Ultrasonic transducer array with a reduced number of transducer elements

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PATENT NO 5488956
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08311376

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An ultrasonic transducer array in which distances between the array's transducer elements (T.sub.ij) increase in the direction of the rows (x direction) and in the direction of the columns (y direction) from a center of symmetry (S) outward. The integral over a straight-line function f(x) and/or g(y), which steeply decreases on either side of a center of symmetry (S) between the center points (M.sub.ij) of adjacent transducer elements (T.sub.ij), is constant for each row and/or column. Thus, the number of transducer elements (T.sub.ij) is reduced without considerable deterioration of the beam characteristic of the transducer array.

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SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTWITTELSBACHERPLATZ 2 80333 MUENCHEN

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Bartelt, Hartmut Erlangen, DE 5 109
Bartosch, Ekkert Erlangen, DE 3 98
Kraemmer, Peter Erlangen, DE 4 122

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