Patents by Inventor Peter C. LaDelfe

Peter C. LaDelfe 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).

  • Thermal sensor with an improved coating
    Patent number: 4595832
    Abstract: The disclosure is directed to an apparatus for detecting radiation having wavelengths from about 0.4 .mu.m to about 5.6 .mu.m. An optical coating is applied to a thermal sensor that is normally transparent to radiation with such wavelengths. The optical coating is thin and light and includes a modifier and an absorber. The thermal sensor can be a pyroelectric detector such as strontium barium niobate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 17, 1986
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy
    Inventors: Peter C. LaDelfe, Suzanne C. Stotlar