294 results about "Infrared reflectance" patented technology

A heat mirror film containing visible light-transmissive and infrared reflective film comprising a birefringent dielectric multilayer support that reflects at least 50% of light in a band at least 100 nm wide in a wavelength region of interest, a metal or metal alloy layer whose thickness is such that the film is visible light-transmissive and its reflection band is broadened, and a crosslinked polymeric layer has improved infrared reflecting properties. The film can be joined or laminated into glazing (especially non-planar vehicular safety glazing) with reduced likelihood that the metal or metal alloy layer will be damaged or distorted.

The invention provides an optical structure with low chroma and brightness in the visible region and low emissivity in the infrared region. The optical structure includes an interference structure having an infrared reflective layer and an infrared absorbing thin film layer. These layers are in turn separated by a thin film spacer of a dielectric or semiconductor material. The reflectivity and transmission of the layers are selectively controlled through the thickness of the layers such that the visual reflectivity and color is independent of the infrared properties of the absorber and reflector layers.

A catheter based method and apparatus for reflectance generated absorption spectral analysis of chronic inflammatory vascular conditions such as seen with atherosclerotic plaque within a blood vessel or other body cavity or compartment. The use of a bright mid range infrared light (mid-IR) source yields detectable reflected optical signals that may be sampled from an area smaller or larger than the typical diameter of a mammalian cell. The mid-IR light is delivered at selected mid-infrared wavenumbers. Using the apparatus and methods, the reflectance spectra and reflectance generated absorption spectra of a target tissue can be compared to reference spectra to identify and distinguish normal epithelium from tissue containing physiological markers indicative of vascular disease or other inflammatory conditions.

Methods for classifying plants by remote sensing and image analysis technology are presented. These methods are useful for evaluating plants and for selecting plants for a plant breeding program which has as its goal to selectively alter phenotype. The methods combine the newer techniques of remote sensing technology to obtain indirect correlates of the traits of interest, with classical pedigree breeding strategies. Thermal and infrared reflectance measures of plant canopies are examples of energy values measured by remote sensing, used to indirectly predict the selected traits.

A film contains first and second metal or metal alloy layers separated by a crosslinked polymeric spacing layer whose thicknesses are such that the film is extensible visible light-transmissive and infrared reflective. The film can be joined or laminated into glazing (especially non-planar vehicular safety glazing) with reduced likelihood that the metal or metal alloy layers will be damaged or distorted.

The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.

The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.

The invention provides an optical structure with low chroma and brightness in the visible region and low emissivity in the infrared region. The optical structure includes an interference structure having an infrared reflective layer and an infrared absorbing thin film layer. These layers are in turn separated by a thin film spacer of a dielectric or semiconductor material. The reflectivity and transmission of the layers are selectively controlled through the thickness of the layers such that the visual reflectivity and color is independent of the infrared properties of the absorber and reflector layers.

This invention relates to a suede-like artificial leather using ultra-fine polyester fibers and a polyurethane, and provides a suede-like artificial leather free from the occurrence of specking and having graceful surface appearance and high light fastness. The suede-like artificial leather comprising a fiber-entangled substrate mainly containing ultra-fine polyester fibers with a fiber fineness of 0.7 dtex or less and a polyurethane, and is dyed, and is wherein said polyurethane contains at least one each of yellow pigments, red pigments and blue pigments, and that said artificial leather satisfies all of the following properties (1) through (3) as measured by the methods described in the specification; (1) The infrared reflectance at 850 nm is 60% or more; (2) The surface temperature during light irradiation is 105° C or lower; (3) The light fastness is class 3 or better. Especially since the suede-like artificial leather of this invention has high light fastness, it can be most suitably used for car seats.

The present invention relates to a heat filter and a process for manufacturing this filter.This heat filter may for example be used to filter surgical or examination lighting composed of a light source which emits energy, or radiation, in the visible and infrared ranges. It allows the light emitted by this source to be filtered so as to prevent infrared radiation from hindering the surgical team or the patient.It includes a substrate, at least one layer of an infrared reflecting material, and a coating forming an interference filter in the visible range.The invention process includes the deposition on a substrate of a layer of an infrared reflecting material and the deposition on this layer of an interference filter in the visible range.

The present invention provides light valves including polarizing elements in which light transmission can be controlled by rotating at least one of the polarizing elements about an in-plane axis. Although reflective polarizing elements are preferred in devices according to the present invention to reduce the problem of heat build-up, the use of absorptive or other polarizers may also be envisioned. The polarizing elements may also include at least one reflective polarizer in combination with an infrared reflective material or an infrared absorptive material. The polarizing elements can be included in light valves to control light transmission by rotating at least one of the polarizing elements about an in-plane axis. The light valves according to the present invention may find use in any application in which the transmission of light (visible or otherwise) is to be controlled. Examples of specific applications include, but are not limited to: windows, luminaires, skylights, etc.

