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7378658 Security portal with THz trans-receiver  
A portal for security screening of transport passengers includes a THz trans-receiver. In one example of the portal, the trans-receiver includes a small-spot, reflective scanning arrangement...
7378656 Infrared radiation element and gas sensor using it  
An infrared radiation element A heat insulating layer having sufficiently smaller thermal conductivity than a semiconductor substrate, is formed on a surface in the thickness direction of the...
7372038 Analysis of temperature-dependent molecular configurations  
An apparatus and method for analysing temperature-dependent molecular configurations such as folding comprises a multi-channel flow-through chip ( 12 ) along which molecules to be analysed pass. A...
7365329 Method for determining location of infrared-cut filter on substrate  
A method for determining a location of IR-cut filter film on a substrate, the filter film and the substrate cooperatively functioning as an IR-cut filter, includes the steps of: providing an...
7364697 System for infrared spectroscopic imaging of libraries  
Methods and apparatus for screening diverse arrays of materials using infrared imaging techniques are provided. Typically, each of the individual materials on the array will be screened or...
7351974 Integrated circuit infrared sensor and associated methods  
An integrated circuit sensor may include at least one infrared sensing element on a substrate. The sensing element may include at least one first thermocouple junction heated from infrared...
7349609 Terahertz radiation generation and methods therefor  
Terahertz radiation generation systems and methods are implemented using a variety of methods and devices. According to an example embodiment of the present invention, method for generating...
7348559 Defect inspection and charged particle beam apparatus  
In a defect inspection apparatus which combines a plurality of probes for measuring electric properties of a specimen including a fine circuit line pattern with a charged particle beam apparatus,...
7345279 Identification of hidden objects by terahertz heterodyne laser imaging  
A method for inspecting a package to identify an object concealed in the package includes passing two beams of THz-radiation through the package. The frequency of THz radiation in one beam is...
7332718 Method for finding disconnection of conductive wires formed on plate glass and apparatus therefor  
The invention relates to a method for finding disconnection of a conductive wire formed on a plate glass. This method includes the steps of (a) applying a voltage to the conductive wire; and (b)...
7329870 Simple multi-channel NDIR gas sensors  
Concentrations of N gas species can be detected from a single beam NDIR gas sensor having a differential infrared source and an (N+1)-passband filter (having a neutral passband and N absorption...
7326930 Terahertz radiation sensor and imaging system  
This invention relates to apparatus and methods for sensing terahertz radiation, in particular over an area, and to terahertz radiation imaging systems. A terahertz radiation sensor, the sensor...
7312713 Methods and systems for detection of ice formation on surfaces  
A system for detecting ice formation on metal, painted metal and other material surfaces can include a transparent window having an exterior surface upon which ice can form; a light source and...
7312453 Methods for determining corrosion products on substrates using infrared imaging  
Methods for determining corrosion products on a substrate are disclosed. In one embodiment, a non-destructive method for determining an amount of corrosion product on a metallic substrate includes...
7307258 Terahertz system for detecting the burn degree of skin  
A system for detecting the burn degree of skin includes a laser source for generating laser light, a light-splitting device for splitting the laser light into a pump beam and a probe beam, a...
7304306 Direct conversion system for security standoff detection  
A security detection system includes a radiation source configured to generate and direct terahertz radiation onto an object. Further, the system also includes a detector module configured to...
7301149 Apparatus and method for determining a thickness of a deposited material  
Method and apparatus for determining a thickness of a deposited material. Energy is passed through the deposited material, wherein some of the energy is transmitted. The transmitted energy is...
7291839 Subcentimeter radiation detection and frequency domain spectroscopy  
A system, method and detection arrangement for investigation of a sample are described. A laser illumination arrangement generates (i) a source laser energy that is incident on a source to cause...
7291838 Apparatus and method for detecting scattered material by terahertz wave  
There is disclosed an apparatus comprising: a terahertz wave generation device which generates a terahertz wave; a terahertz wave irradiation device which irradiates an object to be inspected with...
7282716 Digital imaging assembly and methods thereof  
A coherent radiation imaging system that produces digital images with a reduced amount of speckle. Radiation from a long coherence length source is used to form an image of a sample. The output...
7274443 Corrosion monitoring system, optical corrosion probe, and methods of use  
Optical corrosion monitoring and detection systems as well as methods to detect and monitor corrosion under process conditions and generally in real time using electromagnetic radiation,...
7271387 Laser desorption and thermal emission spectroscopy for chemical analysis of cryogenic surfaces  
A method for remote analysis of materials embedded in a frozen surface, such as in the icy surface of a planetary body. A laser on board a spacecraft irradiates the frozen surface and thereby...
7230245 Field induced THz wave emission microscope  
A device for use with a source of radiation to provide a THz emission image representing a sample. The device comprises a substrate, a metallic probe having a tip adjacent to the substrate surface...
7220966 Systems and methods for inspecting coatings, surfaces and interfaces  
A system for detecting defects in paint coatings includes a temperature manipulation apparatus configured to change the temperature of a surface and a coating applied to the surface. The system may...
7218267 System of subterranean anomaly detection and repair using infrared thermography and ground penetrating radar  
Method and system to identify, verify and remediate subterranean anomalies. Infrared (IR) thermographic scanning [ 10 ] of a selected surface area obtains image area data [ 12, 14 ] inferring such...
