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Low Voltage, Low Power Mems Transducer With Direct Interconnect Capability - EP3549180

The patent EP3549180 was granted to EXO Imaging on Apr 3, 2024. The application was originally filed on Nov 30, 2017 under application number EP17876232A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3549180

EXO IMAGING
Application Number
EP17876232A
Filing Date
Nov 30, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Mar 1, 2024
Grant Date
Apr 3, 2024
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BOSTON & GALWAYJan 3, 2025KELLYADMISSIBLE

Patent Citations (23) New

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OPPOSITION- Akhbari Sina; Sammoura Firas; Yang Chen; Mahmoud Maitha; Aqab Nawal; Lin Liwei, "Bimorph pMUT with dual electrodes", 2015 28th IEEE International Conference on Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS), IEEE, (20150118), doi:10.1109/MEMSYS.2015.7051112, pages 928 - 931, XP032740976
OPPOSITION- Firas Sammoura ; Sang-Gook Kim, "Theoretical modeling and equivalent electric circuit of a bimorph piezoelectric micromachined ultrasonic transducer", IEEE Transactions on Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control, IEEE, USA, USA, (20120501), vol. 59, no. 5, doi:10.1109/TUFFC.2012.2284, ISSN 0885-3010, pages 990 - 998, XP011444923

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