H04N 25/21
For transforming thermal infrared radiation into image signals
Official title: for transforming thermal infrared radiation into image signals
H04N25/21 (For transforming thermal infrared radiation into image signals) appears on 169 US grants and 148 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in H04N- Granted patents
- 169
- Published applications
- 148
- Assignees
- 95
- Inventors
- 338
- Latest grant
- 8 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
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| 1976 | 1 | 0 |
| 1977 | 0 | 0 |
| 1978 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 |
| 1984 | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 6 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 2 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 5 | 7 |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 |
| 2005 | 4 | 5 |
| 2006 | 5 | 2 |
| 2007 | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | 7 |
| 2010 | 8 | 5 |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 3 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 7 |
| 2015 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2017 | 10 | 6 |
| 2018 | 10 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| 2020 | 4 | 17 |
| 2021 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 8 | 5 |
| 2023 | 6 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 14 |
| 2025 | 9 | 9 |
| 2026 | 9 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Systems, methods and computer program products for generating depth images based on short-wave infrared detection information8 Sep 2026US 12,730,225 B2TriEye Ltd.
- Imaging device and imaging apparatus11 Aug 2026US 12,707,796 B2Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
- Thermal imaging sensor, and camera module and electronic device including thermal imaging sensor30 Jun 2026US 12,671,914 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Vacuum health detection for imaging systems and methods14 Apr 2026US 12,601,637 B2Teledyne FLIR Commercial Systems, Inc.
- Thermal imaging pixel, thermal imaging sensor, and bolometer31 Mar 2026US 12,590,843 B2Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Infrared imaging device13 Aug 2026US 2026/0235446 A1Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
- Thermographic bad pixel detection method and device23 Jul 2026US 2026/0214352 A1Creative Sensor Inc.
- Thermal image sensor and electronic device including the same2 Jul 2026US 2026/0189810 A1Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Thermal resolution enhancements using a focusing element11 Jun 2026US 2026/0160928 A1
- Cryogenic Thermal Imager28 May 2026US 2026/0149892 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Imaging device with multiple fields of view incorporating memory-based temperature compensation of an uncooled focal plane array141US 7,235,785 B2Irvine Sensors Corporation · 2007
- Infrared scanner using dynamic range conserving video processing114US 4,963,963 AThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force · 1990
- Divided-aperture infra-red spectral imaging system60US 9,562,849 B2Rebellion Photonics, Inc. · 2017
- Wearable imaging devices, systems, and methods51US 9,807,319 B2FLIR Systems, Inc. · 2017
- Infant monitoring systems and methods using thermal imaging51US 9,843,743 B2FLIR Systems, Inc. · 2017