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Radiant Energy > Invisible Radiant Energy Responsive Electric Signalling > Infrared Responsive Infrared ResponsiveInfrared Responsive patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.01/31/08 - 20080023632 - Millimeter and sub-millimeter wave detection In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, an antenna assembly comprising an antenna portion and an electrooptic waveguide portion is provided. The antenna portion comprises at least one tapered slot antenna. The waveguide portion comprises at least one electrooptic waveguide. The electrooptic waveguide comprises a waveguide core extending ... 12/27/07 - 20070295907 - Method and apparatus for use of thermally switching proteins in sensing and detecting devices An apparatus and method for detecting infrared radiation is provided which comprises a temperature-sensing helical coiled-coil protein such as TIpA, CC1, collagen or myosin, incorporated into an electrically conductive film or gel deposited onto an electrically conductive medium, means for recording changes in conductivity or resistance of the conductive film ... 12/06/07 - 20070278406 - Night-vision system for motor vehicles having a partial optical filter A night-vision system for motor vehicles includes a camera having a radiation-sensitive image-sensor surface, which is configured for recording electromagnetic radiation from the infrared range, in particular. To improve distant-vision characteristics beyond the low-beam range, the system according to the present invention includes a filter element which is positioned in ... 11/29/07 - 20070272863 - Infrared sensor manufacturing method suitable for mass production An infrared sensor manufacturing method according to this invention includes a step of forming a bridge structure of an insulating material on an Si substrate, a step of forming a vanadium oxide thin film on the bridge structure by a dry film forming method, a step of irradiating laser light ... 11/15/07 - 20070262256 - Bolometric infrared sensor having two-layer structure and method for manufacturing the same The present disclosure is related to bolometric infrared sensors having a two-layer structure and methods for manufacturing the same for improving an absorption rate by a spectroscopic design for resonantly absorbing infrared, and preventing the deformation of a sensor caused by stresses due to heat. The infrared sensor including an ... 09/20/07 - 20070215805 - 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 photocell in addition to its temperature dependence for detecting infrared radiation. More specifically the diode bolometer is ... 09/06/07 - 20070205364 - Bolometric detector with thermal isolation by constriction and device for detecting infrared radiation that uses such a bolometric detector A bolometric detector including an absorbing part intended to convert incident electromagnetic radiation into calories, an active part (2) including a sensitive area made of a bolometric material the resistivity of which varies, in a known manner, with temperature, and electrodes that are in contact with the bolometric material (6) ... 08/23/07 - 20070194238 - Method for production of a device for thermal detection of radiation comprising an active microbolometer and a passive microbolometer The invention relates to a passive microbolometer (12), comprising a reflective screen (17) and a suspended membrane with the function of radiation absorber, thermometer and electrical connection. The membrane is supported by at least two anchor elements (15) fixed to a support substrate (16). The reflective screen (17) may be ... 08/16/07 - 20070187603 - Mems radiometer A radiometer sensor includes a target plate and a micro-mechanical spring which supports the target plate above a base support. This construction allows for displacement of the target plate in a direction perpendicular to the base support in response to radiation which is received by a top surface of the ... 08/16/07 - 20070187602 - Circuit and method for reading out electric signals from a high-resolution thermal sensors The invention relates to a circuit array for the reading out of electronic signals (t1, t4) from high-resolution thermal sensors (1′, 1*) with small signals and small signal dynamics which permits an interference-free reading out of individual elements from a larger sensor array. The invention relates to a circuit array ... 08/02/07 - 20070176104 - Multi-spectral uncooled microbolometer detectors A process and system for a medium wave infrared (MWIR) uncooled microbolometer focal plane array (FPA). One embodiment is for a single MWIR band uncooled IR detector, wherein the design and fabrication utilizes standard silicon processing techniques reducing manufacturing costs and preserving existing manufacturing capabilities. Another embodiment is a two ... 07/26/07 - 20070170361 - 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 part formed on the semiconductor substrate, and a supporting part, the detection cell being formed via the space ... 07/12/07 - 20070158570 - Infrared detection element An infrared detection element is configured to prevent decreases in detection precision when a beam bends. The infrared detection element basically has a substrate structure, a light receiver configured and arranged to receive infrared rays and at least one beam having one end fixed to the substrate and another end ... 07/05/07 - 20070152153 - 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 object of interest and senses variable emissivities over the object. The camera also measures and corrects for reflected environmental radiation as well as ... 06/28/07 - 20070145273 - High-sensitivity infrared color camera A method in a high-sensitivity infrared color camera includes selectively passing visible spectral energy and non-visible spectral energy through a color filter array, generating a color image corresponding to a spatial distribution of the visible and non-visible spectral energy from the color filter array, and mapping the spatial distribution of ... 06/14/07 - 20070131861 - 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 having a generally rectangular cross-section including unequal wider (height) and narrower (width) dimensions, and wherein the bridge members are oriented ... 06/07/07 - 20070125949 - Infrared sensor and infrared sensor array An infrared sensor includes a series capacitor element and a reference capacitor element each exhibiting a predetermined capacitance value; an infrared-detecting capacitor element whose capacitance value varies depending on an intensity of infrared light incident on the element; and an output node being a node at which a first terminal ... 05/31/07 - 20070120058 - Uncooled infrared sensor An uncooled infrared sensor can be used for a plurality of applications such as fire fighting, surveilling a border or any desired area, and limb sounding. The uncooled infrared sensor includes manually or automatically adjustable optics that receive an electromagnetic signal, focus the electromagnetic signal and provide a focused electromagnetic ... 05/31/07 - 20070120057 - Apparatus for sensing plural gases The apparatus for sensing plural gases is substantially a gas sensor adopting planar lightwave circuit for constructing reference optical path and sensing optical path, which is a flat structure with abilities of high accuracy, long-term stability, and short response time. The gas sensor can be widely applied for monitoring the ... 05/17/07 - 20070108384 - Infrared sensor systems and devices An organic material can be used in a modified strain gauge for IR transduction, resulting in an organic IR sensor. Infrared radiation incident on the organic material modulates a displacement of the material in order to detect the presence and intensity of IR radiation. This innovative design doesn't require cooling, ... 05/17/07 - 20070108383 - Thermal detector A device for detecting infrared radiation is described that comprises a resonator element (36; 72; 96; 120) fixably attached to a supporting frame (32;130). The supporting frame (32;130) is arranged to absorb infrared radiation received by the device. The resonator element (36; 72; 96; 120) has a resonant property, such ... 05/10/07 - 20070102637 - Color wheel module for a projection apparatus A color wheel module includes a color wheel having a side face defining a plurality of color regions and a detection region, a light source for emitting light beams toward the side face of the color wheel and a light detection device for detecting the light beams from the color ... 05/10/07 - 20070102636 - Infrared reflective tape squares An elongated strip of release paper supports infrared reflective tape releasably attached to the backing paper. The infrared reflective tape is cut to form segments that can be dispensed like labels that can be held in place by an adhesive backing to enable the segment of reflective tape to be ... 05/10/07 - 20070102635 - Methods and systems for identifying ink The present invention relates to methods for tagging an ink with a detectable marker and methods for identifying an ink. The tagged ink includes a colorant visible under visible light and a detectable marker capable of fluorescing when subjected to infrared light. A method for identifying an ink includes obtaining ... 03/15/07 - 20070057187 - Device for detecting and device for measuring the concentration of a substance A device for detecting radiation signals and a device for measuring the concentration of a substance are described, a first detector and a second detector being provided on a first chip, and a first filter and a second filter being provided on a second chip, the first chip and the ... 02/15/07 - 20070034799 - Infrared sensor having thermo couple An infrared sensor includes a base plate having a membrane portion at the center thereof an a thick portion around the membrane, a thermocouple unit having a hot side contact member formed on the membrane portion and a cool side contact member formed on the thick portion, a heater formed ... 