Patents by Inventor Lawrence W. Bossert

Lawrence W. Bossert 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).

  • Method and apparatus for cold shielding
    Patent number: 5994702
    Abstract: A method of making and a bellows cold shield wherein only the focused IR energy from the optical system of an IR detector will reach the detector or focal plane array, FPA, and all other radiation will be redirected from reaching the FPA through the use of a bellows cold shield having a predetermined geometrical surface which reflects the undesired light energy away from the FPA, and a microrough interior surface of this geometrical shape which absorbs any of the undesired light energy which is not so reflected away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 30, 1999
    Assignee: Infrared Components Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas H. Clynne, Lawrence W. Bossert, Jonathan P. Knauth, Michael L. Robinson