Patents by Inventor Richard L. Rawe, JR.

Richard L. Rawe, JR. 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).

  • Frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector device and methods of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 9076702
    Abstract: Frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector devices and methods of fabrication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector includes a transparent carrier substrate, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes an absorber layer, a barrier layer on the absorber layer, a collector layer on the barrier layer, and a backside electrical contact coupled to the absorber layer. Each pixel has a frontside and a backside. The absorber layer and the barrier layer are non-continuous across the plurality of pixels, and the barrier layer of each pixel is closer to a scene than the absorber layer of each pixel. A plurality of frontside common electrical contacts is coupled to the frontside of the plurality of pixels, wherein the frontside of the plurality of pixels and the plurality of frontside common electrical contacts are bonded to the transparent carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Jones, David P. Forrai, Richard L. Rawe, Jr.
  • FRONTSIDE-ILLUMINATED BARRIER INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140353585
    Abstract: Frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector devices and methods of fabrication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector includes a transparent carrier substrate, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes an absorber layer, a barrier layer on the absorber layer, a collector layer on the barrier layer, and a backside electrical contact coupled to the absorber layer. Each pixel has a frontside and a backside. The absorber layer and the barrier layer are non-continuous across the plurality of pixels, and the barrier layer of each pixel is closer to a scene than the absorber layer of each pixel. A plurality of frontside common electrical contacts is coupled to the frontside of the plurality of pixels, wherein the frontside of the plurality of pixels and the plurality of frontside common electrical contacts are bonded to the transparent carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Robert A. Jones, David P. Forrai, Richard L. Rawe, JR.
  • Frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector device and methods of fabricating the same
    Patent number: 8846432
    Abstract: Frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector devices and methods of fabrication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector includes a transparent carrier substrate, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes an absorber layer, a barrier layer on the absorber layer, a collector layer on the barrier layer, and a backside electrical contact coupled to the absorber layer. Each pixel has a frontside and a backside. The absorber layer and the barrier layer are non-continuous across the plurality of pixels, and the barrier layer of each pixel is closer to a scene than the absorber layer of each pixel. A plurality of frontside common electrical contacts is coupled to the frontside of the plurality of pixels, wherein the frontside of the plurality of pixels and the plurality of frontside common electrical contacts are bonded to the transparent carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Jones, David Forrai, Richard L. Rawe, Jr.
  • FRONTSIDE-ILLUMINATED BARRIER INFRARED PHOTODETECTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF FABRICATING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20130062593
    Abstract: Frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector devices and methods of fabrication are disclosed. In one embodiment, a frontside-illuminated barrier infrared photodetector includes a transparent carrier substrate, and a plurality of pixels. Each pixel of the plurality of pixels includes an absorber layer, a barrier layer on the absorber layer, a collector layer on the barrier layer, and a backside electrical contact coupled to the absorber layer. Each pixel has a frontside and a backside. The absorber layer and the barrier layer are non-continuous across the plurality of pixels, and the barrier layer of each pixel is closer to a scene than the absorber layer of each pixel. A plurality of frontside common electrical contacts is coupled to the frontside of the plurality of pixels, wherein the frontside of the plurality of pixels and the plurality of frontside common electrical contacts are bonded to the transparent carrier substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Jones, David Forrai, Richard L. Rawe, JR.