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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6949749 | Electromagnetic imaging apparatus and manufacturing method therefor A detector panel having a bias application electrode and a converter layer formed on a supporting substrate, and a readout panel (active matrix panel), are bonded to each other directly through a single layer of electroconductive resin. That is, a pattern of photose... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6933505 | Low temperature, bump-bonded radiation imaging device An x-ray and gamma-ray radiant energy imaging device is disclosed having a temperature sensitive semiconductor detector substrate bump-bonded to a semiconductor CMOS readout substrate. The temperature sensitive, semiconductor detector substrate utilizes Tellurium co... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6927396 | High-speed pulse discriminating gamma ray camera A gamma ray camera A includes a crystal array S which includes a plurality of pixels 4 each of which outputs a pixel signal in response to receiving a gamma ray. A first circuit (6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 22) outputs for each pixel 4 of the cr... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927401 | Method of characterizing fluorescent molecules or other particles using generating functions A method for characterizing fluorescent molecules or other particles in samples comprising the steps of: a) monitoring fluctuating intensity of fluorescence emitted by the molecules or other particles in at least one measurement vo... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6903343 | Lightweight laser designator ranger flir optics A Midwave FLIR imaging optical apparatus has both a narrow and wide field of view. The imaging optical apparatus has a See Spot mode of operation, where a laser designator spot image is superimposed on the FLIR image in the narrow field of view. A laser rangefinder ... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900442 | Hybrid detector for X-ray imaging Ionizing radiation imaging apparatus and method including a scintillator element which emits optical radiation as a result of absorption of ionizing radiation, and a photoconductive multilayer element optically coupled to the scintillator element, the photoconductiv... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6891165 | Ionizing radiation detector and method for manufacturing such a detector An ionizing radiation detector comprising a plurality of conductive tubes arranged in parallel fashion containing a gas mixture under pressure, a conductive wire being tensed at the center of each tube and adapted to being polarized with respect thereto, and compris... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6888127 | Method and apparatus for performing rapid isotopic analysis via laser spectroscopy Method and apparatus for providing real-time data indicative of the isotopic composition of formation fluids during drilling. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing a reference fluid having a known isotopic composition in a reference cell; (b) capturing a s... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6888148 | Arrangement for the optical capture of excited and /or back scattered light beam in a sample Arrangement for the optical detection of light radiation which is excited and/or backscattered in a specimen in a microscope, wherein the specimen illumination is focused in and/or in the vicinity of a pupil plane of the beam path between the specimen plane and dete... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6870162 | Weighted noise compensating method and camera used in millimeter wave imaging Unpredictable response variations of the output value signals from radiometer or receiver channels due to noise are minimized when composing a millimeter wave image. The image is composed from composition signals which are each related to the corresponding output va... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6864484 | Digital detector for x-ray imaging An X-ray imaging module having a multilayer ionizing radiation sensitive element operative to convert spatially modulated impinging X-ray radiation to a spatially modulated charge distribution. The multilayer ionizing radiation sensitive element has a substrate, a c... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6855937 | Image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup element having pixels arranged in a two-dimensional state, each pixel having a photoelectric conversion portion, a first holding portion for holding a photoelectric conversion signal generated in the photoelectric... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6849852 | System and method for monitoring changes in state of matter with terahertz radiation A system and method for using terahertz radiation to detect and monitor a substance undergoing a change in phase from a liquid phase to a solid phase or vice-versa is disclosed. By employing terahertz radiation in either the pulsed mode or in the continuous-wave (CW... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6847040 | Sensor arrangement and method in digital X-ray imaging A sensor arrangement and method for digital X-ray imaging. The sensor arrangement in digital X-ray imaging includes at least one sensor element which absorbs X-radiation and contains a medium, which has a relatively thin semi-conductor material structure, that conve... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844554 | Method and arrangement for determining the concentration of a gas component in a gas mixture The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for non-dispersive analysis of gas mixtures for determining the concentration of such a first gas component in a gas mixture, whose absorbance may be influenced by other gas components of said gas mixture. The appar... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841784 | Radiation sensor device A radiation sensor device (20) for detection of radiation. A sensor device with an array of radiation sensitive elements (24) forming a sensor surface (26) is provided. The device comprises a number of circuit boards (21), each with a row... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6841782 | Gamma camera and CT system A method of producing a nuclear medicine image of a subject comprising the steps of acquiring nuclear image data suitable to produce a nuclear tomographic image, the data being acquired by at least one gamma camera head (12, 14) rotating about the subject at ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838671 | Device and method for the detection of buried objects A device and method for detection of buried objects (40) utilizing a down looking infrared array (140) having infrared detectors (170) positioned in a sensor array (30). This sensor array (30) may also contain ground penetrating ra... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838673 | Electromagnetic wave transforming device An electromagnetic wave detecting device is provided, which comprises: a detecting unit for transforming an electromagnetic wave into an electric charge for detection, a reset unit for resetting the potential of the detecting unit, a storing unit for storing a signa... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6838670 | Methods and system for ultrasonic thermographic non-destructive examination for enhanced defect determination A method and system (100) for enhancing the determination of the presence of a surface breaking or subsurface defect with an object (114) under test are provided (FIG. 1). The method can include transferring ultrasonic energy to an object (11... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831291 | Process for producing alternate striped electrode array in which transparent electrodes alternate with opaque electrodes, based on single mask designed for the opaque electrodes in self-aligned manner In a process for producing an alternate striped electrode array in which transparent electrodes alternate with opaque electrodes: the opaque electrodes are formed on a transparent base; a continuous, transparent conductive film is formed on the opaque electrodes and... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6831269 | Lesion phantoms with no inner cold encapsulation A lesion phantom with no inner cold encapsulation. The phantom has a plurality of lesion analogues formed without any encapsulation by a dissimilar material and formed of a matrix of solidified material. A background matrix into which at least one radionuclide is di... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6828568 | Process for testing of fluophors and device for carrying out the process A method and apparatus for increasing the emission amount of red such that it is made the same as the emission amount of green and blue, to enable the application state of the fluophors to be easily tested within a short time. Light from a discharge lamp of the shor... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6828557 | Radiation-detection devices Radiation detectors are disclosed that include at least one element (pixel). In a pixel, a desired positional relationship between two “effecting” elements is maintained regardless of changes in temperature or other prevailing variable. The detectors can be “e... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6828559 | Sensor having a plurality of active areas A sensor including at least two active areas for receiving light energy and a resistive layer disposed on each of the at least two active areas for providing a pair of current signals corresponding to a position of light energy of a predetermined wavelength striking... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6828561 | Apparatus and method for detecting alpha particles A memory array operates as an alpha particle detector. A predetermined state is stored in each memory storage location. The operating voltage of the memory array is established at a voltage where the stored values are relatively stable and not subject to change exce... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6818900 | Optical radiation sensor system and method for measuring radiation transmittance of a fluid An optical radiation sensor device for detecting radiation in a radiation field having a thickness. A preferred embodiment of the device includes a radiation source and a radiation sensor element positioned to receive radiation from the radiation source. A motor (or... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818893 | Fire detection sensors A flame detection apparatus has a focused array based sensor which is responsive to radiation having a predefined wavelength for generating an image of the infrared radiation emitted within a monitored region, and means for measuring the spectral ratio of the intens... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6818897 | Photodiode device and method for fabrication A photodiode device includes a silicon carbide photodiode including a second semiconductor layer on a first semiconductor layer and an integral aluminum gallium nitride filter on the second semiconductor layer. A method for fabricating a photodiode device for combus... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6815665 | Apparatus and methods for determining gravel pack quality Apparatus and method for determining the integrity or quality of a gravel pack positioned between the casing and gravel pack screen of a subterranean borehole, with the method including azimuthally scanning the gravel pack for radiation, with detection of the radiat... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815682 | Infrared sensing of concentration of methanol's aqueous solution Systems and methods for infrared sensing a compound's concentration in aqueous solution are provided. In various non-limiting embodiments, the invention provides infrared sensing of methanol's concentration in aqueous solution in connection with a fuel circulation p... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815692 | Radiation image storage panel A radiation image storage panel having a deposited phosphor layer, wherein the phosphor layer comprises an alkali metal halide stimulable phosphor containing a small amount of oxygen atom and is annealed after deposition has high-sensitivity and gives a reproduced r... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6815685 | Photodetector and method for detecting radiation A photodetector and a method for detecting radiation are disclosed. The photodetector comprises a zone of a semiconductor material suitably doped to collect photogenerated charges, coupled in parallel to a capacitance between a ground voltage and a sensing node. A m... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6812463 | Vehicle vicinity-monitoring apparatus A vehicle vicinity-monitoring apparatus 1 includes a casing 15 having vicinity-monitoring window portions 15L and 15R and a night-vision window port 15F, a single image pickup device 17 which is contained within the casing | 11/02/2004 |
| 6806475 | Methods and apparatus for investigating emissions The invention provides improved methods and apparatus for investigating emissions from radioactive sources within an environment. In particular, the method deploys a collimated detector to scan the environment and obtain approximate position information on sources w... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6806471 | Flame detection device A flame detection device for detecting a flame caused by a fire, including a light attenuation filter for attenuating 90% or greater of light with wavelengths in a visible to near-infrared band radiated from the flame. The flame detection device further includes an ... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6806470 | Infrared sensor device and manufacturing method thereof A supporting beam line for supporting, afloat in a cavity on a semiconductor substrate, an infrared detection pixel comprising an infrared absorption portion for absorbing an incident infrared ray and converting it into heat and a thermoelectric conversion portion f... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6806474 | Method and system for detecting ionizing radiation A method and system for detecting ionizing radiation emitted by material located over an extended area are provided. The method and system include a radiation detector disposed within a detector space on a detection axis. An array of collimating louvers is positione... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6803595 | Solid sensor The reading side conductive layer of a solid sensor is provided with a photo-charged pair generating electrode formed by a plurality of linear electrodes and a photo-charged pair non-generating electrode formed by a plurality of linear electrodes arranged alternatel... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6803575 | Infra-red laser device and method for searching for lost item An ordinary golf ball is cleaned and then treated with an emulsion depositing in the dimples a hologram having the capacity to reflect a pre-selected wavelength of laser-beam. If a player temporarily looses such ball, a hand-held unit directs an infra-red laser beam... | 10/12/2004 |
