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8168936 |
Interface techniques for coupling a sensor to a readout circuit
Techniques are disclosed that can be used to interface a sensor circuit with readout circuitry. The techniques can be employed, for instance, with microchannel plate (MCP) based devices used in...
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8138460 |
Radio frequency phototube
A method and apparatus of obtaining a record of repetitive optical or other phenomena having durations in the picosecond range, comprising a circular scan electron tube to receive light pulses and...
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8134108 |
Image intensifying device
An image intensifying device includes a lens that is positioned at a light input that forms an image of a scene. The image intensifying device also includes an image intensifier tube that includes...
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8110788 |
Method and device for detecting weak optical signals
An optical detection device is disclosed. The device comprises a photoelectric unit, configured to sense incoming photons and to produce electrical signals pertaining to at least a few of the...
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8076627 |
Shape memory alloy for MCP lockdown
An image intensifier tube includes a microchannel plate (MCP) having conductive input and output surfaces disposed in a housing. A conductive lower support is in electrical contact with the output...
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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....
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8017917 |
Ionizing radiation sensor
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, an ionizing radiation sensor having a first scintillator for generating photons from incoming ionizing...
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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...
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7990032 |
Electron multipliers and microchannel plates
An electron multiplier can be fabricated by depositing an electron emissive material on a reticulated substrate, and forming the reticulated substrate into the electron multiplier.
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7982172 |
Micro channel plate assembly
In an MCP assembly 10 having one or a plurality of MCPs 5, 6 sandwiched with an input-side electrode 4 and an output-side electrode 7, there provided at the surface facing the MCP 5, 6 of at least...
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7977617 |
Image intensifying device having a microchannel plate with a resistive film for suppressing the generation of ions
An image intensifying device includes a lens that is positioned at a light input that forms an image of a scene. The image intensifying device also includes an image intensifier tube that includes...
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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...
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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)....
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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...
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7876033 |
Electron tube
An electron tube of the present invention includes: a vacuum vessel including a stem portion made of quartz and formed with an opening; a lid portion connected to the stem portion via a joining...
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7868564 |
H-mode drift-tube linac and design method therefor
A linearity of a voltage change to a tuner insertion amount is verified for at least one of a plurality of tuners. Based on the voltage change linearity, individual voltage change data...
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7855493 |
Microchannel plate devices with multiple emissive layers
A microchannel plate includes a substrate defining a plurality of pores extending from a top surface of the substrate to a bottom surface of the substrate. The plurality of pores includes a...
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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...
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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...
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7829874 |
Universal self-contained proximity sensor for attachment to a night-vision device
A universal self-contained proximity sensor for attachment to any night-vision device that does not have such a sensor or for replacement of the existing sensor. The proposed sensor has a cable...
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7812298 |
Photomultiplier with fastening device
The invention relates to a photomultiplier (10) with a fastening device, where the photomultiplier (10) has a solid cylindrical body, particularly a glass body (11), and a tubular jacket, a light...
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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,...
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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...
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7791052 |
Single-photon generation apparatus and quantum bit reading apparatus and method
A method of generating a single photon, includes preparing an optical resonator including a resonator mode of a resonance angular frequency ωc, preparing a material contained in the optical ...
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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...
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7777196 |
Cold electron emitter device for display
An electron emitter for a display provides an electron source, an electron accelerator, an electron collector disposed between the electron source and the electron accelerator, and one or more...
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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...
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7732742 |
Device and method for signal processing
An analog real-time signal processing device and method are presented. The device is configured to perform electrical signal processing. The device comprises an electronic circuit including at...
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7728519 |
Correction of the distortion of an image intensifier electron tube
The invention relates to the correction of the distortion of an image intensifier electron tube comprising an entry screen intended to receive what is called primary electromagnetic radiation and...
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7696462 |
Advanced image intensifier assembly
An advanced image intensifier assembly provides enhanced functionality. A grounded photocathode provides shielding from electromagnetic interference, improving the ability to work in multiple light...
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7687758 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
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,...
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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....
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7655891 |
Charged-particle detecting apparatus
The present invention relates to a charged-particle detecting apparatus having a structure which enables adjustment of a potential distribution so as to stably maintain flight loci of charged...
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7649163 |
Photomultiplier tube module having high-voltage generating circuit and digital circuit
An extension line of a tube axis of a photomultiplier tube is shifted from the center of gravity position of a front surface of a housing, which allows a space to be formed at an opposite side in...
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7646618 |
Method and system for controlling pulse width in a night vision system power system
A night vision system comprising a power system having a low voltage unit coupled to a high voltage unit; the low voltage unit including a low voltage controller generating a pulse width code; the...
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7638745 |
Device for photon energy measurement and method thereof
A device and method are presented for use in measuring photon energy. The device comprises at least one pixel unit (10) including a Photocathode (12) that emits electrons in response to absorbed...
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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...
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7619728 |
Methods and systems for in-situ machinery inspection
Methods and systems for inspecting rotatable machine components are provided. The system includes a fiber optic port configured to extend through a first aperture of a machine casing wherein the...
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7601042 |
Secondary emission electron gun using external primaries
An electron gun for generating an electron beam is provided, which includes a secondary emitter. The secondary emitter includes a non-contaminating negative-electron-affinity (NEA) material and...
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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.
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7579575 |
Electron multiplying solid-state image pickup apparatus, method and computer program product for adjusting electron multiplying gain
An electron multiplying solid-state image pickup apparatus which obtains a desired electron multiplying gain through adjusting a voltage applied to an electron multiplying gate electrode includes...
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7557503 |
Streak tube including control electrode having blocking portion between a photocathode and an anode
A streak tube 1A comprises an envelope 10 including an entrance faceplate 12; a photocathode 20 for converting light received from the entrance faceplate 12 into an electron; an anode 23 having an...
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7535185 |
Method and system for implementing power reduction algorithms in a night vision system power system
A night vision system comprising a power system having a low voltage unit coupled to a high voltage unit. The low voltage unit includes a low voltage controller and a low voltage table correlating...
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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...
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7508131 |
Electron multipliers and radiation detectors
Electron multipliers, radiation detectors, and methods of making the multipliers and detectors are described. In some embodiments an electron multiplier has a structure including a plurality of...
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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...
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7495229 |
Multi-anode radiation detector
A nuclear radiation detector is disclosed wherein the capacitance of the detector is significantly reduced. This improvement results in more efficient and accurate measurements of radiative...
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7491918 |
Electron beam detection device and electron tube
An insulating tube has one end and another end. An avalanche photodiode (APD) is provided outside the one end of the insulating tube. The another end of the insulating tube is air-tightly connected...
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7489077 |
Multi-anode type photomultiplier tube
A glass container has a faceplate, a side tube, and a bottom. A photocathode is formed on the inner side of the faceplate. The glass container includes a partitioning wall, a shield electrode, a...
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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...
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