Patent ID: 6759791
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B06B,Y10T

Abstract:
A 1.5 dimensional transducer having a plurality of elements, said transducer comprising:a conductor; a piezo-electric assembly on a first side of said conductor, said piezo-electric assembly having a first plurality of cuts in a first direction; a matching layer assembly having a second plurality of aperture cuts in said first direction, wherein said matching layer is coupled to said conductor opposite said piezo-electric assembly such that said first and second pluralities of elevation cuts are aligned to isolate said plurality of elements in an elevation dimension, wherein said conductor is not severed by said first and second plurality of cuts, wherein said transducer further comprises a plurality of major element cuts in a second direction, and wherein said plurality of major element cuts are made in said piezoelectric assembly and said matching layer assembly, and sever said conductor.