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Thermal detector
Assignee: Leonardo UK Ltd
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Filing: 1986-09-12
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Granted: 1989-07-11
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Expires: 2006-09-12
Abstract
Abstract A thermal detector of the type comprising an array of discrete detector elements each of which is supported by a common supportive layer, each of which is provided in thermal contact with a corresponding collector of radiation absorbent material, the area of each collector being larger than the area of the corresponding detector element, characterized in that contact between each collector and the supportive layer is restricted to an area lying substantially within and displaced from the edge periphery of said collector.
Inventors
- 👤 David J. Pedder
- 👤 Paul Watson
- 👤 Richard A. C. Bache
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 21:04
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01J; G01J5/00; G01J5/10; G01J5/20; G01J2005/202; G01J2005/206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
87 words
A thermal detector comprising an array of discrete detector elements, a layer of polymer support film one side of which provides a support for the elements of said array, a collector in thermal contact with each respective detector element, the said collectors being of radiation absorbent material and the surface area of each collector being greater than that of the corresponding detector element, in which the contact between each collector and the polymer layer lies substantially within and is displaced from the edge periphery of said collector.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A thermal detector comprising an array of discrete detector elements, a layer of polymer support film one side of which provides a support for the elements of said array, a collector in thermal contact with each respective detector element, the said collectors being of radiation absorbent material and the surface area of each collector being greater than that of the corresponding detector element, in which the contact between each collector and the polymer layer lies substantially within and is displaced from the edge periphery of said collector.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
26 words
A thermal detector according to claim 1, in which the edge to edge separation of adjacent collectors is of dimension less than the wavelength of radiation.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A thermal detector according to claim 1, in which the said collector is formed of a metal-black, infra-red absorbent material, for example platinum black.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A thermal detector according to claim 1, in which each said collector includes a contact area, the area of which is equal to or larger than the area of each corresponding detector element.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
A thermal detector according to claim 1 wherein said collector is formed by an electrodeposit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
A thermal detector according to claim 5 wherein said electrodeposit has a low density dendritic structure.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-07-10 | 1993-01-09 | 1993-07-11 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-07-10 | 1997-01-09 | 1997-07-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-07-10 | 2001-01-09 | 2001-07-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |