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Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2008

Filed:

Dec. 12, 2005
Applicants:

Barrett E. Cole, Bloomington, MN (US);

Robert E. Higashi, Shorewood, MN (US);

James Bartels, Hudson, WI (US);

Norm Planer, Annandale, MN (US);

Gregg Swanson, Long Lake, MN (US);

Inventors:

Barrett E. Cole, Bloomington, MN (US);

Robert E. Higashi, Shorewood, MN (US);

James Bartels, Hudson, WI (US);

Norm Planer, Annandale, MN (US);

Gregg Swanson, Long Lake, MN (US);

Assignee:

Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/42 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A light detector having spaced electrodes preset by pins or a spacer within a sealed enclosure. The detector may have a MEMS structure that is separate from the sealing of the enclosure. Further, the detector may have a lens for the transmission of light onto the elements. The lens may be coated to affect the amount of light admitted into the enclosure. Light detectable by the sensor may be ultra-violet.


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