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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:
Sep. 27, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2015
Applicant:
Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 5/02 (2006.01); F24F 11/053 (2006.01); G01J 5/04 (2006.01); G01J 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 11/053 (2013.01); G01J 5/0025 (2013.01); G01J 5/025 (2013.01); G01J 5/047 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01);
Abstract
An infrared detecting apparatus includes an infrared sensor in which a plurality of infrared detecting elements are placed in a matrix, and also includes a scanner that moves the infrared sensor in a prescribed direction to cause the infrared sensor to scan a detection range. The infrared sensor is placed so that the matrix of the plurality of infrared detecting elements is inclined at a prescribed angle with respect to the prescribed direction.