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7491939 |
Photosensitive sensor and applications in the automotive field
The invention concerns a sensor that is photosensitive vis-à-vis at least part of the radiation in the infrared range and at least part of the radiation in the visible range. This sensor is...
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7484885 |
Thermal imager having sunlight exposure protection mechanism
A thermal imaging apparatus comprises a housing defining an entrance pupil for ingress of imaging radiation. At least one light sensor is positioned forward of the entrance pupil. An electronic...
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7485860 |
Thermoelectric bridge IR detector
An IR detector for use in an array of detectors is provided with better thermal resolution resulting in increased range and increased contrast for a standard 30 frame per second frame rate includes...
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7479635 |
Infrared detector package
In an infrared detector package, a first annular metallized layer ( 6 a, 6 b ) is formed along the annular shoulder ( 4 a ) of a casing member ( 4 ), and a second annular metallized layer ( 7 ) is...
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7476860 |
Outdoor active infrared detection apparatus with adjustable drive frequency
According to an embodiment, a light-projecting apparatus including a light-projector emitting an infrared light beam, a light-projector drive portion pulse-driving the light-projector; and a...
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7476861 |
Passenger detection apparatus
A passenger detection device that determines whether a passenger sits in a passenger seat or backseat, and if YES, determines whether the passenger is an adult or a child, and whether the passenger...
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7472433 |
Method and apparatus for determining when hands are under a faucet for lavatory applications
A method of controlling a flow of liquid includes calibrating a PSD infrared sensor associated with the spout. The calibrating includes turning on the spout to thereby dispense a stream of liquid...
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7470904 |
Infrared camera packaging
Systems and methods for providing a sealed container having a reduced pressure atmosphere are disclosed. The container is suitable for housing an infrared detector array. Outgassing can be enhanced...
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7462831 |
Systems and methods for bonding
Systems and methods for bonding semiconductor devices and/or multiple wafers, in the form of a first segmented wafer and a second unsegmented wafer which may have different temperature coefficients...
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7459699 |
Method of determining processing position in charged particle beam apparatus, and infrared microscope used in the method
A laser mark which will be the positioning mark for a secondary charged particle image in the charged particle beam apparatus is applied by moving the sample processing/observation area in the...
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7460792 |
Receiving circuit and electronic apparatus for optical communication
In an optical communication-use receiving circuit of the present invention, the pulse width of the received pulse which is a binary signal corresponding to the signal optical pulse is specified by...
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7459686 |
Systems and methods for integrating focal plane arrays
Systems and methods for providing multi-spectral image capability using an integrated multi-band focal plane array that, in one example, may be employed to simultaneously image in the visible...
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7456404 |
Viewing system for radiographs
A light control system and method for a film viewer ( 10 ). The viewer ( 10 ) includes an infrared emitter ( 50 ) with an infrared detector ( 52 ) in communication with a microprocessor ( 34 )....
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7449693 |
System and method for radiation detection and imaging
System and method for detecting and imaging radiation. A preferred embodiment comprises a substrate with electronic circuitry to detect changes in a transduction signal, an intermediate conductive...
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7446315 |
System and method for aircraft infrared countermeasures to missiles
Apparatus and method for directing a laser beam at an object. Some embodiments include generating direction-control information, based on the direction-control information, directing laser energy...
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7442933 |
Bolometer having an amorphous titanium oxide layer with high resistance stability
A bolometer is provided for use in an infrared imager. The bolometer comprises a substrate and a TiOx layer formed over the substrate. The TiOx layer has a resistance responsive to temperature. The...
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7442934 |
Bolometric detector, device for detecting submillimetric and millimetric electromagnetic waves that uses such a detector
This bolometric detector for electromagnetic radiation comprises:
a receiving antenna ( 1 ) intended for collecting electromagnetic radiation and thus ensuring electromagnetic coupling; a...
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7442932 |
High temperature imaging device
High temperature imaging devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the imaging device comprises an array of photosensitive elements fabricated on an insulator substrate, and an information storage...
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7439512 |
Method and apparatus for detecting unsafe conditions
A device can be made operable to distinguish between materials impinging on a predefined area based at least in part on differentials within sets of data indicative of measurable characteristics of...
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7439510 |
Compact emissivity and temperature measuring infrared detector
A hand-held, fleet deployable infrared camera with integrated hardware and software providing real time processing of infrared images. The camera senses variable temperature images over a selected...
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7439513 |
Fast microbolometer pixels with integrated micro-optical focusing elements
Fast microbolometer pixels integrating micro-optical focusing elements are provided. Each microbolometer pixel includes a focusing element located between the pixel body and a substrate, this...
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7439507 |
Apparatus and method for thermal side detection in a vehicle
A detecting device for a vehicle and method thereof is provided. The device includes a first infrared detector, a second infared detector, and a controller. The first infrared detector is...
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7438438 |
Decorative lighting fixture with adjustable range motion detector
A motion-activated decorative lighting fixture with a PIR motion detector having an adjustable field of view hidden behind a decorative slotted wall of the fixture body. The lighting fixture...
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7438468 |
Multiple band pass filtering for pyrometry in laser based annealing systems
A thermal processing system includes a source of laser radiation emitting at a laser wavelength, beam projection optics disposed between the reflective surface and a substrate support capable of...
