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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2023
Schott Ag, Mainz, DE;
Schott North America, Inc., New York, NY (US);
Stefan Weiser, Rosbach, DE;
Andrea Ravagli, Shrewsbury, MA (US);
Timothy Eagleson, Tolland, CT (US);
Bernd Schultheis, Schwabenheim, DE;
SCHOTT AG, Mainz, DE;
SCHOTT NORTH AMERICA, INC., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an infrared image system having a lens for generating an image of a motif having at least two different temperatures T1 and T2, an image guide associated with the lens at a distal end for image transfer and a detector unit for image capture. The detector unit is associated with a proximal end of the image guide and the ratio of the shared thermal resolution (NETD) of the image guide and the detector unit to the thermal resolution (NETD) of the detector unit is less than 10, preferably less than 5, particularly preferably less than 2.