02/08/07 - 20070029484 - Microbolometer focal plane array with temperature compensated bias A readout circuit for an array of substrate-isolated microbolometer detectors includes a bias source that varies in accordance with changes in substrate temperature as detected by a temperature sensor that has temperature characteristic that resembles the temperature characteristic of the microbolometer detector array so as compensate detector measurements for temperature ... 02/01/07 - 20070023661 - Infrared camera system An IR camera system includes an array of thermally-tunable optical filter pixels, an NIR source and an NIR detector array. The IR camera system further includes IR optics for directing IR radiation from a scene to be imaged onto the array of thermally-tunable optical filter pixels and NIR optics for ... 01/11/07 - 20070007449 - Optical analysis device An optical analysis device having a gastight housing, a radiation-permeable housing element, at least a first radiation source and associated first reflector and a second radiation source and associated second reflector, at least first and second detectors, and an external reflector. The radiation sources and the detectors are located within ... 01/04/07 - 20070001116 - 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 measured and used to form an electronic representation of the thermal ... 01/04/07 - 20070001115 - Active infrared detection apparatus 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 receiver; and a light-receiving apparatus including a light-receiver receiving the infrared light beam emitted by the light-projector, a light interruption judgment portion judging that the infrared ... 12/28/06 - 20060289762 - Thermal direction unit A device, and method for its use, which may be worn by a firefighter for detecting the source of a fire in a smoke-filled or noisy environment, the device having directional infrared sensors for detecting the direction of maximum or minimum intensity of infrared radiation in two or more directions ... 12/14/06 - 20060278827 - Process field device with infrared sensors Infrared radiation from a plurality of locations associated with a process is measured by a field device, which includes a plurality of input channels, a plurality of IR sensors, and a data processor. The infrared radiation from the locations associated with the process is received by the input channels and ... 12/07/06 - 20060273256 - Thermal electromagnetic radiation detector with alveolate structure An absorbent membrane (1) is fixed in suspension onto a front face of a substrate (2), in a direction substantially parallel to the substrate (2), by at least one alveolate structure thermally insulating the membrane from the substrate (2) and arranged in a plane substantially perpendicular to the substrate (2). ... 11/16/06 - 20060255275 - 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 aperture assembly of a thermal infrared camera integrates a rigid open truss-like framework that's capped by an aperture ring and bottomed ... 10/26/06 - 20060237649 - High radiation environment tunnel monitoring system and method In accordance with the principles of the present invention utilizing a first radiation monitoring module, radiation information associated with the first radiation monitoring module within a tunnel is wirelessly transmitted to a second radiation monitoring module. The second radiation monitoring module is able to receive radiation information from the first ... 10/19/06 - 20060231761 - Bolometric detector, device for detecting submillimetric and millimetric electromagnetic waves that uses such a detector The receiving antenna (1) is itself isolated from the support substrate (2). ... 10/19/06 - 20060231760 - Compensation circuit for compensating non-uniformity according to change of operating temperature of bolometer The present invention relates to a bolometer, and more specifically to a compensation circuit for compensating non-uniformity due to the difference of operating temperature between bolometers which exist in bolometer array using semiconductor material. A compensation circuit according to the present invention comprises a biasing part including a first transistor ... 10/12/06 - 20060226366 - Infrared detector An infrared detector having pixels which convert the infrared ray into an electric signal and are arranged to form a matrix. An infrared detecting unit is placed in a vessel having a shielding member for preventing the incident infrared radiated from the target object from being inputted to reference pixels. ... 10/12/06 - 20060226365 - 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 provided with a filter affecting all or part of a receiving zone of the sensor and able ... 10/05/06 - 20060219921 - Laminated core testing device The invention relates to a laminated core testing device for testing laminated cores in a generator. To this end, the laminated core testing device comprises an exciting winding, which is situated parallel to a rotation axis of the generator and which is connected to a secondary alternating current generator, and ... 