Patents by Inventor Rockford Curby

Rockford Curby 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).

  • Cross-talk and back side shielding in a front side illuminated photo detector diode array
    Patent number: 7544947
    Abstract: A front side illuminated photo detector array is shielded from X-ray cross-talk by filling the septa between individual photo detector diodes with a high atomic number material such as tungsten. The processing circuitry is also shielded from stray X-rays by a barrier such as tungsten placed between each photo detector diode and the processing circuitry. This barrier serves a dual role as shielding the processing circuitry from stray X-ray radiation and acting as the electrical contact between the detector diode and the circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: Aeroflex Colorado Springs Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Kerwin, Rockford Curby
  • CROSS-TALK AND BACK SIDE SHIELDING IN A FRONT SIDE ILLUMINATED PHOTO DETECTOR DIODE ARRAY
    Publication number: 20070210259
    Abstract: A front side illuminated photo detector array is shielded from X-ray cross-talk by filling the septa between individual photo detector diodes with a high atomic number material such as tungsten. The processing circuitry is also shielded from stray X-rays by a barrier such as tungsten placed between each photo detector diode and the processing circuitry. This barrier serves a dual role as shielding the processing circuitry from stray X-ray radiation and acting as the electrical contact between the detector diode and the circuitry.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Inventors: David Kerwin, Rockford Curby