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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...
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7605370 |
Microspectrometer gas analyzer
A robust, compact spectrometer apparatus for determining respective concentrations or partial pressures of multiple gases in a gas sample with single as well as multiple and even overlapping,...
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7597489 |
Apparatus and method for providing pointing capability for a fixed camera
Reflective movable mirrors are used to reflect an image from a desired direction into the lens of a camera. This apparatus is preferably used with infrared (IR) cameras. To capture images from...
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7592592 |
Night vision arrangement
A night vision arrangement for a vehicle incorporating a camera. The camera comprises a window which is substantially transparent to infra-red light, a lens separate from the window, and an...
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7576791 |
Method and apparatus for signature reduction using wavefront coding
The invention applies wavefront coding to the front of an electro-optic/infrared device to minimize the amount of light which is retroreflected by systems, such as Fowarding Looking Infrared...
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7569824 |
Laser beam steering system and method for use in a directional infrared countermeasures system
A laser beam steering module includes an optics assembly that directs a first portion of a laser beam through an output aperture and a second portion of through a sensing path. The optics assembly...
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7564036 |
Communication device for an image pickup apparatus positioned in front of an image sensor
A communication device for an image pickup apparatus having its imaging lens focussing light input from a field on an image sensor uses infrared rays. An infrared ray receiving member is positioned...
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7557341 |
Optical system and projector utilizing the same
The optical system comprises a light source, a first optical element, a projecting lens, and an electromagnetic-wave sensor. Light from the light source passes the first optical element and the...
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7544945 |
Vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array laser scanner
Vehicle-based lidar systems and methods are disclosed using multiple lasers to provide more compact and cost-effective lidar functionality. Each laser in an array of lasers can be sequentially...
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7531805 |
Sub-wavelength low-noise infrared detectors
In one of various embodiments, a detector assembly is provided which includes a metallic layer having a repeating pattern of structures over a dielectric substrate. The metallic layer in...
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7495219 |
Radiation detection apparatus
A radiation detection apparatus comprises a radiation detector and a lens arrangement. The lens arrangement comprises a polarising element and an optical corrector. The optical corrector is...
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7488941 |
Decorative lighting fixture with hidden motion detector
A motion-activated decorative lighting fixture with a PIR motion detector hidden behind a decorative slotted wall of the fixture body. The motion-activated decorative lighting fixture includes a...
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7485864 |
Radiometer, sighting device for a radiometer and method therefor
The present invention relates to a radiometer comprising an IR detector, a lens and a light source. The lens is arranged with respect to the IR detector such that it focuses IR radiation from a...
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7473899 |
Motion detector device with rotatable focusing views and a method of selecting a specific focusing view
According to the present invention, a preferred embodiment of a motion detector device comprises a lamp assembly, a junction box assembly with a cylindrically shaped holding arm, a rotation...
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7472433 |
Method and apparatus for determining when hands are under a faucet for lavatory applications
A method of controlling a flow of liquid includes calibrating a PSD infrared sensor associated with the spout. The calibrating includes turning on the spout to thereby dispense a stream of liquid...
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7453064 |
Dual-band reflective infrared thermal imaging system
A dual-band reflective infrared thermal imaging system is described. The dual-band reflective infrared thermal imaging system includes a reflective infrared thermal imager and a refractive visible...
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7439513 |
Fast microbolometer pixels with integrated micro-optical focusing elements
Fast microbolometer pixels integrating micro-optical focusing elements are provided. Each microbolometer pixel includes a focusing element located between the pixel body and a substrate, this...
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7420173 |
Reflective collimation optic
An optical system includes a light source 102 disposed for generating light preferably in a line. An optical element 104 includes a stepped reflecting surface 106 that includes reflecting...
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7368725 |
Optical radiation sensor system having a radiation window with a non-circular opening
There is described an optical radiation sensor device for detecting radiation in a radiation field. The device comprises a sensor element capable of detecting and responding to incident radiation...
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7365326 |
Camera having distortion correction
A lightweight camera is provided that includes a lightweight lens system that has a reduced number of lenses. Reducing the number of lenses produces a lighter camera, but produces a distorted local...
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7355178 |
Infrared thermometer with through-the-lens visible targeting system
A conventional infrared thermometer is equipped with a visible light source having exactly the same size and shape as the infrared detector to illuminate the target so as to visibly identify the...
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7351977 |
Methods and systems for distinguishing multiple wavelengths of radiation and increasing detected signals in a detection system using micro-optic structures
Methods and systems for detection of. One method includes receiving light of a predetermined wavelength range from a source, and splitting the received light into multiple components having...
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7329871 |
Plasmonic enhanced infrared detector element
Electromagnetic radiation detector elements and methods for detecting electromagnetic radiation, in particular, infrared radiation, are provided. The electromagnetic radiation detector element can...
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7326932 |
Sensor and cap arrangement
The invention provides a sensor element formed in a first substrate and at least one optical element formed in a second substrate, the first and second substrates being configured relative to one...