09/07/06 - 20060197019 - Object detection apparatus, especially for vehicles An object detection apparatus has a laser radar and near infrared ray projector. The projector has a near infrared ray projecting lens, a laser oscillator, a laser receiver and a swivel actuator. The laser oscillator emits a laser beam, while the swivel actuator scans the laser beam in a laser ... 08/24/06 - 20060186339 - 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 composed of a novel SiCO material having high absorption on the short-wavelength end (approximately 8 to 10 μm) of the waveband (atmospheric ... 08/24/06 - 20060186338 - Method for improving measurement accuracy of infrared imaging radiometers The present invention is directed to a method for improving measurement accuracy of infrared imaging radiometers utilizing a small pitch infrared detector array. The detector offset is changed so that the detector output, when observing a particular object temperature, is maintained at a desired level over a range of ambient ... 08/17/06 - 20060180758 - Apparatus and method for providing thermal conductance in thermally responsive photonic imaging devices A photonic sensor, comprising: a sensing element; a dielectric layer; a first electrode disposed between the sensing element and the dielectric layer; a second electrode positioned in a facing spaced relationship with respect to the dielectric layer, the second electrode being disposed upon a substrate; and wherein an applied voltage ... 08/17/06 - 20060180757 - Method for determining concentration profiles from infrared profiles and from hplc data Method which makes it possible to define, over time, the concentration of the species in a reaction medium from the infrared profiles of the products resulting from the monitoring of the reaction and from the HPLC data, without precalibration of the devices. ... 08/10/06 - 20060175550 - Use of a night-vision intensifier for direct visualization by eye of far-red and near-infared fluorescence through an optical microscope Featured are methods for the direct microscopic visualization of samples (9) using a image intensifier (140) that intensifies low levels of visible light and converts far-red or near-infra-red light to visible light. Also featured are devices and systems for use in the methods of the invention. ... 08/03/06 - 20060169902 - Infrared sensor An infrared sensor includes a substrate having a cavity, a membrane bridging the cavity, a thermopile-type infrared light sensing element, an infrared light absorption film located over the membrane in correspondence with positions of hot junctions of the thermopile, and an infrared light reflection coating located over the substrate to ... 07/20/06 - 20060157651 - Infrared sensor having no package can An infrared sensor is composed of an optical filter plate, an infrared-detecting plate and a supporting member positioned between both plates. A detecting element for detecting infrared rays passing through the optical filter plate is formed on a front surface of the infrared-detecting plate facing the optical filter plate. The ... 07/20/06 - 20060157650 - Device and method for discrimating plastic 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 (1) serving as the object to be identified. The plastic identifying apparatus according to the present ... 06/22/06 - 20060131501 - Method for fabricating the same An electronic device according to the present invention includes: a cavity, which is surrounded with a cavity wall portion and which has a reduced pressure; a gettering thin film, which is arranged in the cavity and has the function of adsorbing a surrounding substance; and an activating portion, at least ... 06/22/06 - 20060131500 - Passive broadband infrared optical limiter device based on a micro-optomechanical cantilever array An IR limiting device for a detector that is based on a micro-optomechanical cantilever array is disclosed. In the normal state, each microcantilever device in the array behaves like a mirror that reflects the infrared signal to the detector. The microcantilever device absorbs radiation outside the desired infrared region. When ... 06/15/06 - 20060124851 - Omnidirectional photodetector An omnidirectional photodetector has a prism and a light-detecting device. The prism has a cylindrical columnar body and a conical member disposed on an end of the columnar body and having a cross-sectional area that is progressively smaller toward a tip end of the conical member. The prism is made ... 05/11/06 - 20060097172 - Imaging apparatus, medium, and method using infrared rays with image discrimination An imaging apparatus, medium, and apparatus using infrared rays with image discrimination. The imaging apparatus may includes an image sensor optically together sensing a visible light component and an infrared component of an image, and an image processor to recognize an object component of the image. Accordingly, an infrared component ... 