Patent ID: 11904357
Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC B  A | IPC A  B

Claim 14:
15. A capacitive transducer, comprising:
a plate comprising a protruding center mass;
a substrate with a center depression configured to accept the center mass;
a first electrode coupled to a non-horizontal edge surface of the center mass; and
a second electrode coupled to a non-horizontal edge surface of the center depression,
wherein:
the plate is coupled to the substrate at least along an outer perimeter area of the plate and the substrate,
the non-horizontal edge surface of the center mass and the non-horizontal edge surface of the center depression are substantially vertical surfaces,
there is a first vertical gap between a bottom surface of the center mass and a bottom surface of the center depression,
there is a second vertical gap between a non-center mass portion of the plate and an uppermost surface of the substrate, and
there is a horizontal gap between the first electrode and the second electrode.