US Patent Issued to FLIR Systems Trading Belgium BVBA on Oct. 28 for "Chalcogenide lens elements and methods of manufacture" (North Carolina Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,454,109, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to FLIR Systems Trading Belgium BVBA (Meer, Belgium).

"Chalcogenide lens elements and methods of manufacture" was invented by Jennifer L. Plyler (Charlotte, N.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Chalcogenide lens elements and methods of manufacturing such lens elements are provided. In one example, a method includes depositing a first chalcogenide layer on a substrate. The method further includes applying a first stamp to the first chalcogenide layer. The method further includes reflowing, in response to applying the first stamp, the first chalcogenide layer to form a first shaped chalcogenide layer...