Patents Assigned to SENSOR
  • Patent number: 11027319
    Abstract: A solution for illuminating an area and/or treating a substance with light, such as ultraviolet radiation, is described. The solution can use one or more solid state ultraviolet sources in conjunction with one or more ultraviolet lamps to illuminate a treatment region with ultraviolet radiation. A control component can individually operate the solid state ultraviolet source(s) and the ultraviolet lamp(s) to illuminate the treatment region with ultraviolet radiation having a predetermined minimum ultraviolet intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Maxim S. Shatalov, Alexander Dobrinsky
  • Patent number: 11027152
    Abstract: Embodiments are directed generally to an ionizing-radiation beam monitoring system that includes an enclosure structure with at least one ultra-thin window to an incident ionizing-radiation beam. Embodiments further include at least one scintillator within the enclosure structure that is substantially directly in an incident ionizing-radiation beam path and at least one ultraviolet illumination source within the enclosure structure and facing the scintillator. At least one pixelated imaging system within the enclosure structure is located out of an incident ionizing-radiation beam path and includes at least one pixelated photosensor device optically coupled to an imaging lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Integrated Sensors, LLC
    Inventor: Peter S. Friedman
  • Publication number: 20210164839
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are MEMS devices and systems and methods of manufacturing or operating the MEMS devices and systems for transmitting and detecting radiation. The devices and methods described herein are applicable to terahertz radiation. In some embodiments, the MEMS devices and systems are used in imaging applications. In some embodiments, a microelectromechanical system comprises a glass substrate configured to pass radiation from a first surface of the glass substrate through a second surface of the glass substrate, the glass substrate comprising TFT circuitry; a lid comprising a surface; spacers separating the lid and glass substrate; a cavity defined by the spacers, surface of the lid, and second surface of the glass substrate; a pixel in the cavity, positioned on the second surface of the glass substrate, electrically coupled to the TFT circuitry, and comprising an absorber to detect the radiation; and a reflector to direct the radiation to the absorbers and positioned on the lid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Obsidian Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: John HONG, Bing WEN, Edward CHAN, Tallis CHANG, Sean ANDREWS
  • Publication number: 20210165076
    Abstract: A sensor for motion or gesture sensing may be configured to emit radio frequency signals such as for pulsed range gated sensing. The sensor may include a radio frequency transmitter configured to emit the pulses and a receiver configured to receive reflected ones of the emitted radio frequency signals. The received pulses may be processed by a motion channel and/or a gesture channel. The gesture channel may produce signals for further processing for identification of one or more different motion gestures such as by calculating and evaluating features from any of the amplitude, phase and frequency of the output signals of the gesture channel. The sensing apparatus may optionally serve as a monitor for evaluating user activities, such as by counting activities. The sensor may optionally serve as a user control interface for many different devices by generating control signal(s) based on identification of one or more different motion gestures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: RESMED SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Stephen MCMAHON, Emma Marie MEADE, Redmond SHOULDICE
  • Patent number: 11026313
    Abstract: An illumination system includes a measurement stage, a light-providing part, a light-receiving part, and a processing part. The light-providing part includes light sources arranged in a dome shape, which irradiate incident lights to a measurement target on the measurement stage. The light-receiving part acquires reflection lights. The processing part controls the light sources to be turned on/off according to a dome-shaped sine wave pattern. The processing part controls the light sources to be sequentially turned on/off by shifting N times according to the dome-shaped sine wave pattern for a specific measurement position of the measurement target, and calculates a phase at the specific measurement position, an average of intensities of N reflection lights, and a visibility of N reflection lights, from intensities of N reflection lights. Thus, material of the measurement target may be easily determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: DEEDIIM SENSOR INC.
    Inventor: Jang-Il Ser
  • Patent number: 11022491
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes broadband optical emission sources that include a stack of semiconductor layers, wherein each of the semiconductor layers is operable to emit light of a different respective wavelength; a light source operable to provide optical pumping for stimulated photon emission from the stack; wherein the semiconductor layers are disposed sequentially in the stack such that a first one of the semiconductor layers is closest to the light source and a last one of the semiconductor layers is furthest from the light source, and wherein each particular one of the semiconductor layers is at least partially transparent to the light generated by the other semiconductor layers that are closer to the light source than the particular semiconductor layer. The disclosure also describes various spectrometers that include a broadband optical emission device, and optionally include a tuneable wavelength filter operable to allow a selected pass through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd
    Inventors: Peter Riel, Peter Roentgen
  • Patent number: 11022541
    Abstract: A method for detecting the presence of foreign fluids on surface comprises estimating an expected polarization response for a foreign fluid desired to be detected. Oil from an oil spill is one such foreign fluid. A polarimeter records raw image data of a surface (e.g., the surface of water) to obtain polarized images of the surface. IR and polarization data products are computed from the polarized images. The IR and polarization data products are converted to multi-dimensional data set to form multi-dimensional imagery. Contrast algorithms are applied to the multi-dimensional imagery to form enhanced contrast images, from which foreign fluids can be automatically detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Polaris Sensor Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. Chenault
  • Patent number: 11021759
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for amplifying a plurality of targets in a single PCR run while distinguishing between clinically relevant amplification and amplification from other sources such as from background contamination. The methods and devices further enable discrimination between gram-positive, gram-negative and fungal infections as wells as identify antimicrobial resistance genes. When applying the methods and devices of the invention, the species or genus of an infection(s), and genus of a fungal co-infection(s) or category of bacterial (gram-positive or negative) co-infection(s) are identified. Species identification of co-infections can also be achieved. Further, when applying the methods and devices of the invention, organisms which are likely to be contaminating organisms from a blood draw are identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Clinical Micro Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Lisa Lynn Freeman-Cook, Christine J. Shaw, Milena Iacobelli Martinez, Anna Maria Al-Khouri, Bradley Adam Brown, John Jay Harvey, Michael Thomas Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11018269
    Abstract: The wafer-level manufacturing method makes possible to manufacture ultrathin optical devices such as opto-electronic modules. A clear encapsulation is applied to an initial wafer including active optical components and a wafer-size substrate. Thereon, a photostructurable opaque coating is produced which includes apertures. Then, trenches are produced which extend through the clear encapsulation and establish side walls of intermediate products. Then, an opaque encapsulation is applied to the intermediate products, thus filling the trenches. Cutting through the opaque encapsulation material present in the trenches, singulated optical modules are produced, wherein side walls of the intermediate products are covered by the opaque encapsulation material. The wafer-size substrate can be attached to a rigid carrier wafer during most process steps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensor Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Qichuan Yu, Hartmut Rudmann, Ji Wang, Kian Siang Ng, Simon Gubser, James Eilertsen, Sundar Raman Gnana Sambandam
  • Publication number: 20210150873
    Abstract: Methods and devices provide physiological movement detection, such as gesture, breathing, cardiac and/or gross body motion, with active sound generation such as for an interactive audio device. The processor may evaluate, via a microphone coupled to the interactive audio device, a sensed audible verbal communication. The processor may control producing, via a speaker coupled to the processor, a sound signal in a user's vicinity. The processor may control sensing, via a microphone coupled to the processor, a reflected sound signal. This reflected sound signal is a reflection of the generated sound signal from the vicinity or user. The processor may process the reflected sound, such as by a demodulation technique, to derive a physiological movement signal. The processor may generate, in response to the sensed audible verbal communication, an output based on an evaluation of the derived physiological movement signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Publication date: May 20, 2021
    Applicant: RESMED SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Redmond SHOULDICE, Stephen MCMAHON, Michael WREN
  • Patent number: 11008563
    Abstract: There is provided a dried L-glutamate oxidase composition containing an L-glutamate oxidase, which is stable even if it is stored for such a long term as one year or longer. The composition is a dried composition, preferably lyophilized product, containing an L-glutamate oxidase and a disaccharide. A preferred example of the disaccharide is lactose. Content of the disaccharide per 100 U of the L-glutamate oxidase is preferably 0.5 to 50 mg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignees: YAMASA CORPORATION, ENZYME-SENSOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hitoshi Kusakabe
  • Patent number: 11013123
    Abstract: Molded circuit substrates include a conductive layer surrounded by an insulating sidewall. The insulating sidewall further provides a structural component for an electronic module into which the molded circuit substrate is incorporated. Accordingly, the molded circuit substrates can permit better performance, reduce electronic module thickness, and reduce fabrication costs. Methods for fabricating molded circuit substrates can facilitate precise positioning of insulating sidewalls, insulating partitions, electrical contacts and other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Bojan Tesanovic, Nicola Spring, Simon Gubser, Robert Lenart, Mario Cesana
  • Patent number: 11009631
    Abstract: A microlens array diffuser operable to generate a substantially diffuse illumination includes an array of microlenses, wherein each microlens has a respective periodicity-influencing characteristic and a respective surface profile. The array of microlenses includes at least two microlenses having respective periodicity-influencing characteristics that differ from one another and having respective surface profiles that differ from one another. Each surface profile is configured to generate a substantially equal field of illumination. The microlens array diffuser can be integrated as part of an illuminator operable to generate substantially diffuse illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Olivier Ripoll, Peter Blattner
  • Patent number: 11009564
    Abstract: The present application discloses a magnetic sensor, fabrication process of perforated integrated circuit module and the magnetic sensor; the magnetic sensor comprises: a head cover, a shaft sleeve, a hollow rotating shaft, a ring alnico, a magnetic sensitive chip matrix, a printed circuit board, a device for output signal and a bottom case; all of them have a through hole except said device for output signal, said magnetic sensitive chip matrix is soldered on said printed circuit board, said device for output signal connects to said printed circuit board electrically, said printed circuit board is mounted below said hollow rotating shaft, and said head cover is mounted on said bottom case to form a cavity, said device for output signal passes out of said cavity. This magnetic sensor can be penetrated by an external shaft and has a thin thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN OVA SMART SENSOR TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventor: Shihchiu Kuo
  • Patent number: 11004997
    Abstract: An infrared thermal emitter includes a substrate, a light-emitting unit and an infrared-emitting unit. The light-emitting unit is disposed on the substrate in a laminating direction and has a light-exiting surface away from the substrate. The infrared-emitting unit is disposed on the substrate in the laminating direction to cover the light-emitting unit and includes a layered structure having a light-absorbing layer that is aligned with the light-emitting unit in the laminating direction. The light-absorbing layer absorbs light emitted from the light-emitting unit so as to be heated up and to generate infrared radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: GODSMITH SENSOR INC., OPTO TECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jin-Shown Shie, Yi-Chun Liao, Chieh-Yi Chen, Chung-Cheng Lin, Cheng-Wei Yang, Chi-Tseng Chang
  • Patent number: 11005001
    Abstract: Manufacturing opto-electronic modules (1) includes providing a substrate wafer (PW) on which detecting members (D) are arranged; providing a spacer wafer (SW); providing an optics wafer (OW), the optics wafer comprising transparent portions (t) transparent for light generally detectable by the detecting members and at least one blocking portion (b) for substantially attenuating or blocking incident light generally detectable by the detecting members; and preparing a wafer stack (2) in which the spacer wafer (SW) is arranged between the substrate wafer (PW) and the optics wafer (OW) such that the detecting members (D) are arranged between the substrate wafer and the optics wafer. Emission members (E) for emitting light generally detectable by the detecting members (D) can be arranged on the substrate wafer (PW). Single modules (1) can be obtained by separating the wafer stack (2) into separate modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hartmut Rudmann, Markus Rossi
  • Patent number: 11004293
    Abstract: A method for testing a valuable document including illuminating the valuable document line by line such that a first group of lines is illuminated with light of a first wavelength and a second group of lines is illuminated with light of a second wavelength, reflection light that is reflected from the lines and/or transmission light that passes through the lines. First data are representative of the reflection light and/or transmission light assigned to the lines of the first group and second data are representative of the reflection light and/or transmission light assigned to the lines of the second group. Further, processing the first data such that a first image generated from the first data has a first resolution, and the second data such that a further image generated from the second data has a second resolution, comparing the first and second images with first and further reference images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CI Tech Sensors AG
    Inventors: Reto Schletti, Moritz Julen, Thomas Boos
  • Patent number: 10994040
    Abstract: An approach for the treatment of surfaces in public places with ultraviolet light is disclosed. In one embodiment, a disinfection illuminator having ultraviolet radiation sources can irradiate a number of contact surfaces. A control unit can control the ultraviolet irradiation of the contact surfaces. The disinfection illuminator is suitable for a wide variety of devices that are used by the general public. Gas station pumps, door knobs, key pads, and bathrooms are illustrative of examples of some devices and places having commonly-used surfaces that can be treated by the disinfection illuminator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert M. Kennedy, Faris Mills Morrison Estes, Alexander Dobrinsky
  • Patent number: 10996089
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining a weight of a quantity of fluid, or a flow rate of the fluid by weight. An acoustic sensor positioned on an exterior wall of a vessel containing the fluid determines a fill level of the fluid. A computerized device calculates a weight of the quantity of fluid using a size of the vessel, the determined fill level, a temperature of the fluid, and the fluid identity and/or a fluid density. Flow rate of the fluid through a pipe is determined using two or more acoustic sensors positioned at different locations on a pipe, and a temperature sensor. A computer calculates a differential time of flight of the fluid based on readings of the acoustic sensor, a distance therebetween, the temperature sensor, the pipe volume, and the fluid identity and/or a fluid density. A flow by weight of the quantity of fluid is determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: PERCEPTIVE SENSOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: James M. Heim
  • Patent number: D918198
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: BeBop Sensors, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. McMillen, Kyle Lobedan, William Walls, Alex Vittum