Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090140148 | BOLOMETER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A bolometer having decreased noise and increased temperature sensitivity and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The bolometer has a resistive layer formed of single crystalline silicon (Si) or silicon germanium (Si | 06-04-2009 |
20090146058 | RESISTIVE MATERIALS FOR MICROBOLOMETER, METHOD FOR PREPARATION OF RESISTIVE MATERIALS AND MICROBOLOMETER CONTAINING THE RESISTIVE MATERIALS - Provided are resistive materials for a microbolometer, a method for preparation of resistive materials and a microbolometer containing the resistive materials. The resistive materials for the microbolometer include an alloy of silicon and antimony or an alloy of silicon, antimony and germanium, which has a high TCR and a low resistance. | 06-11-2009 |
20090152466 | MICROBOLOMETER WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STABILITY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are a microbolometer having a cantilever structure and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly, a microbolometer having a three-dimensional cantilever structure, which is improved from a conventional two-dimensional cantilever structure, and a method of manufacturing the same. The method includes providing a substrate including a read-out integrated circuit and a reflective layer for forming an absorption structure, forming a sacrificial layer on the substrate, forming a cantilever structure having an uneven cross-section in the sacrificial layer, forming a sensor part isolated from the substrate by the cantilever structure, and removing the sacrificial layer. | 06-18-2009 |
20090152467 | MULTILAYER-STRUCTURED BOLOMETER AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - Provided are a multilayer-structured bolometer and a method of fabricating the same. In the multilayer-structured bolometer, the number of support arms supporting the body of a sensor structure is reduced to one, and two electrodes are formed on the one support arm. Thus, the sensor structure is electrically connected with a substrate through the only one support arm. According to the multilayer-structured bolometer and method of fabricating the bolometer, the thermal conductivity of the sensor structure is considerably reduced to remarkably improve sensitivity to temperature, and also the pixel size of the bolometer is reduced to obtain high-resolution thermal images. In addition, the multilayer-structured bolometer can have a high fill-factor due to a sufficiently large infrared-absorbing layer, and thus can improve infrared absorbance. | 06-18-2009 |
20100148067 | BOLOMETER STRUCTURE, INFRARED DETECTION PIXEL EMPLOYING BOLOMETER STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING INFRARED DETECTION PIXEL - Provided are a bolometer structure, an infrared detection pixel employing the bolometer structure, and a method of fabricating the infrared detection pixel. | 06-17-2010 |
20100155601 | INFRARED SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - An infrared sensor and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The sensor includes a substrate including a reflection layer and a plurality of pad electrodes, an interdigitated sensing electrode connected to the pad electrode and formed to be spaced apart from the reflection layer by a predetermined distance and a sensing layer formed on the sensing electrode and having an opening exposing a portion in which an interdigitated region of the sensing electrode connected to one pad region is separated from the sensing electrode connected to the other pad electrode. Therefore, the sensor has an electrode in a very simple constitution, and a sensing layer divided into rectangular blocks, so that current that non-uniformly flows into the electrode can be removed. Accordingly, the sensor in which current of the sensing layer can be uniformly flown, and noise is lowered can be implemented. | 06-24-2010 |
20100301678 | ELECTRIC DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND POWER TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a wireless power transmission device. The wireless power transmission device includes a power coil in which a high frequency current is applied, a transmission coil in which the high frequency current is induced by magnetic induction, the transmission coil configured to generate an non-radiative electromagnetic wave when the transmission coil has the same resonant frequency as an at least one external target device, and a resonant frequency regulator configured to regulate the resonant frequency of the transmission coil. The wireless power transmission device can transmit the power when it has the same resonant frequency as the target device. Therefore, the overheating due to an eddy current may not occur, and the design may be easily varied. | 12-02-2010 |
20110031817 | RECTIFYING ANTENNA ARRAY - A rectifying antenna array includes a plurality of rectifying antennas connected in parallel. Each of the rectifying antennas includes a reception-side antenna receiving AC power through magnetic induction with a reception-side resonant antenna of a resonant wireless power receiver and a rectifier diode connected to the reception-side antenna and converting the AC power into DC power. | 02-10-2011 |
20110042569 | INFRARED DETECTION SENSOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE SAME - In an infrared detection sensor according to the present invention, all material constituting an upper portion of a sensing electrode in a supporting arm region is removed so that a supporting arm has low thermal conductivity. As a result, thermal conductivity of the infrared sensor structure is reduced, and the infrared detection sensor has excellent sensitivity. | 02-24-2011 |
20110049366 | RESISTIVE MATERIAL FOR BOLOMETER, BOLOMETER FOR INFRARED DETECTOR USING THE MATERIAL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE BOLOMETER - A resistive material for a bolometer, a bolometer for an infrared detector using the material, and a method of manufacturing the bolometer are provided. In the resistive material, at least one element selected from the group consisting of nitrogen (N), oxygen (O) and germanium (Ge) is included in antimony (Sb). The resistive material has superior properties such as high temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR), low resistivity, a low noise constant, and is easily formed in a thin film structure by sputtering typically used in a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) process, so that it can be used as a resistor for the bolometer for an uncooled infrared detector, and thus provide the infrared detector with superior temperature precision. | 03-03-2011 |
