Patents by Inventor Steven E. Frank

Steven E. Frank 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 crosstalk reduction for infrared detectors with common electrodes
    Patent number: 5602392
    Abstract: A hybrid thermal detector and method for producing same where the optical coating 32 of the hybrid thermal detector has elongated parallel thermal isolation stots 62 along one axis. The elongated parallel slots 62 improve the acuity, or MTF of the resultant image produced by the detector along one axis. The optical coating 32 may be corrugated, or elevated, in order to add structural support and allow mechanical compliance along the axis of the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1997
    Assignee: Texas Instruments
    Inventors: Robert A. Owen, William K. Walker, Steven E. Frank, Charles M. Hanson, Kevin N. Sweetser, Edward G. Meissner, Howard R. Beratan