7214941 Crack detection in razor blades  
Methods are provided for determining the presence of cracks in razor blades during manufacturing. The methods may include, for example, providing a plurality of razor blades in a stack, inducing a...
7214940 Apparatus and method for investigating a sample  
An apparatus for investigating a sample comprising a source of a beam of radiation, a detector for detecting a beam of radiation reflected by or transmitted through a sample to be imaged, an...
7199367 System and method for defect detection by inducing acoustic chaos  
A defect detection system for thermally imaging a structure that has been energized by sound energy. The system includes a transducer that couples a sound signal into the structure, where the sound...
7194236 Millimeter wave imaging system  
A millimeter wave imaging system that includes at least one millimeter wave frequency scanning antenna for collecting frequency dependent beams of millimeter wave radiation from a narrow...
7186981 Method and apparatus for thermographic imaging using flash pulse truncation  
A pulse controller device for controlling the excitation of a heat source used in thermographic imaging is disclosed. The pulse controller device comprises a power supply, a heat source coupled to...
7174037 Imaging apparatus and method  
An apparatus and method for imaging a sample, the apparatus including a source for irradiating a sample with a beam of substantially continuous electromagnetic radiation having a frequency in the...
7164119 Security sensor system  
A security sensor system includes beam projecting and receiving units ( 1 ) and ( 2 ). The proper range of the received beam level is adjusted with change in time of the received beam level so that...
7157714 Thermal imaging method to detect subsurface objects  
A thermal imaging method to detect heat flows from naturally-heated subsurface objects. The method uniquely combines precise, emissivity-corrected temperature maps, thermal inertia maps,...
7129491 Diffraction mode terahertz tomography  
A method of obtaining a series of images of a three-dimensional object. The method includes the steps of transmitting pulsed terahertz (THz) radiation through the entire object from a plurality of...
7129490 Oject detection technology  
A detection apparatus is discloses comprising an emitter for emitting a plurality of optical pulses; a detector for receiving the optical pulses from the emitter; and a controller connected to the...
7123775 Image processing method, image processing program and image processing apparatus  
An image processing method is provided for obtaining a non-deteriorated pixel value as a pixel value of a pixel free from a defect such as a scar or dust from non-visible beam image information...
7123366 Method and apparatus for measurements of patterned structures  
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for measuring at least one desired parameter of a patterned structure having a plurality of features defined by a certain process of its manufacturing,...
7122801 System and method for generating chaotic sound for sonic infrared imaging of defects in materials  
A defect detection system for thermally imaging a structure that has been energized by sound energy. The system includes a transducer that couples a sound signal into the structure, where the sound...
7122800 Optical density sensor  
An optical density sensor disposed over a target surface in an image formation apparatus comprises an integrating cavity having a diffuse, reflective interior surface and a view port formed...
7119339 Transmission mode terahertz computed tomography  
A method of obtaining a series of images of a three-dimensional object by transmitting pulsed terahertz (THz) radiation through the entire object from a plurality of angles, optically detecting...
7112792 Defect inspection and charged particle beam apparatus  
In a defect inspection apparatus which combines a plurality of probes for measuring electric properties of a specimen including a fine circuit line pattern with a charged particle beam apparatus,...
7105822 Characterization of clarity and color enhancement agents in gems  
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy using near infrared and mid infrared radiation is used to detect the presence of organic chemical compounds in gems. Suitably, diffuse reflectance infrared Fourier...
7087902 Fresnel lens tomographic imaging  
Systems and methods for reconstructing a plurality of images of an object. An exemplary system includes a radiation source adapted to emit radiation at a plurality of frequencies; a lens with...
7084402 Liquid coupled defect detection systems and methods  
Systems and methods for detecting defects in a test specimen. The method generally includes applying a liquid detection medium to the test specimen and exciting the test specimen to cause the...
7084401 High sensitivity particle detection  
A smoke detector is shown in which blue light is directed through a scattering volume ( 9 ) from a radiation emitter ( 3 ) and infra-red radiation is also directed through the scattering volume ( 9...
7075083 Method for examining the structure of through-holes of a component  
Methods for examining through holes of a component according to prior art generally use hot gases for the thermographic detection of blockages. The inventive method for examining the structure of...
7064331 Method for calibrating and enhancing flaw detection of an acoustic thermography system  
A method and apparatus for calibrating an acoustic thermography system 10 and/or enhancing the flaw detection abilities of such a system is provided. The method allows applying a material (e.g., ...
7060971 Reference standard systems for thermosonic flaw detection  
A flaw inspection system ( 10 ) contains a substrate ( 12 ) to be inspected, such as a generator tube wall, a rotor of a generator, an aircraft skin, having or thought to have interior defects (...
7057250 Terahertz frequency band wavelength selector  
A terahertz (THz) frequency radiation source to emit radiation in a narrow wavelength band within a range of about 3 μm to 3000 μm. This source includes: a broad bandwidth emitter to generate a...
7051636 Electromagnetic weapon  
An electromagnetic weapon that includes semi-randomly arranged antenna elements and a central weapon computer. The antenna elements are coordinated to function as an active phased array capable of...
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