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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7961387 | Observation device and binoculars An observation device has an ocular lens and an objective lens and is adapted to observe through the ocular lens an intermediate image of an object formed by the objective lens. The observation device further includes a display section provided either on a light pat... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7656579 | Auto zoom aiming device An improved electronic aiming device for use with a weapon or other manually aimed device. Means are provided to vary the field of view, i.e., the magnification, of the aiming device in relation to the movement of the device upon which the aiming device is securely ... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7315415 | Interpupillary distance adjustment mechanism for optical device An interpupillary distance adjustment mechanism for an optical device includes a slide rail (1) mounted on a middle support of the optical device, two slide blocks (2) mounted on respective lens barrels of the optical device, and a blocking member (... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7310184 | Cylindrical body of a Newton reflective telescope A cylindrical body of a Newton reflective telescope includes a first cylindrical body and a second cylindrical body combined together. The first cylindrical body has an eyepiece fixed on an outer surface, and a reflective mirror fixed in its interior. A joint member... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7221505 | Panoramic field of view acquiring and displaying system A panoramic field of view acquiring system comprises three telescopes, which acquire three separate images, each typically covering a little over one third of the total required scene and a multiplexer, which is used to transmit the three images, one at a time, to a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7190515 | Solar telescope with integrated alignment mechanism A targeting unit is incorporated into the main body of a solar telescope. The targeting image is provided by an aperture facing the sun in the housing of the telescope through which sunlight is received and directed to a transmissive viewing screen placed in the hou... | 03/13/2007 |
| 6970144 | Kiosk for 3D display The invention is an improved kiosk for a 3D display. A clear plastic or transparent band surrounds a μPol based 3D stereo flat panel LCD display system. The radius of the band is designed to provide the optimum viewing distance from all angles. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6937819 | Optical viewing system and adaptor therefor An optical viewing system includes first, second and third image modifying devices together with an adaptor assembly for connecting the image modifying devices together. The adaptor assembly has first and second clamping portions. The first clamping portion is conne... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6931668 | Headmount apparatus for attaching and supporting devices A headmount apparatus for mounting vision enhancement equipment thereon which is comprised of a mounting shell having at least one pad and having at least one mounting surface to which the vision enhancing equipment is mounted, where at least one pad is configured t... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924931 | Line of sight adjustment for night vision binoculars A support for adjusting the line of sight of a night vision monocular. The support has a shelf that is supported relative to a user's eyes and a flange that is coupled to the shelf and rotatable relative to the shelf. The support also has a shaft supporting the mono... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6912727 | Head harness for night vision device A head harness for supporting a night vision device is provided. The head harness includes a frame assembly and padding coupled to the frame assembly. The padding is configured to contact at least one of a forehead and a cheek of the face of a user of the head harne... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911643 | Night-vision device The invention relates to an especially monocular night-vision device comprising a lens (11) and lens systems (53, 57, 77) which project the light strengthened by means of a residual light amplifier (33) in a pre-determined wave range, onto a rec... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6909381 | Aircraft collision avoidance system An aircraft collision avoidance system utilizing video signals of the air space surrounding the aircraft for determining whether an object, such as another aircraft, is too close. Use is made of various types of monitors to display the on coming object and its locat... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6646799 | System and method for combining multiple energy bands to improve scene viewing A single sensor that can operate in multiple bands and display either one radiation band alone or multiple overlaid bands, using an appropriate color choice to distinguish the bands. The multiple-band sensor allows the user to look through at least one ey... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6487012 | Optically multiplexed hand-held digital binocular system A simplified hand held stereoscopic imaging system in which stereoscopic recording and three-dimensional playback of objects viewed with the device is provided with a single recording element and a single playback element.... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6317262 | Telescope with auxiliary image generator The present invention provides a telescope having a focal plane into which an image of a distant object is focused. It includes a primary mirror and a secondary mirror wherein the secondary mirror is positioned to cast a shadow on a portion of the primary... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6233094 | Telescope utilizing global positioning system (GPS) A telescope includes a position determining system for receiving positioning signals from GPS satellites to obtain the present position of the binocular. A relative-position calculation system provides for calculating a distance, an altitude difference, a... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6219090 | Panoramic viewing system with offset virtual optical centers A plurality of sensors' field of view are redirected by reflective surfaces. Portions of the fields of view of the sensors are removed to produce a first sensor modified field of view with a modified field of view boundary, and a second sensor modified fi... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6219182 | Multiple magnification stereo video telescope objective lens system A stereoscopic objective lens system for video endoscopes and borescopes includes two full-diameter doublets and two lens pairs forming a stereo lens set. A rotatable dual telescope is disposed between the two doublets and the stereo lens pairs, establish... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6204961 | Day and night sighting system An integrated day and night sighting system and a laser rangefinder apparatus includes a daylight objective lens having a night light corrector lens mounted adjacent to and coaxially with the daylight objective lens and having an eyepiece lens. An image c... