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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8110803 | Sighting system and method This invention relates to optical sighting apparatus systems, and to methods for visualization and for identifying remote target surface areas without physical contact for the purpose of measurement and/or of treatment of the remote surface. An arrangement of projec... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8080793 | Device for detecting infrared radiation comprising a resistive imaging bolometer, a system comprising an array of such bolometers and a method for reading an imaging bolometer integrated into such a system A device for detecting infrared radiation including a resistive imaging bolometer intended to be electrically connected to a circuit for measuring a resistance of the imagine bolometer, whereby the device initially controls and adjusts the resistance of the imaging ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080796 | Standoff spectroscopy using a conditioned target A system and method are disclosed for standoff spectroscopy of molecules (e.g. from a residue) on a surface from a distance. A source emits radiation that modifies or conditions the residue, such as through photodecomposition. A spectral generating source measures a... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080795 | Device for imaging and method for producing the device A device for imaging the local distribution of at least one thermodynamic variable includes a radiation emitter capable of emitting electromagnetic radiation and a filter for filtering electromagnetic radiation. The emitter and the filter form an arrangement adapted... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8080794 | Microbolometer heating compensation systems and methods A microbolometer circuit includes, in accordance with an embodiment, a first microbolometer and a bias circuit, coupled to the first microbolometer, configured to provide a bias current to the first microbolometer to provide a first output signal based on a resistan... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8067738 | Space based calibration transfer spectroradiometer A Space-based Calibration Transfer Spectroradiometer (SCATS) instrument that establishes a maintainable SI traceable radiometric calibration on-orbit with long-term stability accuracy, such as is required for long term climate monitoring missions, is provided. The S... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8063369 | Bolometer element, bolometer cell, bolometer camera and method The invention relates to a bolometer element, a bolometer cell, a bolometer camera, and a method for reading a bolometer cell. The bolometer cell comprises several bolometer elements. Each bolometer element comprises a first bolometer having a first heating resistan... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8053729 | Electromagnetic radiation detector with nanowire connection and method for producing same The electromagnetic radiation detector compromises at least one radiation absorption membrane transforming the absorbed energy into heat transmitted to at least one resistive thermometer having a resistance varying with temperature. Each absorption membrane is suspe... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053730 | Infrared sensor and method of fabricating the same An infrared sensor and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The sensor includes a substrate including a reflection layer and a plurality of pad electrodes, an interdigitated sensing electrode connected to the pad electrode and formed to be spaced apart fro... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8053728 | Gas sensor with an especially explosion-proof housing A gas sensor with a housing (1, 11) has an optical signal transmission to the environment of the gas sensor (10). At least one light-emitting diode (3) is arranged in the housing (1, 11) on the inner side of a disk (4) that is tran... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8044353 | Non-dispersive infrared gas analyzer The invention relates to a NDIR-gas analyser comprising an infrared radiation source (1), a measuring vessel (3) containing a gas mixture (4) having a measuring gas component (5) that is to be detected, and a detector device (7) th... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8039798 | Dual-wavelength thermal infrared sensor A dual-wavelength thermal infrared sensor includes a first and a second type pixels that detect infrared in different wavelength ranges. The pixels of both types include a diaphragm supported by beams, an eave formed to spread outward from the diaphragm, and reflect... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8039797 | Semiconductor for sensing infrared radiation and method thereof A semiconductor device for sensing infrared radiation is provided. In an embodiment, the semiconductor device includes a sensor configuration which includes a light receiving portion for converting incident photons into heat and a sensing portion integrated with the... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8026485 | Chitin-based cantilever bimorphs and readout devices An infrared sensor with at least one cantilever beam functionalized with chitin, chitosan or their derivatives that can be tailored to be sensitive to certain IR bands for detection and does not require cooling is described. The functional layers expand differently ... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026483 | Spectroscopic determination of sucrose A method for determining sugar concentration using spectropolarimetry and multivariate regression modeling A set of fixed polarizers are used in association with a spectrometer, which enables the measurement of optical rotation as absorbance values over a range of w... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8026484 | Spectrum-forming device on an optical sensor with spatial rejection Optical device comprising: a spatial filter means for eliminating, from the light rays emanating from an observed scene those coming from a direction or restricted range of directions in space, while letting through most of the light rays coming from said scene; mea... | 09/27/2011 |
| 7999227 | Electromagnetic radiation detector and method for manufacturing such a detector This electromagnetic radiation detector comprises a reflecting substrate and at least one detection element comprising a membrane sensitive to said radiation and suspended above the substrate. The distance between the membrane and at least one detection element and ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999226 | Infrared sensor assembly and speaker support A portable infrared sensor and speaker assembly is described which, in one form, includes an elongated array of infrared sensors along respective first and second side portions of a speaker. Infrared reflective surfaces, which may include a portion of the side surfa... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999228 | Apparatus for use in operator training with, and the testing and evaluation of, infrared sensors which are for missile detection Apparatus (2) for use in operator training with, and the testing and evaluation of, missile detection systems which use infrared sensors which integrate incident energy over a finite time period, which apparatus (2) comprises at least one infrared illu... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999230 | Tunable detection system and method of use A tunable bandwidth selector and method of use is disclosed. The tunable bandwidth selector may include a plurality of spaced apart electron sheets which selectively separate a first bandwidth from an input spectrum. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7999229 | Device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation comprising a resistive imaging bolometer, system comprising a matrix of such devices and method for reading an imaging bolometer of such a system The invention relates to a device for detecting an electromagnetic radiation comprising a resistive imaging bolometer sensitive to the electromagnetic radiation to be detected, intended to be connected electrically to a signal shaping circuit, and a resistive common... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7994477 | Infrared detector with carbon nanotube yarns An infrared detector based on CNT yarns includes a first electrode, a second electrode and a composite film between the first electrode and the second electrode. A first end of the composite film is electrically connected to the first electrode. A second end of the ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7977636 | Infrared imaging using thermal radiation from a scanning probe tip A method for performing sub-micron optical spectroscopy, using a heated SPM probe and far-field collection optics is described. The enhanced emission characteristics at a sharp heated tip constitute a highly localized wideband IR source. Thus the IR absorption and e... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7977635 | Radiant energy imager using null switching In some aspects, the present invention embodies both the method and apparatus for converting a pattern of irradiation to a visible image. An embodiment of the present invention provides an array of micro-electro-mechanical sensors with each sensor includes a deflect... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7968847 | Identification mechanism for a component attached to a medical device The invention relates to the identification of a component of a medical device. The medical device is realized for the alternative attachment of a plurality of components. By means of infrared reflection sensors an emitted signal that is reflected by an attached com... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968848 | Infrared radiation sources, sensors and source combinations, and methods of manufacture A blackbody radiation device (110) includes a planar filament emission element (102) and a planar detector (104) for respectively producing and detecting radiation having width dl/l less than about 0.1 to test a sample gas, where l is the wavele... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968846 | Tunable finesse infrared cavity thermal detectors A cavity thermal detector assembly is presented that allows both tunable narrowband and broadband operation. This allows for high light efficiency, low thermal time constant, and flexibility in designing the optical path. The thermal detector/filter layers are part ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7939803 | Method and apparatus for detecting explosives A method and apparatus is provided for detecting explosives by thermal imaging. The explosive material is subjected to a high energy wave which can be either a sound wave or an electromagnetic wave which will initiate a chemical reaction in the explosive material wh... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7928387 | Device for detecting infrared radiation with bolometric detectors A device for detecting infrared radiation comprising an array of bolometric detectors which are sensitive to incident radiation and are referred to as “active” and a bolometer which is insensitive to said radiation and is referred to as “blind” formed on a s... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7923688 | Multiple-band detector using frequency selective slots An optical detector pixel element. The novel pixel element includes a metallic substrate having a plurality of resonant apertures, each aperture adapted to resonantly transmit electromagnetic energy in a distinct frequency band, and a plurality of detectors adapted ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7915585 | Microbolometer pixel and fabrication method utilizing ion implantation A microbolometer pixel and a reduced-step process for manufacturing it comprising the step of ion implantation of vanadium oxide whereby VOx is converted to a low resistivity mixed phase vanadium oxide (VOx/V2O3/VO/V) in t... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7906763 | Multiband infrared imaging device A multiband infrared imaging intensifier device which includes an infrared radiation transmitting lens, for transmitting infrared radiation from an object scene onto a quantum ferroelectric copolymer detector with a chopper between them, with the detector responsive... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7897920 | Radiation sensor device and method An improved radiation sensor device includes a cap attached to an integrated circuit chip which has a radiation sensor on a surface with a cap spaced from and covering the radiation sensor; the cap and integrated circuit chip with radiation sensor are encapsulated i... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7884328 | Microbolometer with improved mechanical stability and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a microbolometer having a cantilever structure and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a microbolometer having a three-dimensional cantilever structure, which is improved from a conventional two-dimensional cantilever structure, a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7875853 | Low-cost PIR scanning mechanism A passive infrared sensor (PIR) for detecting infrared radiation which includes a lens positioned in a sensor housing, and a pyroelectric element electrically connected to a circuit board within a filter housing positioned in the sensor housing. A microprocessor is ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7872233 | Thermo-optic infrared pixel and focal plane array A surface plasmon polariton (SPP) pixel structure is provided. The SPP pixel structure includes a coupling structure that couples the probing light into the SPP mode by matching the in-plane wave vector by changing the refractive index of the coupling structure usin... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7868293 | Radiant energy imager using null switching In some aspects, the present invention embodies both the method and apparatus for converting a pattern of irradiation to a visible image. An embodiment of the present invention provides an array of micro-electro-mechanical sensors with each sensor includes a deflect... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868294 | Apparatus and method for display control using ambient light measurement signal from an infrared receiver A system having an infrared receiver is shown, where the system includes an infrared receiver circuit configured to receive an infrared data signal using a receive photodiode and compensate for an ambient light level incident on the receive photodiode by generating ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7868292 | Thermal infrared image detector The invention is a device for detecting images formed by thermal infrared radiation. It uses a two dimensional array of thermally sensitive elements formed of material whose capacitance changes with temperature. Changes in capacitance of the detector elements are me... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7863568 | Photosensitive sensor in the automotive field A sensor that is photosensitive vis-à-vis at least part of the radiation in the visible range and/or in the near infrared range installed on a vehicle, the sensor being associated with an objective having a first zone that is focused to infinity and a second zone f... | 01/04/2011 |
