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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2017
Applicant:
Drs Network & Imaging Systems, Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
Henry W. Neal, Allen, TX (US);
Richard L. Southerland, Plano, TX (US);
Samuel E. Ivey, Richardson, TX (US);
Rachel Laird, Dallas, TX (US);
Assignee:
DRS Network & Imaging Systems, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/44 (2011.01); H04N 5/911 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/44 (2013.01); H04N 5/911 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multi-sensor camera system includes a first optical sensor having a focus mechanism. The focus of the first optical sensor is adjusted using the focus mechanism. The multi-sensor camera system also includes a second optical sensor mounted inside the focus mechanism of the first optical sensor. The radial distance between optical axes of the first and second optical sensors is not limited by the focus mechanism.