04/20/06 - 20060081780 - Ultra sensitive silicon sensor readout circuitry A readout circuit for a bolometer type sensor including a pair of back-to-back temperature sensing diodes connected in an electro-thermal feedback loop including a semiconductor amplifier circuit located in an intermediate stage between a detector stage and a heat bath stage and wherein the heat generated by the amplifier equalizes ... 04/20/06 - 20060081779 - Variable noise control for an optical transducer In one embodiment, an optical transducer, such as an infrared transducer, generates an output signal that is representative of optical irradiance. A noise control circuit is coupled in a power supply path of the optical transducer. A switching circuit varies the noise control provided by the noise control circuit, in ... 04/13/06 - 20060076493 - Focal plane antenna to sensor interface for an ultra-sensitive silicon sensor An electrical interface between a scene to be imaged and a bolometer type sensor is disclosed. Efficiency is improved by means of a thermal energy concentrator including a lens and an antenna. Where a plurality of bolometer pixels are located in an array, a microantenna is provided for each pixel ... 03/23/06 - 20060060786 - Device for detecting infrared radiation with bolometric detectors The layer that incorporates the bolometric material (8) that constitutes the compensation structure is itself in thermal contact with the substrate that constitutes the readout circuit (1) outside the electrical connection areas (3, 6, 7). ... 03/23/06 - 20060060785 - Component for detecting electromagnetic radiation, particularly infrared radiation, infrared optical imaging unit including such a component and process for implementing it This component for detecting electromagnetic radiation, particularly infrared radiation, comprises a vacuum or low-pressure enclosure (5) called the primary enclosure, one side (3) of which consists of a window (4) that is transparent to the radiation to be detected, at least one actual detector (6) located inside said enclosure substantially ... 03/23/06 - 20060060784 - Infrared absorption layer structure and its formation method, and an uncooled infrared detector using this structure The present invention relates to uncooled infrared detector with infrared absorption structure in which the supporting layer, detection layer, protecting layer, and dielectric layer construct λ/4 resonating absorbtion structure as a single body. In order to enhance the characteristic of uncooled infrared detector, it is essential for the infrared absorption ... 02/23/06 - 20060038129 - Infrared sensor device and its manufacturing method An infrared sensor device includes an infrared sensor element in which a membrane is formed on a surface side of a substrate by forming a concave portion on a rear face side of the substrate, and electrodes for detection are arranged on the surface side of the substrate, and an ... 02/02/06 - 20060022140 - Methods and apparatus for detection of contraband using terahertz radiation An inspection system and methods for inspecting items using terahertz radiation that may be used to detect contraband (e.g., explosives, weapons and drugs) within items under inspection. Terahertz radiation may be transmitted through and/or reflected from an item. The density and/or a physical property of one or more regions within ... 01/26/06 - 20060016995 - Microstructured infrared sensor and method for its manufacture A microstructured infrared sensor includes: a sensor chip having a diaphragm; a cavity formed underneath the diaphragm; a thermopile structure formed on the diaphragm and having bonded printed conductors; an absorber layer formed on the thermopile structure for absorbing infrared radiation; and a cap chip attached to the sensor chip. ... 01/26/06 - 20060016994 - System and method to prevent cross-talk between a transmitter and a receiver According to at least one embodiment of the invention, a method includes mounting a transmitting device and a receiving device on a circuit board, wherein the circuit board includes a layer that blocks waves (e.g., light waves) emitted from the transmitting device, and wherein the transmitting device and the receiving ... 01/26/06 - 20060016993 - Ir remote plow control The IR Remote Plow Control gives the driver of a vehicle connected to a plow or a front-loading mechanism the ability to control its movement by an infra-red device that sends a frequency for movement of the plow or mechanism. The two remote IR transmitters mounted on the steering wheel ... 01/19/06 - 20060011839 - Polycrystalline optical window materials from nanoceramics Optical windows for protecting infrared sensing instruments are manufactured from nano-sized crystallites by compressing the crystallites into a continuous mass under high pressure in the presence of a pulsed electric current, preferably one produced by spark plasma sintering. The resulting materials have excellent optical and mechanical properties that make them ... 