US 12,474,218 B2
Radiometric performance enhancement of extended area blackbodies
Joseph D LaVeigne, Buellton, CA (US); Gregory P Matis, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Albert Gibson, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Nathan Radtke, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Vincent Posner, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Assigned to Santa Barbara Infrared, Inc., Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed by Joseph D LaVeigne, Buellton, CA (US); Gregory P Matis, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Albert Gibson, Santa Barbara, CA (US); Nathan Radtke, Santa Barbara, CA (US); and Vincent Posner, Santa Barbara, CA (US)
Filed on Jun. 17, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/211,261.
Application 18/211,261 is a continuation of application No. 17/073,351, filed on Oct. 18, 2020, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/012,934, filed on Apr. 21, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/916,809, filed on Oct. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0408341 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. G01J 5/53 (2022.01); G01J 5/06 (2022.01); G01J 5/061 (2022.01); G01J 5/80 (2022.01)
CPC G01J 5/53 (2022.01) [G01J 5/061 (2013.01); G01J 5/064 (2022.01); G01J 2005/062 (2013.01); G01J 2005/063 (2013.01); G01J 5/80 (2022.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Improved extended area blackbody comprising:
a source plate having a front emitting surface; and
a bottom ledge element disposed in front of and below the source plate for heating air in front of the source plate.