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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2022
Applicant:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A sensor element for detecting electromagnetic waves includes a substrate, an absorber configured to absorb the electromagnetic waves and generate heat, and at least one thermoelectric conversion element disposed between the substrate and the absorber to support a part of the absorber and configured to generate an electromotive force from the heat generated in the absorber by a transverse thermoelectric effect.