01/12/06 - 20060006333 - Infrared radiation detecting device An infrared radiation detecting device is provided that comprises a substrate, an infrared radiation absorbing unit, at least one support beam and a thermopile. The at least one support beam has a first end portion coupled to the substrate and a second end portion coupled to the infrared radiation absorbing ... 01/05/06 - 20060000974 - Polarization and wavelength-selective patch-coupled infrared photodetector A photodetector for detecting the polarization or wavelength of incident infrared radiation (IR) is described. The polarization sensitive photodetector operates using two sets of patches and corresponding cavities, the first set resonating with IR having a first polarization, while the second set resonates with IR having an orthogonal, second polarization. ... 12/29/05 - 20050285039 - Gas sensor module for the spectroscopic measurement of a gas concentration A gas sensor module for the spectroscopic measurement of at least one gas concentration, including at least: a spectroscopic gas sensor having a sensor chip which has a micropatterned measuring structure, and having an IR-transparent cap chip covering the measuring structure; a premolded package having a package bottom and a ... 12/22/05 - 20050279940 - 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 area to be thermally measured. The light source is judiciously positioned within the system so as to make ... 12/08/05 - 20050269512 - Semiconductor device including vanadium oxide sensor element with restricted current density In a semiconductor device including a semiconductor substrate, and at least one sensor element made of vanadium oxide formed over the semiconductor substrate, the sensor element is designed so that a density of a current flowing through the sensor element is between 0 and 100 μm/μm2. ... 11/24/05 - 20050258368 - Semiconductor crystal for generating terahertz waves, terahertz wave-generator incorporating the crystal, semiconductor crystal for detecting terahertz waves, and terahertz waves detector incorporating the crystal A terahertz wave-generating semiconductor crystal includes a zincblende-type III-V compound semiconductor crystal that generates terahertz wave pulses upon application of an ultrashort light pulse in the optical communication band serving as a pump beam. ... 11/24/05 - 20050258367 - Microbolometer focal plane array with temperature compensated bias A readout circuit for an array of substrate-isolated microbolometer detectors includes a bias source that varies in accordance with changes in substrate temperature as detected by a temperature sensor that has temperature characteristic that resembles the temperature characteristic of the microbolometer detector array so as compensate detector measurements for temperature ... 11/17/05 - 20050253070 - Sensor for detecting fog-like media The invention relates to a sensor for detecting fog-like media, comprising at least two emitters and at least one receiver, whereby the emission axes intersect with the receiver axis at two different positions. The inventive sensor also comprises an evaluation unit that detects the medium when the receiver receives signals ... 10/27/05 - 20050236571 - Environmental measuring apparatus An environmental measuring apparatus for measuring a plurality of environmental conditions within a server rack or a server room may include a plurality of sensing devices for detecting the plurality of environmental conditions, and a measuring device electrically connected to the sensing devices and having a plurality of predetermined voltage-physical ... 10/13/05 - 20050224715 - Infrared apparatus Apparatus for protection against undesired thermal transfer comprising a printed circuit board (15), an infrared sensing device (100) electrically connected to the printed circuit board (15) by way of an electrical lead (12), and solid thermally insulating material (18, 20) between the board (15) and the device (100) and protecting ... 10/06/05 - 20050218326 - Thermal-type infra-red ray solid-state image sensor and method of fabricating the same A thermal-type infra-red ray solid-state image sensor includes at least one device for detecting infra-red ray, wherein the device is comprised of a substrate including a signal-readout circuit, a contact electrode formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the signal-readout circuit, a diaphragm spaced away from and above the ... 09/22/05 - 20050205787 - Use of a photovoltaic element as sensor for checking the functioning of transmitters in the infrared range The present invention concerns the use of a photovoltaic element as sensor for checking the functionality of transmitters in the infrared range. ... 