Pierre-Yves Bony

Title: Pierre-Yves Bony and Night-Vision Technology.

Introduction

Pierre-Yves Bony is an inventor associated with Photonis France in Brive, France. His listed patent concerns integrating a display into a night-vision device.

Latest Patents

Bony is credited with 1 patent, titled “Night vision device with integrated display.” The invention describes a binocular night-vision system with an objective lens, a light-intensifier tube, a light guide, and an eyepiece arranged along an optical axis. The tube converts incoming light into a night-vision image, which the light guide directs toward the eyepiece.

The design also places a thin glass plate or film containing light-emitting elements directly on the light guide’s output side. A power-supply and control module housed within the tube body provides bias voltages to the tube’s components and controls the display’s illumination. This arrangement integrates display functionality into the optical system.

Career Highlights

Bony’s listed work connects him with Photonis France and focuses on night-vision imaging technology. The patent describes an approach to combining an intensified image with a display integrated into the device.

Collaborations

The supplied information names Nicolas Laurent and Geoffroy Deltel as Bony’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or describe particular collaborative contributions.

Conclusion

Pierre-Yves Bony’s listed patent presents an integrated-display concept for night-vision equipment, combining light intensification, optical guidance, and controlled display elements in a binocular device.