Thermal measuring and testing – Temperature measurement – By a vibratory effect
Reexamination Certificate
2011-04-19
2011-04-19
Caputo, Lisa M (Department: 2855)
Thermal measuring and testing
Temperature measurement
By a vibratory effect
C374S052000, C600S437000, C600S438000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07927011
ABSTRACT:
The present application discloses a method of estimating a surface temperature of an ultrasound probe having a plurality of transducer elements and a surface, involving: a) establishing a temperature rise function of the surface of the ultrasound probe due to a single active transducer element; b) selecting one of the transducer elements; c) applying a single transmission pulse signal to the selected transducer element such that the selected transducer element operates once; d) measuring a temperature rise of the surface of the ultrasound probe at predetermined positions on the surface thereof; e) completing the temperature rise function based on the measured temperature rise; and f) estimating a temperature rise of the surface of the ultrasound probe based on the temperature rise function.
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Kim Eun Chul
Kim Jeong Hwan
Ohm Won Suk
Caputo Lisa M
Dunlap Jonathan
Medison Co. Ltd.
Oblon, Spivak McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.
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