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6169628 | Protective window for optical sight The invention comprises a protective window for an optical sight. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, an optical sight (20) may comprise an optical component (182, 300) transmitting an image of a scene. A protective window (180, 430) may b... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6141146 | Night vision goggle with improved optical system There is provided an improved night vision goggle having a housing containing an objective lens assembly, an image intensifier tube, a collimator assembly, a splitter member, and a pair of afocal telescopes. The optical axis of the afocal telescopes are o... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6122099 | Optical device having improved focus locking assembly and method of making A method of achieving a focusing adjustment of an optical assembly, and of releasably locking this focusing adjustment, is described. A night vision weapon sight (10) which implements this method includes an objective lens assembly (14), an eyepiece lens ... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6111702 | Panoramic viewing system with offset virtual optical centers Cameras are positioned so that they each view a different reflective surface of a polyhedron such as a pyramid. This results in each camera having a virtual optical center positioned within the pyramid. The cameras are positioned so that their virtual opt... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6094304 | Multi-function day/night observation, ranging, and sighting device and method of its operation A multi-function day/night observation, ranging, and sighting device includes a single objective lens group and a single eyepiece lens and provides an image of a scene. The single objective lens group leads to a visible-light first optical path and to an ... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6025957 | Image intensifier binoculars A image intensifier binocular, so-called goggle, of the type having only one image intensifier tube (2) is working with an effective diameter of its entrance photocathode (3) below 15 mm and therefore an objective (1) having an accordingly shortened focal... | 02/15/2000 |
| 6008500 | Exposure apparatus having dynamically isolated reaction frame A guided stage mechanism suitable for supporting a reticle in a photolithography machine includes a stage movable in the X-Y directions on a base. Laterally surrounding the stage is a rectangular window frame guide which is driven in the X-axis direction ... | 12/28/1999 |
| 5982536 | Display system A panoramic display system for use in a vehicle equipped with a plurality of episcopes (22) includes an information gathering sensor and a plurality of displays (24) for the gathered information. Each display (24) is associated with a respective episcope ... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5946132 | Telescopic sight for day/night viewing A telescopic sight which can be used for either nighttime or daytime operation and is particularly adaptable for use on weapons ranging from rifles to anti-tank weapons. A first embodiment includes a single objective and two parallel light paths, one for ... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5923468 | Surveying instrument having an automatic focusing device A surveying instrument is provided having a sighting telescope and a distance measuring device. The sighting telescope has a focusing lens group which is moveable to focus an object to be measured. The distance measuring device measures a distance between... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5898519 | Compact night vision device A lightweight night vision device that can be used by itself or can be selectively attached to either the objective lens assembly or ocular lens assembly of an existing optical device. The night vision device includes an image intensifier tube for amplify... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5892617 | Multi-function day/night observation, ranging, and sighting device and method of its operation A multi-function day/night observation, ranging, and sighting device includes a single first lens and a single eyepiece lens and provides an image of a scene. The single first lens leads to a visible-light first optical path and to an invisible-light seco... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5880878 | Image amplifying tube system for day and night combined use in observation equipment An image amplifying tube system for a day and night combined use in an observation equipment includes an image amplifying tube assembly mounted on the daytime periscope of the naked-eye sighting device, in which the image amplifying tube assembly swerves ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5808784 | Lens array sheet surface light source, and transmission type display device A lens array sheet according to the present invention, comprising a transparent substrate, a lens array having lens elements that are one-dimensionally or two-dimensionally formed on the front surface of the transparent substrate, and a cluster having a l... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5712726 | Compact binoculars for nighttime vision Compact binoculars for nighttime vision with a center of gravity close to the user. The binoculars have an optical architecture with an inclined principle pathway. The principle pathway extends by way of a first eyepiece pathway with a second eyepiece pat... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5661600 | Transmission type screen and method of manufacturing thereof A lenticular lens provided on the viewer side of a transmission type screen is composed of at least two layers, that is, a surface layer and a base layer at least one of which contains a light dispersing material, and a visible light absorbing material is... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5619370 | Optical system for viewing a remote location An optical apparatus that enables an object at a first location to be viewed from a second remote location. The optical apparatus includes at least one objective lens assembly that views the object at the first location. The objective lens assembly focuse... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5550673 | Spyhole viewer A spyhole viewer for a door or wall, includes an objective system for producing a real, inverted image. The objective system is mounted in a tubular member fixedly installable in the door or wall. An erector is provided for inverting the inverted image of... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5546224 | Viewfinder device wherein the spacing between the display and the optical system is variable to effect diopter adjustment A finder has a display for displaying an image, and a finder optical system for observing the image therethrough. The spacing between the display and the whole of the finder optical system is relatively varied to thereby effect the adjustment of the field... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5528418 | Night augmented day scope A day-night rifle sight, using separate parallel day and night sights comed by means of a beam splitter; is improved by: integrating the housings of the night sight and beam splitter, reducing the outer dimensions, sealing and strengthening the coupling ... | 06/18/1996 |
