Patents by Inventor Jim Goodland
Jim Goodland 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).
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Patent number: 9948878Abstract: Various techniques are provided to detect abnormal clock rates in devices such as imaging sensor devices (e.g., infrared and/or visible light imaging devices). In one example, a device may include a clock rate detection circuit that may be readily integrated as part of the device to provide effective detection of an abnormal clock rate. The device may include a ramp generator, a counter, and/or other components which may already be implemented as part of the device. The ramp generator may generate a ramp signal independent of a clock signal provided to the device, while the counter may increment or decrement a count value in response to the clock signal. The device may include a comparator adapted to select a current count value of the counter when the ramp signal reaches a reference signal. A processor of the device may be adapted to determine whether the clock signal is operating in an acceptable frequency range, based on the selected count value.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2015Date of Patent: April 17, 2018Assignee: FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Brian Simolon, Eric A. Kurth, Jim Goodland, Mark Nussmeier, Nicholas Hogasten, Theodore R. Hoelter, Katrin Strandemar, Pierre Boulanger, Barbara Sharp, Naseem Y. Aziz
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Publication number: 20160224055Abstract: Various techniques are provided to detect abnormal clock rates in devices such as imaging sensor devices (e.g., infrared and/or visible light imaging devices). In one example, a device may include a clock rate detection circuit that may be readily integrated as part of the device to provide effective detection of an abnormal clock rate. The device may include a ramp generator, a counter, and/or other components which may already be implemented as part of the device. The ramp generator may generate a ramp signal independent of a clock signal provided to the device, while the counter may increment or decrement a count value in response to the clock signal. The device may include a comparator adapted to select a current count value of the counter when the ramp signal reaches a reference signal. A processor of the device may be adapted to determine whether the clock signal is operating in an acceptable frequency range, based on the selected count value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: August 4, 2016Inventors: Brian Simolon, Eric A. Kurth, Jim Goodland, Mark Nussmeier, Nicholas Hogasten, Theodore R. Hoelter, Katrin Strandemar, Pierre Boulanger, Barbara Sharp, Naseem Y. Aziz
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Patent number: 9377363Abstract: An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: June 28, 2016Assignee: FLIR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Pierre Boulanger, Marcel Tremblay, Jim Goodland, Barbara Sharp, Farhad Mirbod, Theodore R. Hoelter
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Patent number: 9207708Abstract: Various techniques are provided to detect abnormal clock rates in devices such as imaging sensor devices (e.g., infrared and/or visible light imaging devices). In one example, a device may include a clock rate detection circuit that may be readily integrated as part of the device to provide effective detection of an abnormal clock rate. The device may include a ramp generator, a counter, and/or other components which may already be implemented as part of the device. The ramp generator may generate a ramp signal independent of a clock signal provided to the device, while the counter may increment or decrement a count value in response to the clock signal. The device may include a comparator adapted to select the current count value of the counter when the ramp signal reaches a reference signal. A processor of the device may be adapted to determine whether the clock signal is operating in an acceptable frequency range, based on the selected count value.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: FLIR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brian Simolon, Eric A. Kurth, Jim Goodland, Mark Nussmeier, Nicholas Högasten, Theodore R. Hoelter, Katrin Strandemar, Pierre Boulanger, Barbara Sharp
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Publication number: 20140267766Abstract: An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Pierre Boulanger, Marcel Tremblay, Jim Goodland, Barbara Sharp, Farhad Mirbod, Theodore R. Hoelter
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Patent number: 8743207Abstract: An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: FLIR Systems Inc.Inventors: Pierre Boulanger, Marcel Tremblay, Jim Goodland, Barbara Sharp, Farhad Mirbod, Theodore R. Hoelter
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Publication number: 20140108850Abstract: Various techniques are provided to detect abnormal clock rates in devices such as imaging sensor devices (e.g., infrared and/or visible light imaging devices). In one example, a device may include a clock rate detection circuit that may be readily integrated as part of the device to provide effective detection of an abnormal clock rate. The device may include a ramp generator, a counter, and/or other components which may already be implemented as part of the device. The ramp generator may generate a ramp signal independent of a clock signal provided to the device, while the counter may increment or decrement a count value in response to the clock signal. The device may include a comparator adapted to select the current count value of the counter when the ramp signal reaches a reference signal. A processor of the device may be adapted to determine whether the clock signal is operating in an acceptable frequency range, based on the selected count value.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2013Publication date: April 17, 2014Applicant: FLIR Systems, Inc.Inventors: Brian Simolon, Eric A. Kurth, Jim Goodland, Mark Nussmeier, Nicholas Högasten, Theodore R. Hoelter, Katrin Strandemar, Pierre Boulanger, Barbara Sharp
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Publication number: 20120026337Abstract: An infrared camera architecture includes, for an embodiment, an infrared detector, a substrate, a plurality of electrical components coupled to the substrate, and a pedestal made of a thermally conductive material and having a leg coupled to the substrate. The infrared detector is supported by and thermally coupled to the pedestal, with the pedestal thermally isolating the infrared detector from the plurality of electrical components.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2010Publication date: February 2, 2012Applicant: FLIR SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Pierre Boulanger, Marcel Tremblay, Jim Goodland, Barbara Sharp, Farhad Mirbod, Theodore R. Hoelter