Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Transmitter systems – With beam forming – shaping – steering – or scanning
Reexamination Certificate
2008-05-13
2008-05-13
Lobo, Ian J. (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Transmitter systems
With beam forming, shaping, steering, or scanning
C367S137000, C600S447000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07372775
ABSTRACT:
A driver circuit for generating a driving pulse signal to activate a vibrating element includes a half-bridge circuit formed essentially of first and second switching devices to which drive signals are supplied through a driver interface. A driving voltage is supplied to a source of the first switching device, a drain of the second switching device is grounded, and an output terminal of the half-bridge circuit is connected to the vibrating element. The half-bridge circuit is controlled such that the two switching devices alternately turn ON. When the first switching device is ON, the driving voltage is supplied as the driving pulse signal to the vibrating element, and when the second switching device is ON, the vibrating element and the second switching device together form a low-impedance closed loop. As the switching devices are caused to alternately turn ON at specific intervals, the vibrating element vibrates at a natural resonant frequency, transmitting thereby an ultrasonic signal.
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Birch & Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP
Furuno Electric Company, Limited.
Lobo Ian J.
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