The invention relates to an infra-red reflecting layered structure comprising a transparent substrate layer; a first metal oxide layer; a first silver containing layer, a second metal oxide layer; a second silver containing layer and a third metal oxide layer. The first, second and third metal oxide layer have a refractive index of at least 2.40 at a wavelength of 500 nm. The layered structure according to the present invention laminated on glass has a visual light transmittance (VLT) higher than 70% and a solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC) lower than 0.44. The invention further relates to the use of a layered structure as a transparent heat-mirror.

The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.

A beverage making system that includes a plurality of packs containing different beverage making ingredients and having different infrared reflectance spectra in a region thereof. A beverage making apparatus includes a station for receiving at least one of the packs; a source of liquid adapted to supply liquid into the at least one pack while the pack is located at the station; a system controller for controlling the supply of liquid from the source according to a beverage making program; and an infrared pack recognition system comprising an infrared light source for illuminating the region of the pack while it is located at the station. The apparatus also includes a detector for measuring an intensity of infrared light reflected from the region and for supplying an output signal to the system controller, whereby the beverage-making program is selected by the system controller in response to the output of the infrared pack recognition system.

A spectrometer for infrared reflectance measurements of samples for identification of the sample materials is built into a steering wheel assembly. The spectrometer includes a window and optics on a bench adjacent the window, so that the optics will be aligned with the sample when the device is placed in optical alignment with or directly against the sample. The optics include a broad-band IR light source (ordinary lamp) shining onto an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), which passes narrow-band IR light with a swept frequency; a lens focusing the IR through the window onto the sample; and a reflectance detector aligned with the window of the spectrometer to pick up reflected light. A computer, which may be mounted in the spectrometer, compares the detected reflectance spectrum with stored sample data spectra, and identifies the material or the components of the material and their proportions. When a control substance is detected an alarm signal is produced.

To provide a near infrared cutoff filter capable of suppressing an influence to a captured image when the incidence angle of light to the near infrared cutoff filter is large. The near infrared cutoff filter comprises a substrate to transmit at least light in the visible wavelength region and, on at least one side of the substrate, an infrared reflective layer constituted by a layered film having a high refractive index film H and a low refractive index film L repeatedly laminated, or a layered film having a high refractive index film H, an intermediate refractive index film M and a low refractive index film L′ repeatedly laminated, and has light transmittance characteristics such that the difference between the maximum value and the minimum value among the decrease rates in average transmittance in region R, region G and region B, is at most 0.05.

A thermal infrared sensor device includes a substrate having a concave portion, a temperature detecting portion connected to the substrate via a supporting leg held at an upper portion of a space within the concave portion, an infrared reflecting film covering at least a portion of the supporting leg without being thermally connected to the temperature detecting portion, and an absorbing hood portion held opposite the infrared reflecting film and thermally connected to the temperature detecting portion, without being thermally connected to the infrared reflecting film, and extending laterally, in a plate shape, covering at least a portion of the infrared reflecting film.

An input to a computer system is made by manipulating a physical object disposed adjacent to an interactive display surface. An application having at least one changeable attribute is executed on the computer system. When the physical object is disposed adjacent to the interactive display surface, it is identified and its location is determined based upon a shape, a size, an infrared reflectance, or some other optical quality. The initial location and orientation of the physical object on the interactive display surface relative to the interactive display surface is identified. The attribute of the application is correlated with the physical object and is changed in response to movement of the physical object. The physical object can thus be used, for example, to select menu options and parameters within the application being executed.

An infrared ray reflection pattern-printed transparent sheet is provided which can be applied to a data input system of a type of handwriting directly on a screen of a display device and provides a coordinate detect means and which is lightweight, low in a cost, readily increased in an area, possible in mass production and excellent in a read performance. It is an infrared ray reflection pattern-printed transparent sheet in which infrared ray reflective transparent patterns are printed on a surface of a transparent substrate and which is disposed oppositely to a front face of a display device. A cross section obtained by cutting the infrared ray reflective transparent patterns printed on the above transparent substrate in a face orthogonal to the above transparent substrate is formed so that it assumes a multilayer structure comprising a fixed repeating cycle when observed under a scanning electron microscope.

A spectrometer for infrared reflectance measurements of samples for identification of the sample materials is built into a steering wheel assembly. The spectrometer includes a window and optics on a bench adjacent the window, so that the optics will be aligned with the sample when the device is placed in optical alignment with or directly against the sample. The optics include a broad-band IR light source (ordinary lamp) shining onto an acousto-optic tunable filter (AOTF), which passes narrow-band IR light with a swept frequency; a lens focusing the IR through the window onto the sample; and a reflectance detector aligned with the window of the spectrometer to pick up reflected light. A computer, which may be mounted in the spectrometer, compares the detected reflectance spectrum with stored sample data spectra, and identifies the material or the components of the material and their proportions. When a control substance is detected an alarm signal is produced.

A coated article is provided so as to include a solar control coating having an infrared (IR) reflecting layer sandwiched between at least a pair of dielectric layers. The IR reflecting layer includes NbZr and / or NbZrOx in certain embodiments of this invention. The use of such materials as an IR reflecting layer(s) allows the coated article to have good corrosion resistance to alkaline solutions, good mechanical performance such as scratch resistance, and / or good color stability (i.e., a low ΔE* value(s)) upon heat treatment (HT). The coated article may or may not be heat treated in different embodiments of the invention.

