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公开(公告)号:US20180299329A1
公开(公告)日:2018-10-18
申请号:US15485942
申请日:2017-04-12
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Paolo Masini , John William Devitt
CPC classification number: G01J5/046 , B81B3/0081 , B81B2201/0207 , G01J5/0245 , G01J5/045 , G01J5/06 , G01J5/20 , G01J5/22 , G01J2005/065 , H01L31/02164
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preventing solar damage, and other heat-related damage, to uncooled microbolometer pixels. In certain examples, at least some of the pixels of an uncooled microbolometer are configured with a bimetallic thermal shorting structure that protects the pixel(s) from excessive heat damage. In other examples a thermochroic membrane that becomes highly reflective at temperatures above a certain threshold is applied over the microbolometer pixels to prevent the pixels from being damaged by excessive heat.
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公开(公告)号:US10520364B2
公开(公告)日:2019-12-31
申请号:US16205693
申请日:2018-11-30
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Paolo Masini , John William Devitt
IPC: G01J5/20 , G01J5/04 , G01J5/06 , G01J5/02 , G01J5/22 , B81B3/00 , H01L31/0216 , H01L27/146 , G01J1/02 , G01J1/04 , G01J5/08
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preventing solar damage, and other heat-related damage, to uncooled microbolometer pixels. In certain examples, a thermochroic membrane that becomes highly reflective at temperatures above a certain threshold is applied over at least some of the microbolometer pixels to prevent the pixels from being damaged by excessive heat.
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公开(公告)号:US10175113B2
公开(公告)日:2019-01-08
申请号:US15485942
申请日:2017-04-12
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Paolo Masini , John William Devitt
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preventing solar damage, and other heat-related damage, to uncooled microbolometer pixels. In certain examples, at least some of the pixels of an uncooled microbolometer are configured with a bimetallic thermal shorting structure that protects the pixel(s) from excessive heat damage. In other examples a thermochroic membrane that becomes highly reflective at temperatures above a certain threshold is applied over the microbolometer pixels to prevent the pixels from being damaged by excessive heat.
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公开(公告)号:US20190107442A1
公开(公告)日:2019-04-11
申请号:US16205693
申请日:2018-11-30
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor: Paolo Masini , John William Devitt
Abstract: Methods and apparatus for preventing solar damage, and other heat-related damage, to uncooled microbolometer pixels. In certain examples, a thermochroic membrane that becomes highly reflective at temperatures above a certain threshold is applied over at least some of the microbolometer pixels to prevent the pixels from being damaged by excessive heat.
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