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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2023
Teledyne Flir, Llc, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Eric A. Kurth, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Marin Sigurdson, Goleta, CA (US);
Robert F. Cannata, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
James L. Dale, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Christopher Chan, Goleta, CA (US);
Teledyne FLIR, LLC, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Abstract
Microbolometer systems and methods are provided herein. For example, an infrared imaging device includes a substrate having contacts and a surface. The surface defines a plane. The infrared imaging device further includes a microbolometer array coupled to the substrate. Each microbolometer of the microbolometer array includes a second having a first dimension that extends in a first direction substantially parallel to the plane and a second dimension that extends in a second direction away from the plane. The first dimension is less than the second dimension. The segment includes a metal layer and a layer formed on a side of the metal layer.