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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7300203 | Non-contacting sensor multichip module with integral heat-sinks A sensor assembly having a housing including a first portion and a second portion. One of the portions of the housing includes a plurality of walls. The walls at least partially define a chamber. The assembly also includes a hinge connected to the first portion and ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7198227 | Aircraft cargo locating system An aircraft cargo locating system determines the location and weight of aircraft cargo placed in unit loading devices. A wireless tag, such as an Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag is affixed to each of the loading devices. The system receives information fro... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7176461 | Acoustic absorption radiation sensing in SiC SiC at least about 400 micrometers thick, and preferably within the range of about 400-2,000 micrometers thick, is employed to detect electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength less than about 10 micrometers via an acoustic absorption mechanism. The SiC body pref... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172918 | Infrared thermopile detector system for semiconductor process monitoring and control A thermopile-based detector for monitoring and/or controlling semiconductor processes, and a method of monitoring and/or controlling semiconductor processes using thermopile-based sensing of conditions in and/or affecting such processes. ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168249 | Microelectrical mechanical structure (MEMS) optical modulator and optical display system A microelectrical mechanical out-of-plane thermal buckle-beam actuator is capable of providing transverse-plane movement of shutters. The actuator includes a pair of structural anchors secured to a substrate and one or more thermal buckle-beams secured at respective... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7145165 | Tunable laser fluid sensor A sensitive fluid sensor for detecting fluids and particularly trace fluids. The sensor may be adjustable for detecting fluids of various absorption lines. To effect such adjustment, a tunable laser may be used. The laser may be an edge emitting diode, a VCSEL or ot... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7132655 | Passive millimeter wave sensor using high temperature superconducting leads A radiation sensor (20) has a substrate (34); an antenna (24) coupled to the substrate (34), a thermal detector unit TDU (22) spaced from the antenna (24) and the substrate (34); and a multi-layered conductive lead ( | 11/07/2006 |
| 7073942 | Vertically expandable bag The invention relates to a bag that includes a shell having a predetermined maximum vertical rise. A channel is connected to the shell. An elongated strap has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is disposed within the channel, and the second port... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7002153 | Micro-bridge structure A method of fabricating a micro-bridge device (14, 16) onto a substrate (20). The method includes the steps of: providing a sacrificial material (32) on a surface region of the substrate (20); patternwise etching the sacrificial material ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998322 | Methods of fabricating high voltage, high temperature capacitor and interconnection structures Capacitors and interconnection structures for silicon carbide are provided having an oxide layer, a layer of dielectric material and a second oxide layer on the layer of dielectric material. The thickness of the oxide layers may be from about 0.5 to about 33 percent... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6972436 | High voltage, high temperature capacitor and interconnection structures Capacitors and interconnection structures for silicon carbide are provided having an oxide layer, a layer of dielectric material and a second oxide layer on the layer of dielectric material. The thickness of the oxide layers may be from about 0.5 to about 33 percent... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6953931 | Bolometer type infrared detector A bolometer type infrared detector can restrict temperature drift due to self-heating and has a structure not causing degradation of characteristics by noise. The bolometer type infrared detector has a bolometer thin film serving as infrared ray detecting element, t... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6713762 | Acoustic absorption electromagnetic radiation sensing with SIC Single crystal SiC at least 200 micrometers thick is employed to detect electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength less than about 10 micrometers via an acoustic absorption mechanism. Applications include IR radiation sensing, contactless temperature sensing and ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6495829 | Thermal infrared array sensor for detecting a plurality of infrared wavelength bands An infrared array sensor having an array of infrared sensors of different plural types for detecting infrared rays of different plural wavelength bands. Each sensor includes a diaphragm separated from a substrate by a thermally insulating cavity. The heig... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6329649 | Mm-wave/IR monolithically integrated focal plane array An integrated infrared and millimeter-wave monolithic focal plane sensor array having a substrate upon which an integrated array of infrared sensors and mm-wave sensors are provided at a first planar level on the same side of the substrate, and a planar a... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6329655 | Architecture and method of coupling electromagnetic energy to thermal detectors A radiation sensor. The inventive sensor has a two-level detector structure formed on a substrate in which a thermal detector element is suspended over the substrate as a microbridge structure. A receiver of electromagnetic radiation is provided on the sa... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6292089 | Structures for temperature sensors and infrared detectors A structure for temperature sensors and infrared detectors. The structure is built-up on a substrate that includes a thermistor layer, wherein the resistance of the thermistor layer is temperature dependent. The substrate also includes an electric contact... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6239432 | IR radiation sensing with SIC SiC, preferably in single crystal form, is employed as an IR radiation sensor with high temperature and power capabilities. Applications include sensing the power or energy from an IR radiation source, a contactless temperature sensor for another body hea... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6225629 | Bolometer with a serpentine stress balancing member A infra-red bolometer includes an active matrix level, a support level, a pair of posts and an absorption level. The active matrix level includes a substrate having a pair of connecting terminals. The support level includes a pair of bridges, each of the ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6201244 | Bolometer including an absorber made of a material having a low deposition-temperature and a low heat-conductivity A three-level infra-red bolometer includes an active matrix level, a support level, a pair of posts and an absorption level. The active matrix level includes a substrate having an integrated circuit, a pair of connecting terminals and a protective layer c... