Patents
US 9986175 B2: Device attachment with infrared imaging sensor
- Granted
- 2018-05-29
- Filed
- 2015-06-23 application 14747202
- Type
- Utility · 24 claims
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Abstract
Various techniques are disclosed for providing a device attachment configured to releasably attach to and provide infrared imaging functionality to mobile phones or other portable electronic devices. For example, a device attachment may include a housing with a tub on a rear surface thereof shaped to at least partially receive a user device, an infrared sensor assembly disposed within the housing and configured to capture thermal infrared image data, and a processing module communicatively coupled to the infrared sensor assembly and configured to transmit the thermal infrared image data to the user device. Thermal infrared image data may be captured by the infrared sensor assembly and transmitted to the user device by the processing module in response to a request transmitted by an application program or other software/hardware routines running on the user device.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg180529.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLIR Systems, Inc. 370 patents | US company or organization | Wilsonville, OR | FLIR SYSTEMS INC Form D issuer EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state FLIR SYSTEMS INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey D. Frank | Lompoc, CA | 41 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Nicholas Högasten | Lompoc, CA | 92 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Theodore R. Hoelter | Goleta, CA | 74 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Katrin Strandemar | Rimbo, SE | 77 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Pierre Boulanger | Goleta, CA | 60 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Barbara Sharp | Lompoc, CA | 45 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Andrew C. Teich | West Linn, OR | 19 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dwight Dumpert | Goleta, CA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark Nussmeier | Goleta, CA | 30 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Eric A. Kurth | Lompoc, CA | 59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-24 | Merger Merger and change of name | FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. signed 2021-05-14 FIREWORK MERGER SUB II, LLC signed 2021-05-14 | TELEDYNE FLIR, LLC THOUSAND OAKS, CA | 58250/300 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2015-08-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | DUMPERT, DWIGHT signed 2015-06-19 FRANK, JEFFREY D. signed 2015-06-23 STRANDEMAR, KATRIN signed 2015-06-23 BOULANGER, PIERRE signed 2015-06-24 HOELTER, THEODORE R. signed 2015-06-24 SHARP, BARBARA signed 2015-06-24 NUSSMEIER, MARK signed 2015-06-25 KURTH, ERIC A. signed 2015-06-26 TEICH, ANDREW C. signed 2015-06-30 HÖGASTEN, NICHOLAS signed 2015-07-29 | FLIR SYSTEMS, INC. WILSONVILLE, OR | 36283/402 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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