ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,723,924, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to TECHNOLOGIES LUQIA (Quebec, Canada).

"Microbolometer detectors with resonant cavities for enhanced optical absorption" was invented by Francis Genereux (Quebec, Canada), Alex Paquet (Quebec, Canada), Helene Spisser (Quebec, Canada), Hassane Oulachgar (Quebec, Canada) and Jacques-Edmond Paultre (Quebec, Canada).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A microbolometer detector for detecting electromagnetic radiation is disclosed. The microbolometer detector includes a substrate, a vacuum package, and an array of microbolometers disposed on the substrate inside the vacuum package. Each microbolometer includ...