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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7333270 | Dual band night vision device A night vision device provides both an amplified visible light image and an infrared image, overlayed upon each other so that they appear to be a single image. A user may select to utilize either an intensified visual image only, an infrared image only, or ratios of... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7324070 | Device and process for monitoring the deployment of respirator users A monitoring device, process and system use an image recording device for recording an image falling on the eyes of the user of the device. The monitoring device includes a display and a signal processor with which at least the image signals recorded by the image re... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319557 | Fused thermal and direct view aiming sight A fused thermal and a direct view aiming sight includes an optical gun sight, a thermal sight, and a beam combiner. The optical sight generates a direct view image of an aiming point or reticle superimposed on a target scene. The thermal sight generates a monochromi... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7315254 | Proximity detector for night vision goggles shut-off A night vision device is disclosed. The device includes a housing that houses an intensifier tube and a proximity sensor mounted on the housing. An ON/OFF switch is operatively coupled to the intensifier tube and to the proximity sensor such that operation of the ON... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7239909 | Imaging system using diffuse infrared light An imaging system illuminates body tissue with infrared light to enhance visibility of subcutaneous blood vessels, and generates a video image of the body tissue and the subcutaneous blood vessels based on reflected infrared light. The system includes an infrared li... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7167742 | Utilization of an infrared probe to discriminate between materials A method of evaluating the surface of a material that has a distinguishable infrared spectrum comprising (a) positioning an infrared fiber optic probe to be in contact with a surface of the sample or material at a region of interest for detecting attenuated total re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7154101 | EUV energy detection A detector for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) energy uses incidence reflectance of the EUV beam off the detector to both capture a small but controllable fraction of the EUV energy and to redirect most of the energy to its target. In one embodiment, a reflective coating ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7092013 | InGaAs image intensifier camera An InGaAs Image Intensifier (“I2”) Camera (C) detects and forms an image (310) to be viewed. An InGaAs photocathode Image Intensifier (312) is used to pass an amplified signal (316) from a screen (320). The InGaAs image intensificatio... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086318 | Anti-tank guided missile weapon An anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) weapon system with an overhead mounted, electrically driven, remote controlled weapon station that supports a tube-launched optically-tracked wire-guided (TOW) missile launcher and a machine gun, typically the caliber .50 M2, on a ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6700123 | Object detection apparatus An object detection apparatus including a light intensifier tube for use on an overland vehicle is described and which includes an electromagnetic radiation emitter which emits electromagnetic radiation which is reflected from an object of interest; and a... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6624414 | Image intensifier tube with IR up-conversion phosphor on the input side The present invention comprises an enhanced vision device having an image intensifier tube (16) with an input end (17a) and an output end (17b) with an IR phosphor (19) deposited on the input end (17a) of the image intensifier tube (16). The IR phosphor (... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6486473 | Thermal imaging camera A thermal imaging camera having improved durability and ergonomic features including generally a seamless housing encompassing a thermal imaging core, a first handle, and a battery compartment. The housing is preferably positioned at a first end of the fi... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6166377 | Infrared image sensor with incorporated functions An infrared image sensor, in particular one of the interlaced parallel scanning type, is described. The infrared image sensor has an optical focusing system for focusing an image on a matrix of sensitive elements (55) for the detection of the image. A col... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5780913 | Photoelectric tube using electron beam irradiation diode as anode When light is incident on the photoelectric surface of this electron tube, photoelectrons are emitted. These photoelectrons are accelerated and incident on an electron beam irradiation diode. A reverse voltage of about 100 V is applied to the electron bea... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5712476 | Electrophoresis and fluorescence detection apparatus An improved electrophoresis and fluorescence detection apparatus has an electromagnetic radiation sensor juxtaposed with a sensing region. The output signal from the electromagnetic radiation sensor is a current signal, and the current signal is converted... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5434704 | Night vision weapon sight A night vision sight is provided for use with a weapon, which includes an objective lens and a non-inverting image intensifier tube disposed along an optical axis, providing an intensified target image. The sight is focused by direct movement of the image... | 07/18/1995 |
| 5336899 | Adjustable near infrared rangefinder illuminator A near infrared illuminator for enhancing viewing of a target viewed with infrared viewing device when the target falls within a predetermined range. A pulse generator generates a laser pulse in the near infrared with a pulse clock for control of laser b... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5328822 | Apparatus and method for sedimentation based blood analysis An apparatus and process for accurately determining settling data for the settling of erythrocyte cells from a plasma fluid in a test specimen of blood. The apparatus includes a settling tube, a sensing assembly movably mounted proximate the settling tube... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5157334 | Image intensifier monitoring of power line insulator leakage A method for detecting incipient flashover of power line insulators by use of an image intensifier to detect electromagnetic radiation generated by electrical leakage. To improve detection sensitivity, a stimulus such as ultraviolet radiation or an extern... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5035472 | Integrated multispectral man portable weapon sight A multispectral sight integrated onto a man portable rifle or stand alone apon device for sighting the rifle or for surveillance by the device. The multispectral sight is contained in a unitary housing attached to or manufactured as an integral part of th... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4996428 | Thermal imaging device A pyroelectric film has a pattern of interconnected electrodes formed on one major surface, and a pattern of discrete electrodes and electrically conductive patches formed on the other major surface. The film 21 is supported by pillars connected to the pa... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4980565 | Electro-optical target acquisition system An electro-optical target acquisition system having a scanning mirror which otates through a 360° azimuthal plane. The infrared (IR) signal of a target is reflected off a mirror and imaged by a lens through an optical derotator onto a linear array of IR d... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4906897 | Image intensifier tube An image intensifier tube comprising an input screen assembly which includes a photosensitive semiconductor wafer having a substrate of one conductivity type material forming a plurality of P-N junctions with a planar array of mutually isolated islands of... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4866285 | Infrared flash unit An infrared flash unit, for use with camera employing infrared film, is mounted in a housing having a base configured to fit on the normal flash unit attachment of a standard camera. The housing has a front panel with an array of eight individual reflecto... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4740840 | Pyroelectric camera signal processing having interrelated multi-parameter pedestal signal level compensation A system and method are disclosed for pyroelectric camera signal processing, which processing includes multi-parameter automatic signal level adjustment to compensate for the effects of pedestal level variations. The pyroelectric vidicon tube generates an... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4730141 | Imaging tube having a reflective photocathode and internal optical means An imaging tube particularly useful in providing a visible image corresponding to an incident infrared image in which a reflective photocathode is used to provide an electron image corresponding to the infrared image, and in which the incident image rays ... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4721375 | Viewing apparatus with adjustable alignment marker support A viewing apparatus suitable for use as a night sight includes an image intensifier (3) arranged between an objective (1) and an ocular (7). An alignment member (25) has an alignment marker (28) arranged between the image intensifier (3) and the ocular (7... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4707595 | Invisible light beam projector and night vision system A relatively large diameter, sharply focused beam of invisible light is produced by a projector (10) for the purpose of lighting up a person, object, etc. to be viewed at night. The projector (10) is used in conjunction with a night vision telescope (12) ... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4694334 | Pyroelectric camera signal processing having pedestal signal level compensation A system and method are disclosed for pyroelectric camera signal processing, which processing includes compensating for the effects of pedestal level variations. The pyroelectric videcon tube generates an electrical output signal component indicative of t... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4686566 | Automatic initiation of target crossover recovery in a pyroelectric camera A system and method are disclosed for initiating target crossover recovery in a pyroelectric camera by electronically detecting crossover and automatically initiating recovery in response thereto. The video signal appearing at the output of the video ampl... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4481535 | Signal processing system for chopper type pyroelectric camera A signal processing system is disclosed for a pyroelectric camera having a mechanical chopper in the optical path for causing information sensed by the camera to appear as dynamic information. The pyroelectric camera includes a pyroelectric vidicon tube w... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4472632 | Boresight collimator A boresight collimator usable with three different night-vision (infrared) ights for the U.S. Army TOW missile. These sights must be boresighted to the visible light (day) sight already on the missile launcher, but each night sight is differently mounted. ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4437118 | Pyroelectric vidicon with improved signal-to-noise ratio A pyroelectric vidicon has an improved signal-to-noise ratio by essentially eliminating pedestal noise and using signal gain to overcome preamplifier noise. Pedestal noise is substantially eliminated by charging the target, during the flyback read period,... | 03/13/1984 |
| 4417814 | Night sight with illuminated aiming point There is disclosed a weapon sight for night time use having an image intensifier tube and an illuminated aiming dot. A front lens forms an image of a dimly lit scene onto the input surface of an image intensifier tube. A resulting intensified image is dis... | 11/29/1983 |
| 4407009 | Retrofitting a televised output device on a thermal imager An easy retrofitting of a night vision thermal imager to mount a television TV) camera thereon which allows the thermal imager outputs to be viewed remotely by a CRT display. The retrofitting provides a compact and utilitarian remote viewing capability wit... | 09/27/1983 |
| 4393403 | Rotating diaphragm for a dynamic pick-up device having a pyroelectric layer By rotating a diaphragm in front of a pickup device, for example a pyroelectric vidicon, eddy currents are generated in the diaphragm if the diaphragm is made of a metal. These eddy currents are generated as a result of the interaction between the moving ... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4386294 | Target for a pyroelectric camera The invention relates to a technique for providing a so-called `pedestal` voltage on the rear surface of the target of a pyroelectric camera. This is a positive voltage required to ensure efficient discharge, by the electron beam, of the pyroelectric char... | 05/31/1983 |
| 4342941 | Thermal image exposure plate A thermal image exposure plate is disclosed having a grid pattern on one side thereof exposed to thermal radiation. The grid pattern depth is less than a thickness of the plate. High image resolution and image sensitivity results. The plate is useful in t... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4328516 | Integral test input for electro-optically multiplexed FLIR system In a forward-looking infared system of the type in which a cryogenically led infared detector array drives a light-emitting array whose video output is focused onto the target of an electro-optical multiplexer, such as a vidicon tube, which drives a CRT ... | 05/04/1982 |
| 4322620 | Camera tube for thermal imaging A camera tube for thermal imaging is disclosed comprising an entrance window of an electrically conductive material, a target for converting the thermal image, and an electron beam system for scanning the target. Incident thermal radiation is modulated by... | 03/30/1982 |
