Thermo-electric device for measuring thermal radiation energy

Claim 1

A THERMO-ELECTRIC DEVICE RESPONSIVE TO RADIANT ENERGY, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE THERMOCOUPLE ELEMENT, SAID THERMOCOUPLE ELEMENT COMPRISING FIRST AND SECOND FLAT MEMBERS COMPOSED OF DIFFERENT THERMOELECTRIC MATERIALS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS BEING DISPOSED IN A CO-PLANAR RELATIONSHIP AND ALIGNED TO PROVIDE AT LEAST ONE COMMON JUNCTION AT PREDETERMINED PORTIONS OF SAID MEMBERS, SAID ONE COMMON JUNCTION BEING POSITIONED SO AS TO BE EXPOSED TO SAID RADIANT ENERGY ON ONE SIDE OF SAID MEMBERS, A CONDUCTIVE MEMBERS HAVING A HIGH THERMAL CAPACITY AND DISPOSED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF AND ADJACENT SAID MEMBERS SO AS TO HAVE A FIRST PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO SAID COMMON JUNCTION PORTIONS OF SAID MEMBERS AND A SECOND RELATIVELY CLOSER SPACED RELATIONSHIP WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER PORTIONS OF SAID MEMBERS, ELECTRICAL INSULATING MEANS SEPARATING SAID FIRST AND SECOND MEMBERS FROM SAID HIGH THERMAL CAPACITY MEMBER, AND A THIN METAL LAYER ARRANGED IN HEAT CONDUCTING RELATIONSHIP WITH SAID INSULATING MEANS AND SAID HIGH THERMAL CAPACITY MEMBER.