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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8085465 | Infrared lens, infrared camera, and night vision An infrared lens 1a includes first to third lenses L1 to L3 which are made of zinc sulfide and arranged in this order from an object side. Each of the first to third lenses L1 to L3 is configured as a positive meniscus lens ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7911688 | Infrared lens, infrared camera, and night vision An infrared lens 1a includes first to third lenses L1 to L3 which are made of zinc sulfide and arranged in this order from an object side. Each of the first to third lenses L1 to L3 is configured as a positive meniscus lens ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7859747 | Infrared zoom lens and infrared camera A small-sized and low-cost infrared zoom lens while maintaining the brightness of an image and relevant arts to the infrared zoom lens is provided. The infrared zoom lens 1a is made up of first to third lens groups G1 to G3 formed of zinc... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7848015 | Compact two-element infrared objective lens and IR or thermal sight for weapon having viewing optics A compact objective lens is disclosed which is particularly suitable for infrared optical systems. The lens features a simple design with only two lens elements, namely a first lens element receiving incident radiation and having front and rear surfaces, and a secon... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7835071 | Far-infrared camera lens, lens unit, and imaging apparatus A far-infrared camera includes three lenses formed of ZnS. A first lens is a biconvex lens, a second lens is a negative meniscus or biconcave lens, and a third lens is a positive meniscus lens. A diffraction surface is formed in either surface of a lens. When a tota... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835072 | Far-infrared camera lens, lens unit, and imaging apparatus Three lenses formed of ZnS are used in combination. A first lens is a meniscus lens having a middle portion which is convex on an object side. A second lens has a middle portion that is a meniscus, which is concave on an object side and has positive refractive power... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7746551 | Vision system with eye dominance forced to fusion channel A fusion vision system has a first eyepiece through which a fused viewable image is larger than an image viewed through a second eyepiece to help the operator more easily view the fused image in their brain. The fusion vision system may employ image intensification ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7738169 | Infrared lens, infrared camera and night vision An infrared lens 1a includes first to third lenses L1 to L3 which are made of zinc sulfide and arranged in this order from an object side. Each of the first to third lenses L1 to L3 is configured as a positive meniscus lens ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7672045 | Compact two-element infrared objective lens and IR or thermal sight for weapon having viewing optics A compact objective lens is disclosed which is particularly suitable for infrared optical systems. The lens features a simple design with only two lens elements, namely a first lens element receiving incident radiation and having front and rear surfaces, and a secon... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7609439 | Mask overlay for infrared target assembly An infrared target for use with indoor industrial G.P.S. has at least one mask or overlay applied to the lens of the target. The mask increases the precision of setting the location of any instrument, assembly, machinery, or component to be machined, during industri... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7564617 | Short infrared zoom lens system An infrared lens system including a focus section that focus infrared radiation at an image plane, and a zoom section that adjusts a desired focal length of the infrared radiation, the focus section and zoom section including a plurality of lens elements which are l... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7423805 | Ultra-broadband UV microscope imaging system with wide range zoom capability An ultra-broadband ultraviolet (UV) catadioptric imaging microscope system with wide-range zoom capability. The microscope system, which comprises a catadioptric lens group and a zooming tube lens group, has high optical resolution in the deep UV wavelengths, contin... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7411747 | Infrared laser light source spreader An infrared laser light source spreader has a first biconvex lens, a biconcave lens, a convex-concave lens, and a second biconvex lens. Light from an infrared laser light source is emitted incident to the first biconvex lens, spreads and exits to be incident on the ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7411729 | Optical filter, method of manufacturing optical filter, optical system, and imaging apparatus An optical system includes a plurality of optical elements having finite refractive power and an electronic imaging device disposed at an image side of the optical system. At least one of the plurality of optical elements is made of resin, and an infrared-cut coatin... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7408159 | Dual infrared band objective lens An infrared refractive lens triplet having color correction properties for radiation within the 3 to 12 micrometer spectral band for use with a quantum well detector for simultaneous dual band imagery. In certain embodiments of the invention, two widely spaced tripl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7391564 | Infrared focusing device An infrared light condensing apparatus that focuses an infrared light of several tens microns in wavelength at a microfine area of submicron or less and also a near-field from a microfine area of submicron or less, and permits a scanning image to be obtained. It inc... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7369303 | Dual band lens system incorporating molded chalcogenide An image forming system and lens system including at least one molded chalcogenide lens element and configured to simultaneously image light at the medium wave infrared region (MWIR) and the long wave infrared region (LWIR) at a common focal plane. ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369174 | Helmet-mounted thermal imaging system An improved thermal imaging camera system is adapted to be releasably mounted to a protective helmet typically worn by a firefighter or other emergency personnel at an incident site. The present system comprises a thermal imaging camera assembly having a single eyep... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369480 | Optical pickup device and optical element An optical pickup device includes a light source emitting a light beam having a wavelength within a range of 390 nm to 420 nm and an optical element to perform recording and/or reproducing of information of an optical disk having a protective substrate thickness d | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358498 | System and a method for a smart surveillance system A radiation surveillance sensor system includes a radiation responsive sensor, a lightweight, radiation reflective member for selectively adjusting the incident radiation path to the sensor, and power means for controlling the position of the reflective member to ac... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355772 | Scanner and image forming apparatus including a pre-deflection lens that has a width reduced by an emission-side concavity and that converges light incident on areas other than the thinned portion A cylindrical lens is positioned between and a polygon mirror and a second slit plate through which light beams from two light beam emitting units pass, and the cylindrical lens has a thin portion where the thickness between the entrance plane and the emission plane... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7339741 | Multi-color wide angle infrared optical systems and methods Systems and methods for providing a wide angle multi-color infrared (IR) optical system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system is provided that comprises a negative lens configured to receive an incoming light beam scene over a wide FOV and a beam splitter confi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7329856 | Image sensor having integrated infrared-filtering optical device and related method An image sensing device is disclosed having a die formed with an array of photosensing sites and a structure of optical material having infrared absorbing characteristics formed over the photosensing sites. An embodiment is disclosed in which the structure of optica... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327452 | Light beam apparatus and method for orthogonal alignment of specimen A system for orthogonal alignment of a specimen disclosed. The system includes a light-beam illumination source, collection optics, imaging optics, and a tiltable specimen holder. The light-beam source is activated to illuminate a spot on the specimen, and the imagi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324287 | Multi-fluid lenses and optical devices incorporating the same The present invention provides a variety of fluid lens configurations that enable beam steering and focus adjustment. For example, according to one aspect of the present invention, a fluid lens is configured such that an optical signal may propagate from an input si... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7280273 | Method and system for simultaneously imaging in the near infrared and short wave infrared spectrums An image forming system and lens system configured to simultaneously image light at the short wave infrared region (SWIR) and the near infrared region (NIR). ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7227515 | System and method for forming images for display in a vehicle A system is disclosed that includes a lens system that directs energy from a scene toward a detector and display unit coupled to the detector. The display unit forms an image using information received from the detector. The detector includes an array of detector el... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220256 | Laser system and method for treatment of biological tissues A system for and method of performing laser assisted surgery is disclosed. Laser radiation is preferably delivered to a target area of tissue using a Er:YAG laser source. The laser radiation is delivered to the target area in bursts of laser radiation comprising set... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7205527 | Apparatus for fanning out near infrared radiation in an automotive occupant position restraint system An automotive occupant position restraint apparatus senses a position of an occupant of a motor vehicle. The apparatus includes an optical energy source emitting a first beam of optical energy. A first optical arrangement is disposed in a path of the first beam of o... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203010 | Catadioptric projection objective A catadioptric projection objective which images a pattern arranged in an object plane of the projection objective into the image plane of the projection objective while generating a real intermediate image has a catadioptric objective part having at least one conca... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187505 | Imaging lens for infrared cameras An infrared imaging device is provided which comprises first and second plastic Fresnel lenses that are in optical communication with each other. Each of the first and second lenses have a first major surface which is convex and a second major surface which comprise... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7170058 | Device for assisting a person in rescue operations under hazardous situations An abnormality detection support device, suitable for a case where rescue operations are made under situations that visibility is disturbed by smoke due to fire, includes an infrared camera, a display which, at least when the infrared camera is in use, comes to be p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7158296 | Vision system with eye dominance forced to fusion channel A fusion vision system has a first eyepiece through which a fused viewable image is larger than an image viewed through a second eyepiece to help the operator more easily view the fused image in their brain. The fusion vision system may employ image intensification ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7136235 | Optical apparatus The present invention provides an optical apparatus including an objective lens system for focusing optical radiation from a scene or object into an intermediate image and has at least one lens element which imposes a substantial degree of negative distortion on the... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7132653 | Apparatus for visual comparison of infrared images A method and apparatus for visually observing thermal disparities between like vehicular components that are spatially separated. The invention uses only one infrared camera and one or more surfaces to reflect the thermal image of spatially separated components into... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7129454 | Precision optical intracellular near field imaging/spectroscopy technology A Precision Optical Intracellular Near Field Imaging/Spectroscopy Technology (POINT/NANOPOINT) is a high-resolution instrument for analyzing and comparing molecular characteristics of cells. A nanosensor array is provided which is capable of imaging inner regions of... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116056 | Dimmer control system having remote infrared transmitters A control system includes an electrical load control device responsive to radiant energy and a transmitter. The transmitter includes two sets of radiant energy generators connected to an electrical circuit such that polarity of the sets is reversed. A transmissive e... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7110084 | Illumination optical system and exposure apparatus Attempting to provide an illumination optical system and an exposure apparatus using the same, which provide a more uniform angular distribution of light for illuminating a mask than the prior art, an illumination optical system for illuminating an object surface in... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7102828 | Optical element and manufacturing method thereof An optical element and a manufacturing method therefor, an exposure apparatus, and a device manufacturing method that can reduce the effect of intrinsic birefringence under high NA conditions. According to an optical element as one aspect of the present invention, a... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7092150 | Optically compensated infrared zoom lens having a single movable lens carriage and no aspheric lenses An infrared zoom lens having no aspheric lens elements comprises, six distinct lens groups each having two or less spherical lens elements. The first group has a positive power, the second group has a negative power, the third group has a positive power, the fourth ... | 08/15/2006 |
