Patents by Inventor Cyril P. Opeil

Cyril P. Opeil has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Ferroelectric infrared detector and method
    Patent number: 7687775
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for sensing infrared radiation. The apparatus includes a sensor element that is positioned in a magnetic field during operation to ensure a ? shaped relationship between specific heat and temperature adjacent the Curie temperature of the ferroelectric material comprising the sensor element. The apparatus is operated by inducing a magnetic field on the ferroelectric material to reduce surface charge on the element during its operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Charles Lashley, Cyril P. Opeil, James Lawrence Smith
  • INFRARED DETECTOR AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20080185523
    Abstract: An apparatus and method are provided for sensing infrared radiation. The apparatus includes a sensor element that is positioned in a magnetic field during operation to ensure a ? shaped relationship between specific heat and temperature adjacent the Curie temperature of the ferroelectric material comprising the sensor element. The apparatus is operated by inducing a magnetic field on the ferroelectric material to reduce surface charge on the element during its operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 7, 2008
    Applicant: Los Alamos National Laboratory
    Inventors: Jason Charles LASHLEY, Cyril P. OPEIL, James Lawrence SMITH