ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,707,894, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to NEC Corp. (Tokyo).

"Element, bolometer, and element manufacturing method" was invented by Tomo Tanaka (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An element includes a first insulating layer, an intermediate layer which is a nanocarbon-containing film, a second insulating layer, and a contact electrode connected to an intermediate end surface which is an end surface of the intermediate layer, wherein the first insulating layer, the intermediate layer, and the second insulating layer are stacked in order."

The patent was filed on March 28, 2024, under Application No. 18/619,395.

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