20110133569 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE AND WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION DEVICE - Provided are a wireless power transmission device and wireless power reception device. A power-relaying resonant coil is disposed between a power transmitter and a power receiver to increase transmission efficiency and lengthen a transmission distance. The wireless power transmission device includes a power generation module for generating power, a power coil for receiving the power, a transmitting coil for resonating at the unique resonant frequency due to magnetic induction with the power coil and generating a non-radiative electromagnetic wave, and one or more power relay coils for relaying the non-radiative electromagnetic wave. | 06-09-2011 |
20110140671 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND BATTERY CHARGING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a portable device. The portable device includes a near distance antenna, a long distance antenna, a first power generation circuit, a second power generation circuit, and a battery. The near distance antenna receives a first power source signal in an electromagnetic inductive coupling scheme. The long distance antenna receives a second power source signal in a magnetic resonance scheme. The first power generation circuit generates a power source from the first power source signal. The second power generation circuit generates a power source from the second power source signal. The battery is charged with the generated power source. | 06-16-2011 |
20110159669 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING AMORPHOUS SILICON THIN FILM BY CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION - Provided is a method of depositing an amorphous silicon thin film by chemical vapor deposition (CVD) to prevent bubble defect occurring when an amorphous silicon thin film is deposited on a substrate contaminated by air exposure. The deposition method includes cleaning a surface of the contaminated substrate with a reaction gas activated by plasma and depositing an amorphous silicon thin film on the cleaned substrate. Here, a vacuum state is maintained from the substrate cleaning step to the thin film deposition step in order to prevent contamination of the surface of the cleaned substrate by re-exposure to air. | 06-30-2011 |
20110198498 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, TEMPERATURE SENSING SENSOR, AND HEAT-SOURCE IMAGE SENSOR USING THE SAME - Provided are a thermoelectric device and a method of forming the same, a temperature sensing sensor, and a heat-source image sensor using the same. The thermoelectric device includes a first nanowire and a second nanowire, a first silicon thin film, a second silicon thin film, and a third silicon thin film. The first nanowire and a second nanowire are disposed on a substrate. The first nanowire and the second nanowire are separated from each other. The first silicon thin film is connected to one end of the first nanowire. The second silicon thin film is connected to one end of the second nanowire. The third silicon thin film is connected to the other ends of the first nanowire and the second nanowire. The first and second nanowires extend in a direction parallel to an upper surface of the substrate. | 08-18-2011 |
20120025622 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVER, AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER USING THEM - Provided is a method for a wireless power transfer. The method includes modulating a transmission frequency according to a predetermined value at a wireless power transmitter; and transmitting a high frequency signal according to the modulated transmission signal from the wireless power transmitter to at least one wireless power receiver and redetermining the predetermined value according to information which corresponds to a power value of the high frequency signal received by the at least one wireless power receiver, wherein the modulating the transmission frequency at the wireless power transmitter and transmitting the high frequency and the redetermining the predetermined value the at least one wireless power receiver are repeated. | 02-02-2012 |
20120098349 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER DEVICE - Provided is a wireless power transfer device. The wireless power transfer device includes: a base substrate including a base coil; transmission substrates spaced from the base substrate and including transmission coils; and a contact plug penetrating the base substrate and the transmission substrates to connect one ends of the transmission coils; wherein the transmission coils have the greater turn number than the base coil and transmitting/receiving a power signal through a magnetic resonance method. | 04-26-2012 |
20120119587 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER DEVICE - Provided is a wireless power transfer device. The wireless power transfer device includes an power generator, and two or more non-radiative electromagnetic wave generators. The power generator generates AC type of power. The non-radiative electromagnetic wave generators receive the power, and generate non-radiative electromagnetic waves through resonance. The non-radiative electromagnetic wave generators are disposed to form a wireless power transfer-enabled transfer area. | 05-17-2012 |
20120161542 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING RADIATION FIELD IN WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A system for reducing a radiation field in a wireless power transmission system includes a signal generation unit, a power amplification unit, a signal detection unit, a standing wave ratio (SWR) calculation unit and a control unit. The signal generation unit receives power and generates a signal for wireless power transmission. The power amplification unit amplifies the wireless signal generated by the signal generation unit. The signal detection unit detects a radiation signal generated by the magnetic resonator with respect to output power of the power amplification unit. The SWR calculation unit calculates an SWR using the detected radiation signal. The control unit selects a frequency having a lowest SWR based on the SWR calculated by the SWR calculation unit, and controls the signal generation unit to generate the signal for the wireless power transmission using the selected frequency. | 06-28-2012 |
