Vertically stacked thermopile

US8921792B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Excelitas Technologies Singapore Pte. Ltd. · SG

Inventors

• Reiner Quad · Taunusstein, DE
• Arthur John Barlow · Glasgow, GB
• Yuan Hsi Chan · ᐙᔂᓂᐲ Waswanipi, CA
• Michael Ersoni · Delta, CA
• Hermann Karagozoglu · Wiesbaden, DE
• Radu M. Marinescu · Rue du Bois des Loges, CA

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2011
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2014
• Expiry date: Mar 17, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H10N10/17
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A vertically stacked thermopile and an IR sensor using said stacked thermopiles are provided. The vertically stacked thermopile may include multiple thermocouples stacked vertically on one another. The thermocouples may be connected in series, parallel, or a combination of series and parallel. One or more vertically stacked thermopiles may be included in an IR sensor and the thermopiles may be connected in series, parallel, or a combination of series and parallel.