A beverage making system that includes a plurality of packs containing different beverage making ingredients and having different infrared reflectance spectra in a region thereof. A beverage making apparatus includes a station for receiving at least one of the packs; a source of liquid adapted to supply liquid into the at least one pack while the pack is located at the station; a system controller for controlling the supply of liquid from the source according to a beverage making program; and an infrared pack recognition system comprising an infrared light source for illuminating the region of the pack while it is located at the station. The apparatus also includes a detector for measuring an intensity of infrared light reflected from the region and for supplying an output signal to the system controller, whereby the beverage-making program is selected by the system controller in response to the output of the infrared pack recognition system.

The invention provides low-emissivity coatings that are highly reflective of infrared radiation. The coating includes three infrared-reflection film regions, which may each comprise silver.

The invention discloses a waveband tunable infrared reflector and a production method thereof. The method mixes a chiral dopant, photopolymerizable liquid crystal monomers, a photoinitiator and negative liquid crystal and obtains a liquid crystal mixture. Two transparent substrates are filled with the liquid crystal mixture, and voltage can be introduced into the two transparent substrates. The photoinitiator initiates polymerization of the photopolymerizable liquid crystal monomers into a polymer network under the effect of ultraviolet light. The chiral dopant drives the negative liquid crystal to form cholesteric liquid crystal of a helical structure. The cholesteric liquid crystal has a unique pitch, and a specific pitch structure reflects a waveband of infrared light of a specific wavelength. The polymer network can capture impurity cations. When the transparent substrates are electrified, the impurity cations move towards the transparent substrates electrically connected with a power supply negative electrode. The polymer network drives the cholesteric liquid crystal to move, so that the pitch of the cholesteric liquid crystal changes and the infrared reflection bandwidth becomes wider.

The invention discloses a venous visualizer and a visualizing method. The visualizer comprises an optical system for visualizing deep veins, and a liquid crystal display system, wherein the optical system comprises a near infrared light source and a venous image acquisition unit; the venous image acquisition unit is used for dividing reflected light into two paths so as to separate near infrared light from visible light; the near infrared light comprises information of deep veins (3 millimeters); after being subjected to image enhancement, the near infrared light is subjected to image fusion with a visible light image, and a fused image is displayed on the liquid crystal display screen for a doctor to refer to during venipuncture. Due to the adoption of a dynamic frame-by-frame image fusion algorithm, a venous enhanced image obtained by near infrared light activation can be overlapped on an ordinary image in real time, and an entire venipuncture process can be displayed completely on the liquid crystal screen.

The invention relates to an infrared-reflective material which comprises a transparent sheet material which comprises, on a part-area, an interference pigment which has higher transmission in the visible region of global radiation than in the NIR region, to a method for screening an enclosed area against infrared light, and to the use of the infrared-reflective material for buildings, vehicles and greenhouses while simultaneously maintaining the ability of the human eye to see through the material.

The invention discloses a method and device for detecting the wearing state of a wearable device. The method includes: detecting the distance between the wearable device and the surface of the human body; Wear a wearable device; when it is detected that the distance is not less than the threshold, detect whether the original value of infrared reflection of human skin is between the minimum and maximum threshold of infrared reflection; detect that the original value of infrared reflection is between the minimum and maximum threshold , detect whether the original value of green light reflection of human skin is between the minimum and maximum threshold of green light reflection; detect whether the original value of green light reflection is between the minimum and maximum threshold, detect whether the green light waveform of human skin has Whether the waveform is regular and the frequency is within the normal heart rate range of the human body; if the waveform is detected to be regular and the frequency is within the normal heart rate range of the human body, it can be judged that the human body is wearing a wearable device, so as to achieve accurate detection of the wearing state of the wearable device.

This invention provides an infrared reflective layered product, particularly a back sheet for solar cells, which, even when it has a black colored or chromatically colored appearance, can reflect infrared radiation with certain wavelengths to prevent heat accumulation and, at the same time, has excellent heat resistance. The infrared reflective layered product comprises the following layer (B) as a base layer, the following layer (A) layered on one side of the layer (B), and the following layer (C) layered on the other side of the layer (B).Layer (A): a colored resin layer which has an absorptance of a light with a wavelength of 800-1400 nm of not more than 10%.Layer (B): a thermoplastic resin layer which shows a dimensional change (s) satisfying 1%≧s≧−1% when left at 150° C. for 30 minutes.Layer C: a colored resin layer having a reflectance of a light with a wavelength of 400-1400 nm of not less than 50%.Preferably, the layer (A) is formed of a resin containing an infrared transmittable coloring agent, and the layer (C) is formed of a resin containing a white pigment. A water vapor barrier layer (D) may be additionally provided.

The invention relates to a solar control film comprising at least one infrared reflecting layer comprising a metal and at least one infrared absorbing layer comprising nanoparticles. The infrared absorbing layer is thereby located further from the sun than the infrared reflecting layer. By combining first reflection of the infrared energy and then absorption of the infrared energy, an optimum between reflection and absorption is obtained.