Patents by Inventor Michael DeFlumere

Michael DeFlumere 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).

  • Thermoelectric bridge IR detector
    Patent number: 7485860
    Abstract: An IR detector for use in an array of detectors is provided with better thermal resolution resulting in increased range and increased contrast for a standard 30 frame per second frame rate includes a support structure for the detector made from thermoelectric material supports which transports heat away from the detecting material during each readout cycle just after the instantaneous reading has been made. By removing heat thermoelectrically from the detector, detector sensitivity is improved, higher frame rates are achievable and an improved fill factor is the result of being able to more closely pack the detector elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventor: Michael DeFlumere
  • Thermoelectric bridge IR detector
    Publication number: 20040188615
    Abstract: An IR detector for use in an array of detectors is provided with better thermal resolution resulting in increased range and increased contrast for a standard 30 frame per second frame rate includes a support structure for the detector made from thermoelectric material supports which transports heat away from the detecting material during each readout cycle just after the instantaneous reading has been made. By removing heat thermoelectrically from the detector, detector sensitivity is improved, higher frame rates are achievable and an improved fill factor is the result of being able to more closely pack the detector elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2003
    Publication date: September 30, 2004
    Inventor: Michael DeFlumere