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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183053 | Preconcentrator media and methods for preconcentration of an analyte The present invention provides improved preconcentrator media suitable for selectively desorbing captured analytes. Additionally, the current invention provides improved methods for concentrating trace quantities of analytes to a degree suitable for detection by a d... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8179529 | Alignment systems and methods Method and systems for aligning a first component with a second component are disclosed. For example, a first component may be aligned with a second component during an assembly process, with a first camera used to facilitate the viewing of one or more alignment fea... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8173911 | Electronic package The present invention relates to a device package, such as an electronic system package, that is suitable for use in harsh military or commercial environments. The package components, including a base enclosure and mating cover, comprise a series of interconnected e... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8173431 | Mail screening to detect mail contaminated with biological harmful substances A multi-tier approach for use in a mailroom for detecting bio-threats conveyed by mail. In a first tier procedure, mail entering the mailroom is continuously automatically screened at a mail screening station to detect a potential bio-threat contamination. If a pote... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8139205 | Optical payload with integrated laser rangefinder and target designator A compact optical payload for an unmanned aircraft includes two infrared cameras for wide and narrow field viewing, a daylight color camera, a laser pointer and a laser range finder. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8124923 | Wireless remote detector systems and methods A system for an embodiment includes a sensor device having at least one sensor adapted to monitor at least one parameter associated with a circuit and selectively provide measurement information on the at least one parameter. The at least one sensor may include an e... | 02/28/2012 |
| D652440 | Camera | 01/17/2012 |
| 8080794 | Microbolometer heating compensation systems and methods A microbolometer circuit includes, in accordance with an embodiment, a first microbolometer and a bias circuit, coupled to the first microbolometer, configured to provide a bias current to the first microbolometer to provide a first output signal based on a resistan... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077995 | Infrared camera systems and methods using environmental information Systems and methods provide infrared camera techniques that may improve image quality or infrared camera performance over a range of varying conditions. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a system is disclosed that transforms dat... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074457 | Folded cryocooler design A compact cryocooler includes a gas compression piston (304) supported for reciprocal linear translation along a first longitudinal axis (308) and a gas displacing piston (362) supported for reciprocal linear translation along a second longitudi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8049163 | Calibration systems and methods for infrared cameras Systems and methods directed to calibration techniques for infrared cameras are disclosed. For example, a method of obtaining calibration information for an infrared device includes providing a calibration target adapted to provide a low-emissivity scene; performing... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8004564 | Automated systems and methods for testing infrared cameras Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide automated testing on infrared image data to detect image quality defects. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, image processing algorithms are disclosed to generate an image quali... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7995859 | Scene based non-uniformity correction systems and methods Systems and methods provide scene-based non-uniformity correction for infrared images, in accordance with one or more embodiments. For example in one embodiment, a method of processing infrared images includes storing a template frame comprising a first plurality of... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7970031 | Q-switched laser with passive discharge assembly Embodiments of the invention concern a passive discharge assembly comprising one or more substantially sharp electrode pins that are positioned proximate to a charged, insulating surface, such as the optical entrance and exit surface of a Q-switch crystal, e.g., lit... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965314 | Foveal camera systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed for providing foveal images. For example, high and low resolution images can be combined to provide foveal images. Parameters other than resolution can vary between the larger and smaller images of the foveal image. Real, artificial... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957608 | Image correction across multiple spectral regimes Systems, including apparatus and methods, for obtaining and/or correcting images, particularly from atmospheric and/or other distortions. These corrections may involve, among others, determining corrective information in a first (e.g., visible) wavelength regime, an... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7942651 | Refrigeration device with improved DC motor A miniature cooling device includes numerous improvements capable of increasing the reliability and useful lifetime of the device, as well as improving electrical power to cooling power conversion efficiency. The improvements include a DC motor shaft design that inc... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7885536 | Infrared and near-infrared camera hyperframing Systems and techniques for improving the dynamic range of infrared detection systems and for determining physical properties of a graybody are disclosed. For example, a mechanical superframing technique may comprise positioning a first set of filters in the optical ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7884485 | Semiconductor device interconnect systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed for forming interconnects between semiconductor devices in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. For example, a method of forming interconnects between semiconductor devices includes depositing a pluralit... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632294 | Joystick control unit | 02/08/2011 |
