| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 250238000 | Temperature control of photocell | 13 |
| 20080197274 | TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED PHOTODETECTOR - This disclosure describes a temperature controlled photodetector. The disclosed detector can reach a temperature at which responsivity is maximized within a short time and with little wasted power. Furthermore, the photodetector prevents thermal gradients from developing across the detector so that the whole detector region has equivalent responsivity. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080315078 | Wavelength measuring device, light receiving unit, and wavelength measuring method - A wavelength measuring device includes: light receiving elements that receive light to be measured; a temperature controller that maintains the light receiving elements at different temperatures from one another; and a calculation unit that determines the wavelength of the light to be measured, based on outputs of the light receiving elements. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090127448 | Method and Device for Evaluating Solar Cell and Use Thereof - A method for evaluating performance of a solar cell, comprising: a current passing step (S | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090261238 | Radiation Detecting System Using Solid-State Sensors With Electronic Cooling And Method Of Preventing Condensation Using The Same - The invention provides a radiation detector that can efficiently cool solid-state sensors used in collecting photons produced during conversion of radiation to light. The radiation detector can achieve an excellent cooling effect by transferring heat, which is produced during the cooling process, through a housing. The radiation detector comprises of an detection unit that detects the photons produced during the conversion of radiation to light, by utilizing a plurality of solid-state sensors installed on the motherboard. The radiation detector further comprises a heat transferring unit that cools the plurality of solid-state sensors simultaneously. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100059664 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes a lens barrel, an image sensor, an imaging plate configured to fix the image sensor thereto, an elastic member disposed between the lens barrel and the imaging plate, a fixing member configured to fix the imaging plate to the lens barrel while deforming the elastic member, a heat transfer plate which transfers heat from the imaging plate, and a heat-conductive sheet which is elastically deformable and held between the imaging plate and the heat transfer plate. When the imaging plate is fixed to the lens barrel, the heat-conductive sheet is held between the imaging plate and the heat transfer plate, such that a direction of an elastic force applied to the imaging plate by the elastic member coincides with a direction of an elastic force applied to the imaging plate by the heat-conductive sheet. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100243872 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes: a semiconductor element having an imaging function, one surface of which serves as a light-receiving surface; a package having a recess containing the semiconductor element with the light-receiving surface facing outward; a light-transmitting plate closing the recess of the package containing the semiconductor element; a conductor provided at the package, electrically connected to the semiconductor element, and electrically connected to an external circuit; a heat conductive member provided to protrude from another surface of the semiconductor element; and a printed circuit board on which the external circuit is provided, on which the semiconductor element is mounted in electrical connection with the external circuit, and which is formed with an opening to serve as a clearance for the heat conductive member. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110215232 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AN EVEN TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS A LASER DETECTOR - Embodiments of a system to maintain an even temperature distribution across a laser detector are generally described herein. In some embodiments, the system includes a multi-layer printed circuit board (PCB) assembly that includes a first layer comprising a thermally-conductive ring provided circumferentially around a thermally-conductive detector region for mounting the laser detector, a second layer comprising a plurality of resistive elements aligned with the thermally-conductive detector region to generate heat, and a fourth layer comprising a thermally-conductive heat-distribution region aligned with the thermally-conductive detector region. A plurality of thermally-conductive vias is provided to couple the thermally-conductive ring of the first layer to the thermally-conductive heat-distribution region of the fourth layer. The thermally-conductive vias transfer heat between the thermally-conductive heat-distribution region and the thermally-conductive ring to provide an even distribution of heat across the laser detector. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20130043376 | DETECTOR DEVICE - A detector device is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector device includes a housing, a detector disposed in the housing and a cooling component disposed in the housing. The cooling component is at least one of: positioned so as to have a light path extend through the cooling component, where the light path is defined by light that is received for detection; designed so as to include a thermally conductive, electrically insulating intermediate element; and disposed in direct contact a light sensor of the detector and/or a substrate bearing the light sensor. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130043377 | DETECTOR APPARATUS - A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a light sensor having a light incidence side and a cooling component. The cooling component is in direct contact with at least one of the light sensor, on the light incidence side, or a substrate carrying the light sensor. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130043378 | DETECTOR APPARATUS - A detector apparatus is configured to receive light and generate electrical signals. The detector apparatus includes a housing, a detector disposed in the housing and a cooling component disposed in the housing. The cooling component electrically insulates the detector with respect to the housing or is part of an insulator electrically that insulates the detector with respect to the housing. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130214142 | SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATION INSTALLATION ADAPTED WITH A TEMPERATURE EQUALIZATION SYSTEM - The primary purpose of the present invention is to provide an fluid circulating installation adapted with a temperature equalization system and fluid transmission duct disposed in a heat carrier existing in solid or liquid state in the nature where presents comparatively larger and more reliable heat carrying capacity. The fluid passes through the solid or gas state semiconductor application installation to regulate the semiconductor application installation for temperature equalization, and flows back to the heat equalization installation disposed in the natural heat carrier of heat for the heat equalization installation providing good heat conduction in the natural heat carrier to provide the operation of temperature equalization regulating function on the backflow of the fluid. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20140217272 | THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY AND PHASE TRANSITION HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISM INCLUDING OPTICAL ELEMENT TO BE COOLED BY HEAT TRANSFER OF THE MECHANISM - A thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism incorporates an active optical element. Examples of active optical elements include various phosphor materials for emitting light, various electrically driven light emitters and various devices that generate electrical current or an electrical signal in response to light. The thermal conductivity and phase transition between evaporation and condensation, of the thermal conductivity and phase transition heat transfer mechanism, cools the active optical element during operation. At least a portion of the active optical element is exposed to a working fluid within a vapor tight chamber of the heat transfer mechanism. The heat transfer mechanism includes a member that is at least partially optically transmissive to allow passage of light to or from the active optical element and to seal the chamber of the heat transfer mechanism with respect to vapor contained within the chamber. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140339406 | Active Control of Thermal Effects on Optical Computing Devices - Disclosed are systems and methods for actively controlling the temperature of an integrated computational element used in an optical computing device in order to affect its performance. One method includes providing an integrated computational element configured detect a characteristic of a substance and provide a transmission profile via a detector corresponding to the characteristic, and controlling a temperature of the integrated computational element in order to maintain the transmission profile within an optimal operating range. | 11-20-2014 |
