US Patent Issued to NEC on Sept. 15 for "Bolometer-type infrared detector and method of manufacturing the same" (Japanese Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,736,409, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to NEC Corp. (Tokyo).

"Bolometer-type infrared detector and method of manufacturing the same" was invented by Tomo Tanaka (Tokyo).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "To provide a bolometer-type infrared detector whose resistance value is not easily influenced by the external environment and which operates stably, and a method for manufacturing the same.A bolometer-type infrared detector having a laminated structure in which a first protective film, a light reflective film and a second protective film are provided in this order on a heat-sensitive element, wherein the first protective film is made of a...