteristic from those frequency band pass filtering characteristics. The apparatus controls voltage settings of the bias regulators in conjunction with the selection of frequency band pass filtering characteristics of the frequency band pass filtering processing section.

摘要翻译： 将其上叠加有DC偏置信号的RF脉冲信号施加到c-MUT并发送/接收超声波的超声波探头装置被配置为使得传输控制系统包括调节DC偏置信号的电压值的偏置调节器， 接收控制系统具有至少包括用于低通和高通的那些频带通滤波特性的多个不同的频带滤波特性，以及能够从这些频带滤波特性中选出至少一个频带滤波特性的频带滤波处理部 特点 该装置结合频带滤波处理部分的频带滤波特性的选择来控制偏置调节器的电压设置。

公开(公告)号：US20070164631A1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-19

申请号：US11606881

申请日：2006-11-30

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Etsuko Omura ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Shuji Otani ,  Miyuki Murakami ,  Kiyoshi Nemoto ,  Kozaburo Suzuki ,  Naomi Shimoda

IPC分类号： H01L41/00

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/4488 ,  G01N29/245 ,  G01N2291/0423

摘要： A capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer having an ultrasonic wave transmission/reception surface formed by arranging a plurality of transducer cells each of which includes a membrane having a first electrode and a supporting film for supporting the first electrode, and also includes a second electrode arranged being opposite to the first electrode and being spaced apart from the first electrode at a prescribed interval, wherein: the transducer cells are arranged on the basis of resonant frequencies of the transducer cells.

摘要翻译： 一种具有超声波发射/接收表面的电容微加工超声波换能器，其通过布置多个换能器单元而形成，所述多个换能器单元包括具有第一电极和用于支撑第一电极的支撑膜的膜，并且还包括布置成相对的第二电极 到所述第一电极并且以规定的间隔与所述第一电极间隔开，其中：所述换能器单元基于所述换能器单元的谐振频率来布置。

公开(公告)号：US20100201222A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-12

申请号：US12763611

申请日：2010-04-20

申请人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

发明人： Hideo Adachi ,  Katsuhiro Wakabayashi ,  Akiko Mizunuma ,  Yukihiko Sawada ,  Takuya Imahashi ,  Takanao Fujimura ,  Ki Doh

IPC分类号： B06B1/06 ,  H01L41/09

CPC分类号： B06B1/0292 ,  A61B8/12 ,  A61B8/445 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  B06B1/0622

摘要： An ultrasound transducer manufactured by using a micromachining process comprises: a first electrode into which a control signal for transmitting ultrasound is input; a substrate on which the first electrode is formed; a second electrode that is a ground electrode facing the first electrode with a prescribed space between the first and second electrodes; a membrane on which the second electrode is formed and which vibrates and generates the ultrasound when a voltage is applied between the first and second electrodes; a piezoelectric film contacting the membrane; and a third electrode electrically continuous to the piezoelectric film.

摘要翻译： 通过使用微加工方法制造的超声波换能器包括：输入用于发送超声的控制信号的第一电极; 形成有第一电极的基板; 第二电极，其是在所述第一和第二电极之间具有规定空间的面对所述第一电极的接地电极; 其上形成有第二电极并在第一和第二电极之间施加电压时振动并产生超声波的膜; 与膜接触的压电膜; 以及与压电膜电连接的第三电极。