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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2017
Applicant:
Elbit Systems of America, Llc, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventors:
James Anton Harder, Bedford, TX (US);
Michaelene Williams Sprague, Coppell, TX (US);
Assignee:
ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/04 (2006.01); G01J 1/42 (2006.01); G01J 1/02 (2006.01); F41G 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 1/0411 (2013.01); G01J 1/0266 (2013.01); G01J 1/0422 (2013.01); G01J 1/4228 (2013.01); F41G 7/226 (2013.01); F41G 7/2293 (2013.01);
Abstract
There is provided in a first form, a detector. The detector includes a photosensitive detector element; and a reflecting surface disposed about and proximal to the photosensitive detector element, wherein the reflecting surface is configured to reflect radiation impinging on the reflecting surface onto the photosensitive detector element; and wherein the reflecting surface is further configured to determine a field of regard greater than a predetermined field of view.