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6198099 | Bolometer including a reflective layer A infra-red bolometer includes an active matrix level, a support level, a pair of posts and an absorption level. The active matrix level includes a substrate having a pair of connecting terminals. The support level includes a pair of bridges, each of the ... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6144285 | Thermal sensor and method of making same A two level microbridge infrared thermal detector having an upper detector planar section (a) comprising a temperature responsive detector of an oxide of vanadium having a high TCR and a resistivity in the range of 20K ohms to 50K ohms per square sheet re... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6121618 | Method of operating a high responsivity thermochromic infrared detector A high responsivity thermochromic infrared detector which has an operating temperature that is established on the steepest part of the phase transition curve and is maintained there while the infrared detector is operated.... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6094127 | Infrared bolometer and method for manufacturing same The inventive three-level infrared bolometer includes an active matrix level, a support level, a pair of post and a absorption level. The active matrix level includes a substrate having an integrated circuit, a pair of connecting terminal and a protective... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5998791 | Thermally sensitive element and radiation sensor A thermally sensitive element is manufactured as follows: a carbonized sheet material is prepared by carbonizing an aramid film at a low temperature; a conductive layer made of carbon ink is formed on the surface of the carbonized sheet material; and a pa... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5966590 | Method for manufacturing thermal-type infrared sensor In a method of manufacturing a thermal-type infrared sensor including a thermosensitive part, a bolometer material is formed as the thermosensitive part and is subjected to post-processing to control a temperature coefficient of resistance in the bolomete... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5939971 | Infrared bolometer A three-level infrared bolometer including an active matrix level, a support level, posts and an absorption level. The active matrix level includes a substrate having an integrated circuit, connecting terminals and a protective layer covering the substrat... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5900799 | High responsivity thermochromic infrared detector A high responsivity thermochromic infrared detector which has an operating temperature that is established on the steepest part of the phase transition curve and is maintained there while the infrared detector is operated.... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5798684 | Thin-film temperature sensor A thin-film temperature sensor with a robust bridge structure and a stable electric characteristic, as well as a method of manufacture thereof, is provided. Over the substrate 1 with the cavity 13 are formed electrode layers 6 in a bridge shape, whose ele... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5629665 | Conducting-polymer bolometer The invention is an apparatus and method for making a polymer bolometer. The apparatus consists of a current supply and current receiving paths affixed to a substrate. Bridging the current supply paths and current receiving paths is an electrically conduc... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5584117 | Method of making an interferometer-based bolometer An infrared detector device is described. It is based on an infrared analog of the Fabry Perot interferometer, using one curved, fully reflecting, plate and one planar, mainly reflecting, but partially transmitting, plate. The space between these plates b... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5581232 | Ultrasonic wave reception apparatus and obstacle detection apparatus An obstacle detection apparatus includes a rubber-like elastic body interspersed with electroconductive particles, and means for applying a voltage to the rubber-like elastic body to obtain an ultrasonic wave reception signal from a change in electrical r... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5450053 | Use of vanadium oxide in microbolometer sensors In a microbolometer infrared radiation sensor, a detector material (VO2) having a high thermal coefficient of resistance to increase the sensitivity of the apparatus.... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5426412 | Infrared detecting device and infrared detecting element for use in the device An infrared detecting arrangement includes an infrared detecting element having a heat insulating film and an infrared detector which are disposed between an interior space of a hermetically sealed casing for the element and a cavity formed within a subst... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5420419 | Camera for producing video output signal, infrared focal plane array package for such camera, and method and apparatus for generating video signals from passive focal plane array of elements on a semiconductor substrate A camera system primarily for infrared radiation having a focal plane array of microbolometer elements in a vacuum package with inexpensive thermoelectric temperature stabilization is shown. The stabilization temperature may be selected by a designer or a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5406081 | Infrared detector utilizing diamond film A detector using a diamond thin film having high response speed and sensitivity. A p-type layer may be formed in an upper portion of the diamond film by doping boron thereto. Since a sensor layer and a heat reservoir layer are united in one layer, a highe... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5404125 | Infrared radiation sensor An infrared sensor comprising a sensor substrate formed of a semiconducting material and at least one set of infrared sensing portions formed one each on the opposite surfaces of said sensor substrate, wherein said infrared sensing portions are superposed... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5302933 | Infrared sensor An infrared radiation sensor has a bridge portion which bridges a cave portion formed in a sensor substrate. The bridge portion includes an infrared radiation receiving portion and support portions for supporting the infrared radiation receiving portion. ... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5300915 | Thermal sensor A two-level IR detector imaging array of high fill-factor design. The upper microbridge detector level is spaced above and overlies the integrated circuit and bus lines on the substrate surface below.... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5298749 | Infrared detector utilizing diamond film A infrared and/or farinfrared detector using a diamond thin film having high response speed and sensitivity is disclosed. A p-type layer is formed in an upper portion of the diamond film by doping boron thereto. Since a sensor layer and a heat reservoir l... | 03/29/1994 |