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7435961 |
Imaging sensor
A sensor that is responsive to at least two distinct spectral bands, e.g., infrared radiation and ultraviolet or infrared and visible light makes use of the junction of a diode-based bolometer as a...
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7435964 |
Thermal sensor with increased sensitivity
The invention provides a thermal sensor having a first and second temperature sensing elements each being formed on a thermally isolated table in a first substrate.
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7436499 |
Plastic packaging having a marker material
A package including a container and closure, and a method of authenticating same. In the package or a portion thereof, a marker material is dispersed into a base material and can be detected in the...
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7437084 |
Infrared radiation receiving circuit, electronic device, and infrared radiation receiving method
A receiving circuit stops a one shot timer from generating an output signal immediately after the output signal is outputted to an external entity until a predetermined stretch time elapses. With...
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7432507 |
Plastic identifying apparatus and plastic identifying method
A plastic identifying apparatus according to the present invention identifies the kind of plastic in an object to be identified by using as an identification face at least two faces of a test piece...
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7427759 |
Method of identifying an infrared matrix sensor
Method of identifying an infrared matrix sensor, characterized in that, for at least some of the pixels of the sensor matrix, information concerning the position of the pixel in the matrix is...
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7427758 |
Cryogenically cooled adjustable apertures for infra-red cameras
A thermal infrared camera may be used under a wide variety of target-scene radiation conditions, with interchangeable or zoom lenses requiring matching or different size cold stops. A variable...
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7423270 |
Electronic detection device and detector comprising such a device
This electronic detection device comprises a substrate and at least one microstructure, said microstructure comprising a membrane which extends substantially facing and at a distance from said...
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7422365 |
Thermal imaging system and method
A thermal imaging system and method for quantitative thermal mapping of a scene. The system comprises a thermal imaging device, a heat source of known temperature and emissivity located within the...
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7417229 |
Thermal-type infrared detection element
An infrared absorption film (first through third infrared absorption films) that constitutes a photoreceptor of a thermal-type infrared detection element comprises a laminate film in which a film...
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7417230 |
Microbolometer focal plane array with temperature compensated bias
A microbolometer imaging apparatus having an array of selectable substrate-isolated microbolometer detectors, a detector selection controller, and a readout circuit. The detectors may be exposed to...
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7414244 |
Mixing ration detecting apparatus, method of controlling mixing ration detecting apparatus, and fuel cell system incorporating mixing ratio detecting apparatus
A mixture ratio detecting apparatus comprises: a light source which emits light including light of an infrared region; a first light detecting unit which detects the light of the infrared region...
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7408157 |
Infrared sensor
An infrared sensor at lower production cost for optimal massive production includes an infrared sensor unit disposed to the bottom of an automatic vacuum cleaner to measure the level of the ground...
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7402802 |
Infrared camera packaging systems and methods
Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved techniques for assembling and packaging infrared camera components. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present...
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7399967 |
Rapidly flashing thermal image beacon
A system comprised of a one or more rapidly flashing thermal image beacons, a plurality of sensors, a control subsystem, input means, and a power source. Each beacon being comprised of a precision...
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7394355 |
Vehicle collision detector
A collision prevention detector ( 22 ), and a method therefor, to be mounted on a vehicle ( 10 ), transmits a sequence of transmissions of IR signals. The signals are transmitted in sequences...
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7390124 |
Device for contact-free measurement of temperature
A device for measuring the temperature of a measured spot of a measured object without contacting the measured object is provided. The device includes a detector on which electromagnetic radiation...
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7378655 |
Apparatus and method for sensing electromagnetic radiation using a tunable device
A method for manufacturing a sensing device, such as a bolometer device or other devices. The method includes providing a substrate, e.g., silicon wafer. The method includes forming a first...
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7375331 |
Optically blocked reference pixels for focal plane arrays
Methods for making optically blind reference pixels and systems employing the same. The reference pixels may be configured to be identical to, or substantially identical to, the active detector...
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7365326 |
Camera having distortion correction
A lightweight camera is provided that includes a lightweight lens system that has a reduced number of lenses. Reducing the number of lenses produces a lighter camera, but produces a distorted local...
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7363859 |
Temperature detecting unit with fixing apparatus
A temperature detecting unit including a temperature detecting sensor, a window member, and a frame which holds the window member. The temperature detecting sensor receives infrared rays radiated...
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7361900 |
“I” beam bridge interconnection for ultra-sensitive silicon sensor
A bolometer type focal plane is made up of a plurality of silicon sensors. Within each sensor, interconnection between co-planar stages is provided by elongated “I” beam type bridge members...
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7355178 |
Infrared thermometer with through-the-lens visible targeting system
A conventional infrared thermometer is equipped with a visible light source having exactly the same size and shape as the infrared detector to illuminate the target so as to visibly identify the...
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7351973 |
Apparatus and method for providing thermal conductance in thermally responsive photonic imaging devices
Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to a photonic sensor and method of operation, in one embodiment a photonic has: a sensing element; a dielectric layer; a first electrode...
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7348561 |
Sensing device for sensing a physical parameter
The sensing device for sensing a physical parameter such as radiation, temperature or the like, comprises an analogue sensor element sensitive for the physical parameter to be sensed and outputting...
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7345278 |
Infrared ray detection device, method of fabricating the same and infrared ray camera
An infrared ray detection device has a detection cell which has a thermoelectric converting part and an infrared ray absorption layer formed via a space on a semiconductor substrate, a first wiring...
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