ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,507,998, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to SEIKO EPSON Corp. (Japan).
"Ultrasonic apparatus" was invented by Seiji Izuo (Shiojiri, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ultrasonic apparatus includes: an ultrasonic transmission and reception unit including a plurality of ultrasonic elements configured to transmit ultrasonic waves, receive the ultrasonic waves reflected inside an object and output a reception signal, the plurality of ultrasonic elements being arranged in an array; a determination unit configured to determine whether a position of the ultrasonic transmission and reception unit with respect to the object is appropriate ba...