09/15/05 - 20050199813 - Read-out circuit for infrared detectors The present invention is related to a device comprising a capacitive feedback transimpedance operational amplifier, that comprises a main operational amplifier (with a first input, a second input and an output) and an integrating capacitor, connected between the second input and the output, and a first switch connected in parallel ... 09/15/05 - 20050199812 - System and method for clock synchronization and position determination using entangled photon pairs A system and method for clock synchronization and position determination using entangled photon pairs is provided. The present invention relies on the measurement of the second order correlation function of entangled states. Photons from an entangled photon source travel one-way to the clocks to be synchronized. By analyzing photon registration ... 09/08/05 - 20050194539 - Method for improving measurement accuracy of infrared imaging radiometers The present invention is directed to a method for improving measurement accuracy of infrared imaging radiometers utilizing a small infrared detector array, for example 160×120 pixels. The detector offset is changed so that the detector output, when observing a particular object, is constant over a range of ambient temperatures resulting ... 09/08/05 - 20050194538 - Infrared receiver chip An infrared receiver chip is provided for installation in a standardized lead frame of an infrared receiver module having multiple contact areas for connection of associated function points of the lead frame via bond wires, wherein at least one contact area is spaced apart from the outer edge of the ... 08/04/05 - 20050167592 - Oxide thin film for bolometer and infrared detector using the oxide thin film The present invention relates to an oxide thin film for a bolometer-type uncooled infrared detector having high sensitivity. A vanadium tungsten oxide (V—W—Ox), i.e. a tungsten-doped vanadium oxide, is provided as an oxide film for a bolometer. An oxide for bolometer having characteristics of low resistance of 5 to 200 ... 08/04/05 - 20050167591 - Apparatus and method for testing infrared functions An apparatus and method for testing infrared functions of infrared transceiver modules that is equipped with an infrared transmission capability mainly includes to start test operation before an infrared transceiver module being installed on an electronic device thereby to shorten test time of the infrared transceiver module, reduce test cost ... 07/21/05 - 20050156110 - 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 comprising an optical beam input to receive an optical probe beam, a detector to modulate said probe beam responsive to terahertz radiation, ... 07/21/05 - 20050156109 - Radiation detector, sensor module having a radiation detector, and method for manufacturing a radiation detector A radiation detector, a method for manufacturing a radiation detector, and a sensor module having a radiation detector. The radiation detector may include a thermopile chip having a diaphragm, a first cavity formed underneath the diaphragm, a thermopile structure formed on the diaphragm and an absorber layer applied to the ... 06/30/05 - 20050139774 - Infrared ray detecting type imaging device An imaging device comprises a select line, a first signal line crossing the select line, and a first pixel provided at a portion corresponding to a crossing portion of the select line and the first signal line, the first pixel comprising a first buffer layer formed on a substrate, a ... 06/23/05 - 20050133722 - Infrared-ray absorption film The invention aims at providing an infrared-ray absorption film having a low reflection factor and a high absorption ratio equivalent to those of gold black through an economical process such as ink jet printing involving the steps of printing a porous material solution and then conducting sintering without using a ... 06/23/05 - 20050133721 - Infrared bolometer The present invention discloses an infrared bolometer including a signal bridge used for reading a resistance value varied by infrared heat and removing residual heat of a heat absorbing layer. The infrared bolometer includes a lower substrate having an integrated circuit coated with a protection layer, an upper substrate having ... 06/02/05 - 20050116169 - Thermal-type infra-red ray solid-state image sensor and method of fabricating the same A thermal-type infra-red ray solid-state image sensor includes at least one device for detecting infra-red ray, wherein the device is comprised of a substrate including a signal-reading circuit, a contact electrode formed on the substrate and electrically connected to the signal-reading circuit, a diaphragm spaced away from and above the ... 06/02/05 - 20050116168 - Device and method for the calibration and control of thermal detectors The invention relates to a device and method for communicating with a thermal detector module and an appropriate thermal detector for a use with such a control device. The device for communicating with a thermal detector module comprises a means for providing a collimated beam of thermal infrared radiation and ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |