Patents by Inventor Verle Aebi

Verle Aebi 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).

  • COMPACT PROXIMITY FOCUSED IMAGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20230282670
    Abstract: An image sensor has a photocathode window assembly, an anode assembly, and a malleable metal seal. The photocathode window assembly has a photocathode layer. The anode assembly includes a silicon substrate that has an electron sensitive surface. The malleable metal seal bonds the photocathode window assembly and the silicon substrate to each other. A vacuum gap separates the photocathode layer from the electron sensitive surface. A first electrical connection and a second electrical connection are for a voltage bias of the photocathode layer relative to the electron sensitive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2023
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Inventors: Kenneth Costello, Kevin Roderick, Verle Aebi
  • Compact proximity focused image sensor
    Patent number: 11621289
    Abstract: An image sensor has a photocathode window assembly, an anode assembly, and a malleable metal seal. The photocathode window assembly has a photocathode layer. The anode assembly includes a silicon substrate that has an electron sensitive surface. The malleable metal seal bonds the photocathode window assembly and the silicon substrate to each other. A vacuum gap separates the photocathode layer from the electron sensitive surface. A first electrical connection and a second electrical connection are for a voltage bias of the photocathode layer relative to the electron sensitive surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: EOTech, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth Costello, Kevin Roderick, Verle Aebi
  • COMPACT PROXIMITY FOCUSED IMAGE SENSOR
    Publication number: 20210366972
    Abstract: An image sensor has a photocathode window assembly, an anode assembly, and a malleable metal seal. The photocathode window assembly has a photocathode layer. The anode assembly includes a silicon substrate that has an electron sensitive surface. The malleable metal seal bonds the photocathode window assembly and the silicon substrate to each other. A vacuum gap separates the photocathode layer from the electron sensitive surface. A first electrical connection and a second electrical connection are for a voltage bias of the photocathode layer relative to the electron sensitive surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kenneth Costello, Kevin Roderick, Verle Aebi
  • Photocathode structure and operation
    Publication number: 20070034987
    Abstract: A novel photocathode employing a rectifying junction is described that permits color imaging extending applications for photocathodes in various instruments and night vision devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2005
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Costello, Verle Aebi
  • Focused electron-bombarded detector
    Patent number: 5326978
    Abstract: A focused electron-bombarded (FEB) ion detector comprising an MCP, focusing means, and a collection anode disposed in a detector body. The collection anode includes a diode for receiving the focused output electron beam from the MCP. The gain between the input ion current to the MCP and the detector output signal from the diode is on the order of 1-100 million, depending on the device configuration and applied biasing voltages.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 5, 1994
    Assignee: Intevac, Inc.
    Inventors: Verle Aebi, Ross A. LaRue, Kenneth Costello, Stephen J. Bartz