Patents by Inventor Ulf Wallgren

Ulf Wallgren 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).

  • Publication number: 20230366812
    Abstract: An IR imaging device includes an optical element receiving infrared radiation from a scene, a filter blocking IR radiation outside of a particular range of wavelengths, an array of sensor pixels to capture an image of the scene based on infrared radiation received through the optical element and filter, the array of sensor pixels comprising a first array of sensor pixels to image gas in within a first spectral bandwidth, and a second array of sensor pixel to sense IR radiation in a second spectral bandwidth where gas is not detected, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) and logic circuitry to generate a first image sensed by the first array and a second image sensed by the second array, and gas detection logic to detect the presence of gas in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2023
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Hakan E. Nygren, Jonas Sandsten, Per Lilja, Marta Barenthin-Syberg, Henning Hagman, Eric A. Kurth, Brian B. Simolon, Naseem Y. Aziz, Ulf Wallgren
  • Patent number: 11635370
    Abstract: An IR imaging device includes an optical element receiving infrared radiation from a scene, a filter blocking IR radiation outside of a particular range of wavelengths, an array of sensor pixels to capture an image of the scene based on infrared radiation received through the optical element and filter, the array of sensor pixels comprising a first array of sensor pixels to image gas in within a first spectral bandwidth, and a second array of sensor pixel to sense IR radiation in a second spectral bandwidth where gas is not detected, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) and logic circuitry to generate a first image sensed by the first array and a second image sensed by the second array, and gas detection logic to detect the presence of gas in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: FLIR Systems AB
    Inventors: Hakan E. Nygren, Jonas Sandsten, Per Lilja, Marta Barenthin-Syberg, Henning Hagman, Eric A. Kurth, Brian B. Simolon, Naseem Y. Aziz, Ulf Wallgren
  • Patent number: 11573172
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for detecting gas by: illuminating, with a controllable illuminator system, a scene with light including radiation within the infrared (IR) wavelength range; controlling the illuminator system to emit light at a first wavelength corresponding to a first absorption level of a gas and at a second wavelength corresponding to a second absorption level of a gas, such that an equal amount of radiant energy over a time period is emitted onto the scene for each of said first and second wavelengths; and capturing a first IR image of the scene being illuminated with light at said first wavelength and a second IR image of the scene illuminated with light at said second wavelength, and comparing said first and second IR images to determine whether a characteristic for at least one specific gas is represented in said first and/or second IR images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: FLIR Systems AB
    Inventors: Tomas Lannestedt, Ulf Wallgren, Jonas Sandsten
  • Publication number: 20200025679
    Abstract: An IR imaging device includes an optical element receiving infrared radiation from a scene, a filter blocking IR radiation outside of a particular range of wavelengths, an array of sensor pixels to capture an image of the scene based on infrared radiation received through the optical element and filter, the array of sensor pixels comprising a first array of sensor pixels to image gas in within a first spectral bandwidth, and a second array of sensor pixel to sense IR radiation in a second spectral bandwidth where gas is not detected, a read-out integrated circuit (ROIC) and logic circuitry to generate a first image sensed by the first array and a second image sensed by the second array, and gas detection logic to detect the presence of gas in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: Hakan E. Nygren, Jonas Sandsten, Per Lilja, Marta Barenthin-Syberg, Henning Hagman, Eric A. Kurth, Brian B. Simolon, Naseem Y. Aziz, Ulf Wallgren
  • Publication number: 20190212261
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein provide for detecting gas by: illuminating, with a controllable illuminator system, a scene with light including radiation within the infrared (IR) wavelength range; controlling the illuminator system to emit light at a first wavelength corresponding to a first absorption level of a gas and at a second wavelength corresponding to a second absorption level of a gas, such that an equal amount of radiant energy over a time period is emitted onto the scene for each of said first and second wavelengths; and capturing a first IR image of the scene being illuminated with light at said first wavelength and a second IR image of the scene illuminated with light at said second wavelength, and comparing said first and second IR images to determine whether a characteristic for at least one specific gas is represented in said first and/or second IR images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Publication date: July 11, 2019
    Inventors: Tomas Lannestedt, Ulf Wallgren, Jonas Sandsten