EP0469242A3 - Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves - Google Patents

Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0469242A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: circuit arrangement; sound waves; pulse emission; emission; pulse
Prior art date: 1990-08-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19910106752

Other languages

German (de)

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EP0469242B1 (en

EP0469242A2 (en

Inventor

Wilfried Dipl.-Ing. Meuser

Werner Dipl.-Ing. Loges

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Atlas Elektronik GmbH

Original Assignee

Krupp Atlas Elektronik GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1990-08-01

Filing date

1991-04-26

Publication date

1992-08-26

1991-04-26 Application filed by Krupp Atlas Elektronik GmbH filed Critical Krupp Atlas Elektronik GmbH

1992-02-05 Publication of EP0469242A2 publication Critical patent/EP0469242A2/en

1992-08-26 Publication of EP0469242A3 publication Critical patent/EP0469242A3/en

1995-07-26 Application granted granted Critical

1995-07-26 Publication of EP0469242B1 publication Critical patent/EP0469242B1/en

2011-04-26 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10K—SOUND-PRODUCING DEVICES; METHODS OR DEVICES FOR PROTECTING AGAINST, OR FOR DAMPING, NOISE OR OTHER ACOUSTIC WAVES IN GENERAL; ACOUSTICS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- G10K11/00—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound in general; Methods or devices for protecting against, or for damping, noise or other acoustic waves in general
- G10K11/18—Methods or devices for transmitting, conducting or directing sound
- G10K11/26—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning
- G10K11/34—Sound-focusing or directing, e.g. scanning using electrical steering of transducer arrays, e.g. beam steering
- G10K11/341—Circuits therefor
- G10K11/346—Circuits therefor using phase variation

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
Multimedia (AREA)
Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)

EP19910106752 1990-08-01 1991-04-26 Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves Expired - Lifetime EP0469242B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE19904024353 DE4024353A1 (en)	1990-08-01	1990-08-01	SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT FOR IMPULSE EMISSIONING OF SOUND WAVES
DE4024353		1990-08-01

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0469242A2 EP0469242A2 (en)	1992-02-05
EP0469242A3 true EP0469242A3 (en)	1992-08-26
EP0469242B1 EP0469242B1 (en)	1995-07-26

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19910106752 Expired - Lifetime EP0469242B1 (en)	1990-08-01	1991-04-26	Circuit arrangement for pulse emission of sound waves

Country Status (2)

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EP (1)	EP0469242B1 (en)
DE (1)	DE4024353A1 (en)

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FR2697346B1 (en) *	1992-10-26	1995-01-27	Univ Paris Curie	Ultrasonic probing device with digital phase control.

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DE2064588A1 (en) *	1970-12-30	1972-07-13	Krupp Gmbh	Switching arrangement for emitting sound energy in a predetermined sector and / or for receiving sound energy from such a sector
US4242912A (en) *	1975-12-01	1981-01-06	Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.	Method and apparatus for producing cross-sectional images using ultrasound
US4454597A (en) *	1982-05-03	1984-06-12	The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy	Conformal array compensating beamformer

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1990
- 1990-08-01 DE DE19904024353 patent/DE4024353A1/en active Granted
1991
- 1991-04-26 EP EP19910106752 patent/EP0469242B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (3)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2064588A1 (en) *	1970-12-30	1972-07-13	Krupp Gmbh	Switching arrangement for emitting sound energy in a predetermined sector and / or for receiving sound energy from such a sector
US4242912A (en) *	1975-12-01	1981-01-06	Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.	Method and apparatus for producing cross-sectional images using ultrasound
US4454597A (en) *	1982-05-03	1984-06-12	The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Navy	Conformal array compensating beamformer

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Publication number	Publication date
DE4024353A1 (en)	1992-02-13
DE4024353C2 (en)	1993-01-21
EP0469242B1 (en)	1995-07-26
EP0469242A2 (en)	1992-02-05

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1991-12-18	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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1992-06-24	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH
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1994-12-28	RAP1	Party data changed (applicant data changed or rights of an application transferred)	Owner name: STN ATLAS ELEKTRONIK GMBH
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