20120223591 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT, POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a power transmission device including a transmission unit and a reception unit. The reception unit includes an overvoltage protection circuit and provides a feedback signal to the transmission unit. The transmission unit controls intensity of power wirelessly transmitted to the reception unit with reference to the feedback signal to control power consumption of the overvoltage protection circuit. The overvoltage protection circuit includes a detection unit and a current control unit. The detection unit detects an input voltage and a first current to generate a control signal. The current control unit controls a second current with reference to the control signal. Herein, the second current is controlled so that a ratio of the input voltage to a sum of the first and second currents is kept constant. | 09-06-2012 |
20130020876 | POWER TRANSMISSION APPARATUS AND POWER RECEPTION APPARATUS - A power transmitter includes a signal processor that externally obtains a reception power state signal depending on variation of a distance between transmission and reception coil units, a modulation controller configured to a modulation frequency for selecting a frequency band having maximum power transmission performance, based on the reception power state signal, a power signal generator that generates a power signal, and a modulator that modulates the power signal in response to the modulation frequency, the reception coil unit being configured to transmit the modulated signal. A power receiver includes a reception coil unit that receives a power signal, a power generator that generates power by receiving the power signal from the reception coil unit, and a signal generator that generates a reception power state signal depending on the generated power level and transmits the latter signal to a transmission coil unit corresponding to the reception coil unit. | 01-24-2013 |
20130082537 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING DEVICE - Disclosed is a wireless power transmitting and receiving device which includes a wireless power receiving device comprising a receiving coil configured to receive a non-radiated electromagnetic wave; and a frequency adjusting unit configured to adjust a resonant frequency of the receiving coil and a wireless power transmitting device comprising a transmission coil configured to generate a non-radiated electromagnetic wave by magnetic induction with a power coil; and a frequency adjusting unit configured to adjust a resonant frequency of the transmission coil. The frequency adjusting unit adjusts a resonant frequency of the receiving coil by closing a surroundings of the receiving coil by a magnetic sheet. The frequency adjusting unit adjusts a resonant frequency of the transmission coil by inserting a magnetic sheet in the transmission coil. | 04-04-2013 |
20130088082 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERRING DEVICE, WIRELESS POWER RECEIVING DEVICE AND WIRELESS POWER TRANSFERRING AND RECEIVING DEVICE - Disclosed is a wireless power transferring device which includes a power generating unit configured to generate a power using a solar battery; a power charging unit including a super capacitor or a battery and configured to charge the generated power to retain a power; and a transmission unit configured to convert the power of the charging unit into a high frequency to send the high frequency wirelessly. | 04-11-2013 |
20130187542 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - Provided is a light source apparatus which include a light emitting unit including a light emitting area of unit of surface, an antenna disposed along the outer periphery so as not to encroach on a light emitting area and a driving unit, and a driving unit processing wireless power received from the antenna and supplying the processed wireless power to the light emitting unit. According to the light source apparatus, miniaturization may be accomplished and a shielding phenomenon of an antenna reception signal caused by the light emitting area may be suppressed. | 07-25-2013 |
20130307344 | RESONANCE COUPLING WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER RECEIVER AND TRANSMITTER - Provided are a wireless power transmission receiver and a system including the same, particularly to a receiver and transmitter transmitting power from one transmitter to a plurality of receivers at the same time by wireless. According to the present invention, the wireless power receiver comprises a receiving coil unit receiving power from a transmitter by a resonance coupling method; and a power receiving unit receiving power from the receiving coil unit to provide the power to a load resistor, wherein an input impedance of the power receiving unit is adjusted according to power consumed by a plurality of receivers. Therefore, power transmission efficiency of the wireless power receiver and transmitter can be improved. | 11-21-2013 |
20130320760 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING WIRELESS ENERGY IN ENERGY TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for transmitting/receiving wireless energy in an energy transmission system. The apparatus includes: a transmitting controller configured to generate a wireless energy signal; a transmitting resonance body port configured to transmit the wireless energy signal; and a transmitting resonance body configured to transmit the wireless energy signal transmitted through the transmitting resonance body port to receiving apparatuses, wherein the transmitting controller transmits impedance control signals for controlling impedance of each of the receiving resonance body ports of the plurality of receiving apparatuses. | 12-05-2013 |
20140021794 | WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER DEVICES - Wireless power transfer devices are provided. The wireless power transfer device may include a plurality of stacked resonance structures, and adhesive layers between the resonance structures. Each of the resonance structures includes a base board including a base coil, interposer boards including interposer coils and stacked on the base board, and conductive pillars penetrating the base board and the interposer board. The conductive pillars connect the interposer boards to each other. | 01-23-2014 |
20140152247 | BATTERY CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM USING WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION - Provided is a battery charging method using wireless power transmission, the method including: receiving a first message associated with a battery charge start from a reception apparatus; discovering an optimal frequency band for a transmit power signal to be transmitted to the reception apparatus based on the first message; receiving, from the reception apparatus, a second message that includes an extra power value and a charge power value, and is associated with a charge state of the reception apparatus; and adaptively controlling transmit power so that the extra power value is maintained to be constant in proportion to a relationship between the charge power value and a first parameter, based on the second message. | 06-05-2014 |