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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7615751 | Adjustable motion detection sensor with cam This invention relates generally to the field of motion detection sensors, and in particular to a system and method for adjusting the position of a printed circuit board relative to a focusing element. The invention includes a housing having a front opening and an i... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7438438 | Decorative lighting fixture with adjustable range motion detector A motion-activated decorative lighting fixture with a PIR motion detector having an adjustable field of view hidden behind a decorative slotted wall of the fixture body. The lighting fixture includes a motion detector housing that forms an integral part of the fixtu... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427758 | Cryogenically cooled adjustable apertures for infra-red cameras A thermal infrared camera may be used under a wide variety of target-scene radiation conditions, with interchangeable or zoom lenses requiring matching or different size cold stops. A variable aperture assembly of a thermal infrared camera integrates a rigid open tr... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7375338 | Swappable collimators method and system Embodiments include an imaging system that includes a collimator support base and a detector assembly. The collimator support base is configured to interchangeably accept a slit aperture collimator and a pinhole aperture collimator. The slit aperture collimator has ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364697 | System for infrared spectroscopic imaging of libraries Methods and apparatus for screening diverse arrays of materials using infrared imaging techniques are provided. Typically, each of the individual materials on the array will be screened or interrogated for the same material characteristic. Once screened, the individ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7312454 | Non-destructive infrared inspection device A non-destructive inspection device has an infrared sensor for infrared thermography inspection of a structure or surface. A rotatable reflector reflects infrared light from an inspected surface to an infrared sensor. An inspecting portion of a non-destructive devic... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7283307 | Common aperture vision system An optical device comprises a dichroic beamsplitter for splitting an object beam into a reflected beam having a first waveband and a transmitted beam having a second waveband; an astigmatism-correcting lens element, disposed in the optical path of the transmitted be... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7256401 | System and method for fire detection A system and method for detecting radiation indicative of fire, such as forest fire. In one embodiment, a threshold energy level is determined based on ambient sensor conditions. A sensor unit may be setup to scan a predetermined area for electromagnetic radiation. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7217573 | Method of inspecting a DNA chip A method of inspecting a DNA chip and an apparatus therefor that allow a picture to be reconstructed in the following steps: A plurality of irradiation spots are formed on a DNA probe array mounted on a stage. Then, the stage is displaced in X, Y directions so as to... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7197381 | Navigational system and method utilizing sources of pulsed celestial radiation A system and method for navigation utilizing sources of pulsed celestial radiation are provided. A spacecraft, satellite, or other vehicle (12) has a pulse sensor (22) mounted thereto for detecting signal pulses (14) generated by a plurality of ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7184200 | Passive broadband infrared optical limiter device based on a micro-optomechanical cantilever array An IR limiting device for a detector that is based on a micro-optomechanical cantilever array is disclosed. In the normal state, each microcantilever device in the array behaves like a mirror that reflects the infrared signal to the detector. The microcantilever dev... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7183549 | Multiple camera systems and methods Systems and methods are disclosed herein to provide improved cameras and camera systems. For example, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a networkable camera system is disclosed that is able to provide up to a 360° field of view and is opera... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162157 | Method and transceiver for through-air optical communications A transceiver for a through-air optical communications system and the related method for transmitting signals through air by utilizing coherent light beams. The transceiver according to the invention comprises a receiving reflecting surface to properly reflect the c... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7157706 | Cryogenically cooled adjustable apertures for infrared cameras A continuously variable diaphragm or swappable fixed aperture for use in thermal infrared cameras, which aperture or diaphragm can be cooled to cryogenic temperatures. The invention contemplates mounting aperture control means, if necessary, in a vacuum or extending... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154095 | Solar powered narrow band radiation sensing system for detecting and reporting forest fires A radiation sensitive sensor (1) which detects electromagnetic radiation within a narrow band of the electromagnetic spectrum using a single, fixed infrared detector (12) to cover a 360° area in a plurality of segmented sectors obtained by rotation of... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7151605 | Methodology for providing good data at all wavelengths over a spectroscopic range Disclosed is methodology for obtaining data of improved precision, including detection and replacement of data determined to be suspect to provide good data over a spectroscopic range of wavelengths. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7135392 | Thermal flux laser annealing for ion implantation of semiconductor P-N junctions A method for forming P-N junctions in a semiconductor wafer includes ion implanting dopant impurities into the wafer and annealing the wafer using a thermal flux laser annealing apparatus that includes an array of semiconductor laser emitters arranged in plural para... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7130489 | Chromatic aberration correction by moving photo-detector array A system constructs a composite image by moving a photo-detector array. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129493 | Method and apparatus for photovoltaic cells of solar powered radiation sensing system antenna A method and apparatus for integrating photovoltaic cells into a ground plane of satellite and terrestrial antenna systems is disclosed. The system provides an increase in available surface area for power generation without increasing the overall size. In one embodi... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7129440 | Single axis light pipe for homogenizing slow axis of illumination systems based on laser diodes Apparatus for thermally processing a semiconductor wafer includes an array of semiconductor laser emitters arranged in plural parallel rows extending along a slow axis, plural respective cylindrical lenses overlying respective ones of the rows of laser emitters for ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117090 | Moving vehicle in cuboidal panorama A method for monitoring movement of a moving object and avoiding a collision with it comprises constructing a panoramic image from images of a rotating camera attached to the moving object, constructing a virtual cuboid around the moving object utilizing data from t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7115870 | Vertical field of regard mechanism for driver's vision enhancer A driver vision enhancing system having a variable field of regard and a method of controlling the field of regard of a driver vision enhancing system. The system includes a housing, a movable sensor assembly located within the housing, a radiation detector connecte... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109494 | Deflector, method of manufacturing deflector, and charged particle beam exposure apparatus using deflector A deflector which makes multilayered wiring possible and prevents contamination during the manufacture includes an electrode substrate (400) having a plurality of through holes, and an electrode pair made up of first and second electrodes which oppose the sid... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7078696 | Microspectrometer system with selectable aperturing Mirror elements are selectively interposable in the beam paths in a dual aperture microspectrometer system to selectively bypass the aperture element in transmission or reflection modes to increase optical throughput and field of view. The system may be operated in ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7044044 | Radio frequency triggered directed energy munition A laser weapon cartridge for disabling and/or destroying a target is disclosed. In an embodiment, the laser weapon cartridge may be compatible within a ballistic gun. For example, the laser weapon cartridge may be placed in the breech of a gun and armed by the gun's... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6995359 | Miniature cryogenic shutter assembly A calibration method for radiometric imaging systems that relies on an absolute measurement of scene radiance (thereby requiring a baseline measurement of zero radiance), and a shutter assembly for taking the baseline measurement of zero radiance which is operable u... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6992293 | Real-time infrared chemical imaging spectroscopic apparatus This invention relates to a real-time infrared chemical imaging spectroscopic apparatus, including a light source for generating infrared radiation. A test sample absorbs a narrow-bandwidth infrared radiation as a result of a monochromator dispersing the infrared ra... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6940999 | Method for target detection and identification by using proximity pixel information An efficient approach to exploit hyperspectral imagery and detect target of interest is disclosed. This approach uses proximity pixels as reference signatures to detect potential discontinuity that represents material of unknown existing on the terrain. By incorpora... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6888139 | Electron microscope The present invention provides an analysis of displacement by calculating the phase variance image P′ (k, l) between Fourier transformed images of paired images S1 (n, m) and S2 (n, m) to determine the center of gravity of δ peak appearing on the in... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6753776 | Presence sensing system and method A presence sensing system provides one or more visible indicators useful for indicating a relative location of objects sensed within the scanning field of view. For example, the system may have an indicator array or an integrated display assembly in which individual... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6744049 | Detection of obstacles in surveillance systems using pyroelectric arrays Arrays of pyroelectric elements are used in surveillance systems by focusing the radiation from a scene on to them and examining the output from the array. If an object is moved into the scene and left stationary, it will hinder the subsequent operation of the syste... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6690018 | Motion detectors and occupancy sensors with improved sensitivity, angular resolution and range Apparatus for improving the sensitivity, angular resolution and range of motion detectors, occupancy sensors and similar systems include an improved infrared input section which employs at least one additional lens, possibly segmented, before a lens array... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6677588 | Detector assembly having reduced stray light ghosting sensitivity An improved detector assembly 10 having decreased sensitivity both to Narcissism and to stray light ghosting is disclosed herein. The improved detector assembly 10 of the present invention includes a housing 70 having an input aperture 142 in communicatio... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6642846 | Infrared intrusion detector and method An intrusion detector for detecting an intrusion into a protected space overlying a predetermined surface is provided. In one embodiment, the intrusion detector includes a housing to be mounted over the surface and including an infrared radiation sensor f... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6591021 | Method and apparatus for correcting the gray levels of images of a digital infrared camera To correct the gray levels or pixel intensities of images provided by a digital infrared camera having a two-dimensional array of detector elements with non-sensitive areas therebetween, correction coefficients respectively allocated to the detector eleme... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6576892 | Infrared imaging device An infrared imaging device includes a board which is movable inside the infrared imaging device, plural kinds of magnification lenses, and plural kinds of infrared light radiation parts which radiate infrared lights having respective radiation temperature... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6495827 | High-resolution staring infrared sensor with high dynamic range having a large field of regard A low-cost high-resolution staring infrared imaging sensor for viewing a large Field Of Regard (FOR) while integrating over a small IFOV to detect small dim targets by subdividing the FOR into a plurality of internal optical paths without the use of mecha... | 12/17/2002 |
