Patents by Inventor Thomas P. Fagan, III

Thomas P. Fagan, III 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).

  • Pixel-level optical elements for uncooled infrared detector devices
    Patent number: 8610070
    Abstract: Pixel-level monolithic optical element configurations for uncooled infrared detectors and focal plane arrays in which a monolithically integrated or fabricated optical element may be suspended over a microbolometer pixel membrane structure of an uncooled infrared detector element A monolithic optical element may be, for example, a polarizing or spectral filter element, an optically active filter element, or a microlens element that is structurally attached by an insulating interconnect to the existing metal interconnects such that the installation of the optical element substantially does not impact the thermal mass or thermal time constant of the microbolometer pixel structure, and such that it requires little if any additional device real estate area beyond the area originally consumed by the microbolometer pixel structure interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas R. Schimert, Thomas P. Fagan, III, Athanasios J. Syllaios
  • Pixel-level optically transitioning filter elements for detector devices
    Patent number: 8227755
    Abstract: Optically transitioning pixel-level filtering using a multi-level structure that includes an isolated optically transitioning filter element that is suspended over a corresponding radiation detector element in a one-to-one relationship to provide, for example, one or more features such as spectral detection and/or selective radiation immunity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Assignee: L-3 Communications Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas P. Fagan, III, John F. Brady, Thomas R. Schimert, Athanasios J. Syllaios
  • Pixel-level optical elements for uncooled infrared detector devices
    Publication number: 20110266443
    Abstract: Pixel-level monolithic optical element configurations for uncooled infrared detectors and focal plane arrays in which a monolithically integrated or fabricated optical element may be suspended over a microbolometer pixel membrane structure of an uncooled infrared detector element A monolithic optical element may be, for example, a polarizing or spectral filter element, an optically active filter element, or a microlens element that is structurally attached by an insulating interconnect to the existing metal interconnects such that the installation of the optical element substantially does not impact the thermal mass or thermal time constant of the microbolometer pixel structure, and such that it requires little if any additional device real estate area beyond the area originally consumed by the microbolometer pixel structure interconnects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas R. Schimert, Thomas P. Fagan, III, Athanasios J. Syllaios
  • Pixel-level optically transitioning filter elements for detector devices
    Publication number: 20110266441
    Abstract: Optically transitioning pixel-level filtering using a multi-level structure that includes an isolated optically transitioning filter element that is suspended over a corresponding radiation detector element in a one-to-one relationship to provide, for example, one or more features such as spectral detection and/or selective radiation immunity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Thomas P. Fagan, III, John F. Brady, Thomas R. Schimert, Athanasios J. Syllaios