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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8071932 | Apparatus and method for sealing an image intensifier device A sealing structure for an optical device, such as an image intensifier device, is provided. The optical device includes an evacuated housing and an anode positioned within the evacuated housing. An interior sealing member extends from the anode. An exterior sealing... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7999216 | Selective channel charging for microchannel plate Techniques are disclosed that can be used to increase the dynamic range of a microchannel plate (MCP) device, thereby eliminating the need for conventional techniques such as gating. In one example embodiment, an MCP device is provided that includes a plurality of c... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7973272 | Interface techniques for coupling a microchannel plate to a readout circuit Techniques are disclosed that can be used to interface a microchannel plate (MCP) with readout circuitry. The techniques can be employed, for instance, with MCP based devices used in a numerous sensing/detection applications, and are particularly suitable for applic... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7906754 | Photomultiplier tube and radiation detecting device A vacuum vessel (18) is configured by hermetically joining a faceplate (13) with one end of a side tube (15) and hermetically joining a stem (50) with another end via a ring-shaped side tube (37). Within the vacuum vessel (18 | 03/15/2011 |
| 7880128 | Vented header assembly of an image intensifier device An image intensifier device and a method of fabricating the image intensifier device are disclosed. The image intensifier device includes a microchannel plate (MCP) having a thin-film applied to a surface thereof. An anode assembly comprising an image sensor mounted... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7847232 | Photomultiplier tube and radiation detecting device employing the photomultiplier tube A vacuum vessel is configured by hermetically joining a faceplate to one end of a side tube and a stem to the other end via a tubular member. A photocathode, a focusing electrode, dynodes, a drawing electrode, and anodes are arranged within the vacuum vessel. The tu... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7838810 | Photomultiplier tube and a radiation detecting device employing the photomultiplier tube A vacuum vessel is configured by hermetically joining a faceplate to one end of a side tube and a stem to the other end via a tubular member. A photocathode, a focusing electrode, dynodes, a drawing electrode, and anodes are arranged within the vacuum vessel. At the... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7800043 | Night vision goggles with detachable or reattachable modular components A night vision goggle system is shown, including optical modules, a heads-up display (HUD) module, and a camera module. Each module may be added to and removed from the system without structural, electrical, or optical damage to itself or the remaining modules. Each... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7795574 | Low-light viewing device for displaying image based on visible and near infrared light A low-light viewing device includes a housing, having mounted thereto: a lens, an electronic camera for receiving light focused by the lens and for providing an output signal; a display for receiving the output signal and displaying an image detected by the camera; ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7786424 | Electronic day and night vision goggles having dual camera Electronic spectacles, especially night vision spectacles (10), include a camera (26), integrated into the spectacles, as the primary recording device for the user of the spectacles (10). The camera has a special camera lens and a CCD sensor or ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7750284 | Mesotube with header insulator A mesotube apparatus is disclosed which includes a header insulator in order to avoid premature breakdown at lower voltage that occurs between a cathode and an anode in a discharge assembly. A chamber can be mounted on a header base and can be located away from plas... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7696466 | Electromagnetic energy distributions for electromagnetically induced mechanical cutting Output optical energy pulses including relatively high energy magnitudes at the beginning of each pulse are disclosed. As a result of the relatively high energy magnitudes which lead each pulse, the leading edge of each pulse includes a relatively large slope. This ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7687759 | Slotted microchannel plate (MCP) A microchannel plate (MCP) for an image intensifier includes an active portion having an input surface area for receiving electrons and an output surface area for outputting multiplied electrons. The input and output surface areas are oriented horizontally with resp... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7687758 | Night vision goggles with detachable or reattachable modular components A night vision goggle system is shown, including optical modules, a heads-up display (HUD) module, and a camera module. Each module may be added to and removed from the system without structural, electrical, or optical damage to itself or the remaining modules. Each... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7619199 | Time-resolved measurement apparatus and position-sensitive election multiplier tube A time-resolved measurement apparatus (100) reads a detection timing pulse from an MCP (24) in a front-side MCP stack (30) in a photomultiplier tube (14). A detection timing of a photon is determined based on this pulse. A principal compo... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7589309 | Imager system for an automated microscope An imager system is disclosed comprising a image intensifier and a CMOS image sensor. The system provides fast capture speed and high sensitivity. ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7514664 | Night-vision system including field replaceable image intensifier tube A night vision system has an image intensifier tube that may be installed or replaced without requiring realignment of the optics. A first locating feature may be coupled to the image intensifier tube to align the first locating feature with an input optical axis of... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7498557 | Cascaded image intensifier A cascaded image intensifier device is presented. In one embodiment the device comprises: at least two sections in cascade, each of a first section and a last section out of the at least two sections including a photocathode unit adapted to convert photons to electr... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7482571 | Low cost planar image intensifier tube structure An image intensifier tube is provided. The image intensifier tube has a microchannel plate (MCP), a photocathode and phosphor screen deposited on a fiber optic substrate. A first spacer is positioned between the microchannel plate and the fiber optic substrate. A se... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7476838 | Photoelectric imaging sensor and two-dimensional output electrode array used therein A photo cathode converts an incident light into photoelectrons. A photomultiplier kept vacuum inside thereof, amplifies photoelectrons converted by the photo cathode. Photoelectrons intensified by the photomultiplier arrives at an output electrode array, and a curre... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7446296 | Streak device A streak apparatus includes: a vacuum container 10 having an electron beam source 20 provided on one end side to emit an electron beam E and an output section 60 provided on the other end side to convert the electron beam into an image; an accel... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7429724 | Low profile wire bond for an electron sensing device in an image intensifier tube An electron sensing device for receiving electrons from an output surface of an electron gain device includes a silicon die having an active surface area for positioning below the output surface of the electron gain device. An array of first bond pads is disposed on... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427733 | Gated image intensifier A gated optical image intensifier 10 is provided with multiple intensifying channels 20, 22, 24, 26 each supplied with radiation via a respective optical channel of an optical splitter. The separate intensifying channels are subject to gating by a sequ... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425694 | Time-resolved measurement apparatus A time-resolved measurement apparatus (100) acquires a detection timing pulse from an output terminal (34) attached to a micro channel plate (30) in a photomultiplier tube (14). A position-time measuring circuit (16) generates a si... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420153 | Low-light viewing device having camera assembly with image signal containing visible light and infrared energy components and method for controlling same A digital low-light viewing device comprises a housing having a first end and an opposing second end, the first end defining an optical input aperture and the second end defining an optical output aperture; an infra-red camera assembly responsive to low intensity li... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7408142 | Microchannel amplifier with tailored pore resistance A microchannel amplifier includes an insulating substrate that defines at least one microchannel pore through the substrate from an input surface to an output surface. A conductive layer is formed on an outer surface of the at least one microchannel pore that has a ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7408173 | Cold electron emitter An electron emitter provides a photocell having at least one photosensitive side, an electron accelerator, an electron collector disposed between the photosensitive side of the photocell and the electron accelerator, a non-metallic vacuum chamber having an adjustabl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7378636 | Method of evaluating non-linear optical crystal and device therefor and wavelength conversion method and device therefor A method of evaluating a non-linear optical crystal used for non-linear wavelength conversion of laser beam which enables the non-linear optical crystal to be evaluated before the crystal is actually used as a wavelength conversion element in order for the crystal t... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372041 | Neutron detectors and related methods The present invention relates generally to neutron detecting scintillators and related methods and devices. A neutron detecting scintillator includes a plurality of microcapillary tubes loaded with a scintillator composition comprising a plastic scintillator and a n... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372595 | Flexible image rendering system utilizing intermediate device-independent unrendered image data A flexible, user-friendly computer-implemented image processing system is provided. The system includes a process to receive an image rendering request. The image rendering request includes an indication of raw image data and an indication of desired rendering outpu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368699 | Segmented image intensifier According to some embodiments of the invention, an image intensifier is provided. The image intensifier comprises a layer of electrically isolated electrode segments each able to receive an electrical potential independently of the other electrode segments. The elec... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369302 | Day/night weapon sight assembly for use on weapon without change in eye relief A day/night weapon sight assembly that consists of daytime sight and a nighttime sight allows the use of both sights without change in eye relief even when the nighttime sight is attached to the rear end of the daytime sight. This is achieved by supporting the dayti... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369644 | Printed circuit board inspection system combining X-ray inspection and visual inspection A circuit board inspection system combining an X-RAY inspection and a visual inspection comprises a transfer unit (3) that lands an inspected object (1) safely thereon and transfers the inspected object (1) to a predetermined position; a light g... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362370 | Image capturing apparatus, image capturing method, and computer-readable medium storing program using a distance measure for image correction An image capturing apparatus, an image capturing method, and a computer-readable medium storing program for correcting appropriately an image for each area independently. A digital camera for capturing a subject includes an image pick-up unit for capturing a first i... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358496 | Infrared night vision system, in colour A night vision method and system for producing a colour infrared image of a road scene situated in front of a vehicle. At least one projection device emits an infrared light towards the road scene. A colour sensor captures a colour image of the road scene and a mono... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355184 | Radiation detecting apparatus and method for manufacturing the same An underlayer of a phosphor layer is disposed on a sensor panel including two-dimensionally arranged photoelectric conversion devices. The surface of the underlayer is subjected to atmospheric pressure plasma treatment. The phosphor layer is formed on the surface-tr... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7342216 | Photomultiplier system and a microscope A photomultiplier system includes a detector tube, a power supply unit, and a thermal isolation element. The power supply unit provides an accelerating voltage for operating the detector tube. The detector tube and the power supply unit are disposed on different sid... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338181 | Eye protecting table lamp having an air purification function An air purification apparatus and an illuminating apparatus which provide an eye protecting table lamp that emits gentle light and has an air purification function. The eye protecting table lamp comprises a lamp body unit, a lamp base unit, a focus lamp unit and an ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7339153 | Photon counting methods and devices with electrical pulse duration and intensity measurement Photon counting electronics and method that allow for counting single photons with sensitivity, linearity, and accuracy. The method for accurately counting photon numbers entering a photon multiplier tube comprising the steps of counting the number of the electrical... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332700 | Photomultiplier tube with dynode modulation for photon-counting In a photomultiplier tube (PMT) device having a plurality of dynodes provided between a cathode and an anode, a cancellation circuit provides two different modulation signals to the PMT to cancel the effects of the modulation signals upon the output of the PMT. For ... | 02/19/2008 |