| 7869919 | Infrared camera systems and methods for vehicular applications Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved infrared camera techniques for vehicular applications. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a vehicle includes at least a first plate to reflect infrared energy and an in... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862188 | Image detection improvement via compensatory high frequency motions of an undedicated mirror Imaging systems in which an undedicated optical component—i.e., a component that would be present in the system even in the absence of image stabilization—is configured to undergo corrective motion and/or other correction of image data, and thus to function as a... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7851758 | Portable multi-function inspection systems and methods In accordance with at least one embodiment of the present invention, a portable inspection system is disclosed to capture inspection data, such as for example an infrared image, sound information, and/or electrical measurement information. The inspection data may be... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7839291 | Water safety monitor systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed to monitor a body of water. For example in accordance with an embodiment, a system includes a first camera having a long wave infrared (LWIR) sensor to provide an image data stream of a body of water; means for analyzing the image d... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7810251 | Motorized leveling stages A motorized leveling stage capable of adjusting the angular position of a work piece relative to a reference plane includes an upper stage, a lower stage, and a hinge coupling corresponding edges of the two stages together for relative pivotal movement of the stages... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7796168 | Methods and systems for detection and mitigation of image-flash in infrared cameras Methods and systems for mitigating undesirable video flash in infrared camera systems are disclosed. A frame of video can be stored in a buffer and information related to the frame of video can be processed prior to displaying the video such that the processed infor... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7752742 | Infrared camera packaging Systems and methods for providing a sealed container having a reduced pressure atmosphere are disclosed. The container is suitable for housing an infrared detector array. Outgassing can be enhanced by adding features to solder preforms that maintain pathways for gas... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7750301 | Microbolometer optical cavity tuning and calibration systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein, as an example, to provide microbolometer resonant cavity tuning techniques and calibration techniques in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. For example, in accordance with one embodiment, a met... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7749690 | Die identification systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide die identification. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a wafer patterning technique is disclosed that provides multiple-exposure patterning to provide a unique identifying mark ... | 07/06/2010 |
| D619158 | Pan-tilt unit for camera | 07/06/2010 |
| D618717 | Camera | 06/29/2010 |
| 7728275 | Wireless remote detector systems and methods A device for associating a circuit breaker with a circuit may have one or more sensors for remotely sensing that a circuit is active. When a sensor senses that a circuit is active, a transmitter may transmit a signal to a receiver that alerts a user. In this manner,... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7679048 | Systems and methods for selecting microbolometers within microbolometer focal plane arrays Systems and methods for microbolometer focal plane arrays provide for the selection of microbolometers within the microbolometer focal plane arrays. In accordance with an embodiment, a microbolometer focal plane array includes a plurality of microbolometers forming ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7679046 | Infrared camera calibration systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide infrared camera systems and infrared camera calibration techniques in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present invention. For example in accordance with an embodiment, a method of calibrating an infra... | 03/16/2010 |
| D611979 | Camera | 03/16/2010 |
| 7671311 | Gimbal system with airflow Systems, including apparatus and methods, for driving airflow along a surface of a gimbal. The systems may comprise a gimbal apparatus including a payload and also including a gimbal mount supporting a first gimbal and a second gimbal. The first gimbal may be couple... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7663662 | High and low resolution camera systems and methods Systems and methods provide high and low resolution cameras. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a camera system provides wide and narrow fields of view simultaneously. An operator may select different views to be provided by the ... | 02/16/2010 |
| D609732 | Camera | 02/09/2010 |
| 7655908 | Enhanced vision system sensitive to infrared radiation An enhanced vision system and method for use with vision systems with an imager sensitive to infrared radiation of less than 2-microns in wavelength, to produce a first image signal. Another imager sensitive to infrared radiation at least 3-microns in wavelength may... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7655496 | Metal lift-off systems and methods using liquid solvent and frozen gas A method of fabricating a semiconductor device includes patterning a layer of photoresist onto a surface of a wafer to define metal feature areas and residual metal areas. A layer of metal is deposited over the patterned layer of photoresist, the metal layer include... | 02/02/2010 |
