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US 2023/0045959 A1Published application
System and method for non-contact manipulation of objects via ultrasonic levitation
AssigneeUniversity of Washington
InventorsJoshua R. Smith, Jared Nakahara, Boling Yang
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Abstract
System and method for non-contact manipulation of objects via ultrasonic levitation are presented herein. In one embodiment, a method for a non-contact manipulation of an object includes: generating ultrasound field by an array of ultrasound transducers; lifting the object off a dispensing device by the ultrasound field; and levitating the object by the ultrasound field.
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A method for a non-contact manipulation of an object, the method comprising:
- generating ultrasound field by an array of ultrasound transducers;
- lifting the object off a dispensing device by the ultrasound field;
- and
- levitating the object by the ultrasound field.
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A device for non-contact manipulation of an object, comprising:
- an array of ultrasound transducers configured for generating an ultrasound field;
- and
- a controller configured to generate phase delay signals for the array of ultrasound transducers;
- wherein the ultrasound field is configured for:
- lifting the object off a dispensing device by the ultrasound field, and levitating the object by the ultrasound field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.