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| 20120126122 | HIGH REPETITION RATE PHOTOCONDUCTIVE TERAHERTZ EMITTER USING A RADIO FREQUENCY BIAS A terahertz generation system that emits pulsed THz radiation and incorporates a rapidly oscillating, high voltage bias across electrodes insulated from a photoconductive material. The system includes an ultrafast optical pulse source configured to generate an optical p... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120126120 | SOLAR CELL EVALUATION METHOD, EVALUATION DEVICE, MAINTENANCE METHOD, MAINTENANCE SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE A method and device for evaluating a solar cell each of which makes it possible to easily evaluate a defect of a solar cell especially in such a manner that an internal cause defect and an external cause defect are distinguished from each other. The device includes: ele... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120105376 | Method for Auto Angle Setting of Infrared Sensor Module and Display Device Having the Same Applied Thereto The present invention relates to a method for auto angle setting of an infrared sensor module having a light emitting unit and a sensor unit arranged at least two corners of a display panel, includes the steps of selecting a peak detection mode or a slope detection mode... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104257 | PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENERGY SAVING OF AN ACTIVE INFRARED INDUCTION INSTRUMENT POWERED BY A DRY BATTERY An active infrared induction instrument powered by a dry battery capable of reducing power consumption through the adjustment of the emitter pulse width. The infrared emitted LED emits infrared signals, which, after being reflected by an object, are received by the infr... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120104256 | VALUE DOCUMENTS AND OTHER ARTICLES HAVING TAGGANTS THAT EXHIBIT DELAYED MAXIMUM INTENSITY EMISSIONS, AND METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THEIR AUTHENTICATION Value documents or other articles having authentication features, authentication apparatuses, and methods of authentication are provided that relate to the use of taggants that absorb radiation from an illumination source and emit radiation in a manner that has a maximu... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120068071 | FLUORESCENT SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE/SILICA COMPOSITE MATERIALS Fluorescent composites of surfactant-wrapped single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) were prepared by exposing suspensions of surfactant-wrapped carbon nanotubes to tetramethylorthosilicate (TMOS) vapor. Sodium deoxycholate (DOC) and sodium dodecylsulphate (SDS) were the... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120049069 | OCCUPANCY DETECTOR SWITCH A sensor switch includes an infrared sensor, and a control unit coupled to the infrared sensor and configured to receive a signal corresponding to an object detected by the infrared sensor, wherein the control unit is configured to enable an ON state of a device under c... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120052601 | Method and System for Extracting Samples After Patterning of Microstructure Devices Analysis of chemical and physical characteristics of polymer species and etch residues caused in critical plasma-assisted etch processes for patterning material layers in semiconductor devices may be accomplished by removing at least a portion of these species on the ba... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120037805 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INFRARED RADIATION A device for detecting infrared radiation comprising an array of bolometers for detecting radiation; and in order to read each bolometer, a signal shaping circuitry comprising: a circuitry capable of biasing the bolometer at a predetermined voltage in order to make curr... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120034525 | Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Ion Battery Disclosed is a positive electrode active material that provides an improved capacity density. Specifically disclosed is a positive electrode active material for a lithium ion battery with a layered structure represented by Lix(NiyM1-y)O<... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120032081 | TERAHERTZ-WAVE DEVICE, METHOD OF GENERATING AND DETECTING TERAHERTZ-WAVES WITH THE DEVICE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH THE DEVICE A terahertz-wave generating device including an optical waveguide containing an electrooptic crystal includes: first and second optical waveguides through which first and second light beams respectively propagate; a propagation portion through which a first terahertz wa... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120025082 | LOW-NOISE SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTODETECTORS A photodetector is formed from a body of semiconductor material substantially surrounded by dielectric surfaces. A passivation process is applied to at least one surface to reduce the rate of carrier generation and recombination on that surface. Photocurrent is read out... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120006989 | INFRARED TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND STABILIZATION THEREOF Infrared (IR) temperature measurement and stabilization systems, and methods related thereto are provided. The innovation actively stabilizes temperatures of objects in proximity and within the path between an infrared (IR) sensor and target object. A temperature monito... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120001073 | IR Detector System and Method An Infra Red detector system and method is disclosed that implements a digital coordinate generator onto a 2D focal plane array infrared detector. The method used in this form of the invention by the IR detector system, generates X-Y coordinate data for pixels containin... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110315879 | IR DETECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD An Infra Red detector system and method are disclosed for a SAR ADC capable of operation at low power and for use on a Focal Plane Array FPA) detector. High power consumption makes known converter approaches unattractive for use on Focal Plane Array (FPA) detectors that... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315881 | IR CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD An Infra Red (IR) camera and method of operating the same is disclosed. The camera includes a detector having an infrared focal plane array (IRFPA). The camera is operated in such a fashion, implemented in software, to maximise the detector operating temperature under v... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110315880 | TERAMOS-TERAHERTZ THERMAL SENSOR AND FOCAL PLANE ARRAY A TeraMOS sensor based on a CMOS-SOI-MEMS transistor, thermally isolated by the MEMS post-processing, designed specifically for the detection of THz radiation which may be directly integrated with the CMOS-SOI readout circuitry, in order to achieve a breakthrough in per... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110303848 | Method and Apparatus for Electromagnetic Detection for Use in the Manufacture of Fibrous Web An apparatus for measuring parameters, such as moisture content or basis weight, of a fibrous web, e.g. paper or non-wovens, comprises optical elements and a wavelength selection device for selectively directing a beam of electromagnetic radiation comprising wavelengths... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110304515 | Antenna Coupled Radiation Sensor According to one embodiment, a radiation sensor comprises a first pixel and a second pixel. The first pixel comprises a first plurality of antenna elements, a first photodetector, and one or more first feed lines coupling the first plurality of antenna elements to the f... | 12/15/2011 |
| 20110299071 | MULTIPOINT METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING HAZARDOUS AGENTS The invention relates to apparatus and methods for assessing occurrence of a hazardous agent in a sample by performing multipoint spectral analysis of the sample. Methods of employing Raman spectroscopy and other spectrophotometric methods are disclosed. Devices and sys... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110297829 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL HOT SPOT LOCALIZATION A non-destructive approach for the 3D localization of buried hot spots in electronic device architectures by use of Lock-in Thermography (LIT). The 3D analysis is based on the principles of thermal wave propagation through different material layers and the resulting pha... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110278459 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PRESENCE OF A PERSON IN A MONITORED AREA The present invention relates to a system and a corresponding method for monitoring the presence of a person in a monitored area. To reliably monitor the presence of the person, the system comprises:
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| 20110278460 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE COKE GENERATION TENDENCY OF HYDROCARBONS Near IR spectroscopy may be used for determining the coke generation tendency of a hydrocarbon. The coke generation tendency of hydrocarbons may be used to control refining conditions. An apparatus for determining the coke generation tendency of hydrocarbons comprising ... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110278461 | INFRARED ABSORBING COMPOSITION, INFRARED ABSORBING INK, RECORDED ARTICLE, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND IMAGE DETECTING METHOD An infrared absorbing composition including a compound that is represented by formula (1) and has a hue in a powder state in the range of 20<L*<40, 1<a*<20, and 1<b*<33 in CIELAB space, an organic solvent having a solubility parameter in the range of f... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110278462 | METHOD FOR PUTTING A COOLED INFRARED DETECTOR INTO OPERATION In an infrared detector provided with a photodiode, when the temperature of the photodiode is lowered to its operating temperature, the photodiode is forward biased. During forward biasing of the photodiode, injection of a majority carrier current takes place through th... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110281086 | INFRARED ABSORBING COMPOSITION, INFRARED ABSORBING INK, RECORDED ARTICLE, IMAGE RECORDING METHOD, AND IMAGE DETECTING METHOD An infrared absorbing composition including a compound that is represented by formula (1) and has solubility of 30 mg/mL or less in toluene at 25° C., an organic solvent having a solubility parameter of from 7.3 to 12.1, and a resin is disclosed. In formula (1), each o... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110272584 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING TERAHERTZ RADIATION BY RADIATION ENHANCED EMISSION OF FLUORESCENCE Methods and systems for detecting radiation, particularly, terahertz (THz) radiation, are disclosed. The methods and systems disclosed include directing an optical beam in a volume of gas; ionizing at least a portion of the volume of gas with the optical beam to produce... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110260063 | CHARACTERIZATION OF PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF A SOLID Procedure for determining the physicochemical properties of solids, wherein a solid is subjected to near-infrared spectroscopy, with simultaneously determining at least two characterization properties of the solid (FIG. 1).... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110248169 | Light Activated Configuration of Environmentally Sealed Metering Products A metering device and a method for reconfiguring the device to satisfy those regulatory agencies that require that a metering device be disassembled in some way prior to allowing any reconfiguration of the device, but do so without breaking or otherwise affecting the en... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248172 | APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL FUNCTIONALITY AND POWER MANAGEMENT AND ASSOCIATED METHODS In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor integrated circuit (IC) that is adapted for ambient light sensing (ALS) and/or proximity detection. The sensor integrated circuit (IC) includes an integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) that is adapted to ... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248171 | APPARATUS WITH OPTICAL FUNCTIONALITY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS In an exemplary embodiment, an apparatus includes a sensor integrated circuit (IC). The at least one integrated photodetector that is adapted to sense light, and an integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC). The integrated analog-to-digital converter (ADC) is coupled... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110248170 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SPECTRALLY-CORRECTED AMBIENT LIGHT SENSOR In one embodiment, a method includes receiving outputs from multiple photodetectors, calculating a first ratio between first and second such outputs, calculating a second ratio between the first output and a difference corresponding to a flicker noise component obtained... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110240860 | DETECTION BEYOND THE STANDARD RADIATION NOISE LIMIT USING SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE ABSORPTION High sensitivity thermal detectors that perform beyond the blackbody radiation noise limit are described. Thermal detectors, as described herein, use spectrally selective materials that absorb strongly in the wavelength region of the desired signal but only weakly or no... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110240859 | ALTERNATIVE PIXEL SHAPE FOR UNCOOLED MICRO-BOLOMETER An infrared imaging system including a substrate, a plurality of hexagonal shaped micro-bolometer pixels combined to define a focal plane array. Each pixel is electrically connected to the substrate with a pair of opposing isolation legs. One end of the isolation leg is... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110240861 | ROOM-TEMPERATURE QUANTUM NOISE LIMITED SPECTROMETRY AND METHODS OF THE SAME In one embodiment, a heterodyne detection system for detecting light includes a first input aperture adapted for receiving first light from a scene input, a second input aperture adapted for receiving second light from a local oscillator input, a broadband local oscilla... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110233407 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH LOCK FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR LOCKING ELECTRONIC DEVICE An electronic device includes a processing unit, a first sensor, and a second sensor. The first and the second sensors are configured to generate signals if an object is within their detection zone. The processing unit is configured to receive the signals from the first... | 09/29/2011 |
| 20110229696 | DOCUMENT OF VALUE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SOIL OR WEAR LEVEL A document of value is provided comprising a soil or wear level test feature for determining whether the document of value is soiled. The soil or wear level test feature comprises: a reference area comprising a first region of the document; and a measurement area compri... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110204237 | LIGHT SENSORS WITH INFRARED SUPPRESSION Embodiments of the present invention are directed to light sensors that primarily respond to visible light while suppressing infrared light. Such sensors are especially useful as ambient light sensors because such sensors can be used to provide a spectral response simil... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110204236 | Super-Miniaturized NDIR Gas Sensor Two detector elements are optically isolated by having them mounted (die-attached) on the same header so that the thermal tracking of the detectors respectively for the signal and reference channels is close to ideal. Furthermore, such an optical isolation technique or ... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20110194105 | OIL IN WATER ANALYZER An oil in water analyzer for measuring the concentration of hydrocarbons in an effluent stream. The oil in water analyzer has a valve system for acquiring a sample from an effluent stream. An extraction device is used for mixing a known volume of a solvent and the sampl... | 08/11/2011 |