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7297953 |
Infrared detecting apparatus
An infrared detecting apparatus includes at least one infrared-sensitive element. Focusing means focuses infrared energy from a first zone onto the at least one infrared-sensitive element. An...
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7276702 |
Light receiving device for model, model, and signal light detecting method for model
A light receiving device 7 includes a sensor 10 for outputting a signal correlating to incident light on a detection surface 10 a and a light receiving element 8 disposed in confrontation...
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7276699 |
Absorptance enhancing coating for MWIR detectors
Provided is an infrared radiation detector comprising an active layer having a front side and a back side. An anti-reflective coating is disposed on the front side and is configured to minimize...
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7247852 |
Methods and apparatus for sensor systems
A sensor system according to various aspects of the present invention comprises a sensor viewing an area via an optical path and a strut at least partially interposed across the viewing area. The...
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7211798 |
Occupancy wall sensor
A sensor mounting mechanism that includes a base member adapted to be mounted to a structure and a base neck having a first end and a second end where the first end is adapted to be coupled to a...
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7196330 |
Passive infrared sensor
According to one embodiment, a passive infrared sensor includes an infrared sensing element 4 , a pair of lenses 5 R and 5 L that set mutually substantially 180° opposing side detection areas...
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7180067 |
Infrared imaging system with ellipsoid reflective warm baffle and method
An infrared imaging system uses an uncooled elliptical surface section between reflective surfaces to allow a detector to perceive a cold interior of a vacuum chamber rather than a warmer surface...
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7157711 |
Microspectrometer gas analyzer
A robust, compact spectrometer apparatus for determining respective concentrations or partial pressures of multiple gases in a gas sample with single as well as multiple and even overlapping,...
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7157705 |
Handheld infrared camera
A handheld infrared camera having a lens assembly, an electric energy source and a handling elements for recording and handling information received via the lens assembly has an essentially...
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7148482 |
Multiple sensor thermal radiation detector and method
A thermal radiation detector for detecting thermal energy in multiple coverage zones is provided. The detector includes a heat sink support structure, a first thermal detection sensor coupled to...
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7138631 |
Photodetector employing slab waveguide modes
A photodetector for detecting infrared radiation (IR) using a slab waveguide is described. The slab waveguide photodetector operates by resonating transverse magnetic or electric modes within the...
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7132653 |
Apparatus for visual comparison of infrared images
A method and apparatus for visually observing thermal disparities between like vehicular components that are spatially separated. The invention uses only one infrared camera and one or more...
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7130051 |
Telescope accessory
In an embodiment according to the present invention, a coronagraph for detecting reflective bodies external to a light source is provided. A first mirror for directing a beam of light onto an...
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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...
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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...
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7053374 |
Motion detectors and occupancy sensors with improved sensitivity, angular resolution and range
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for improving the sensitivity, angular resolution and range of motion detectors, occupancy sensors and similar systems. Specifically, an improved infrared input...
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7049597 |
Multi-mode optical imager
A common aperture, multi-mode optical imager for imaging electromagnetic radiation bands from a field of two or more different wavelengths is described. Fore-optics are provided to gather and...
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7026619 |
Detector with coated lens assembly
A spark detector lens assembly is adapted to block energy from static electric discharges. The lens assembly includes a housing which receives a lens. The lens is adapted to pass infrared frequency...
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6998598 |
Modular optical detector system
A modular optical detector system. The detector system is designed to detect the presence of molecules or molecular species by inducing fluorescence with exciting radiation and detecting the...
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6989537 |
Compact inverse-telephoto infrared imaging optical system
An infrared imaging optical system includes a front lens group having negative optical power, wherein the front lens group comprises a front lens having a refractive index of from about 2.0 to...
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6965107 |
Semiconductor-based encapsulated infrared sensor and electronic device
An Al film is formed on a cap wafer and the Al film is patterned into a ring-shaped film. Dry etching is performed by using the ring-shaped film as a mask to form a drum portion enclosing a recess...
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6960769 |
Infrared measuring apparatus and method for on-line application in manufacturing processes
A single vane shutter flag is asynchronously controlled so that a measuring system light source is interrupted for a minimum necessary amount of time for standardization/calibration and...
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6921900 |
Effective quad-detector occupancy sensors and motion detectors
A method and apparatus for improving the sensitivity, angular resolution and range of motion detectors, occupancy sensors and similar systems are described. Specifically, an improved infrared input...
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6921899 |
Gas cell with reflected light bundles
The invention relates to a gas cell ( 2 ′) that includes a cavity ( 20 ) for a chosen gas volume, a light source ( 30 ), and one or more light bundle receiving units or detectors ( 21, 22, 23,...
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6909096 |
Quantum well based two-dimensional detector for IR radiation and camera system with such a detector
A quantum well based two-dimensional detector ( 1 ) for detecting infrared radiation which receives infrared radiation falling upon its detector surface ( 1 a ) at various angles of incidence. The...
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6903343 |
Lightweight laser designator ranger flir optics
A Midwave FLIR imaging optical apparatus has both a narrow and wide field of view. The imaging optical apparatus has a See Spot mode of operation, where a laser designator spot image is...
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