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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 09, 2024
Gentex Corporation, Zeeland, MI (US);
David M. Falb, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brian S. Lorence, Washington, MI (US);
Brian J. Barksdale, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brian G. Brackenbury, Grand Haven, MI (US);
Bradley A. Bosma, Hudsonville, MI (US);
Craig L. Piersma, Wyoming, MI (US);
GENTEX CORPORATION, Zeeland, MI (US);
Abstract
An imaging and display system is provided for a vehicle having: a video display disposed in an interior of the vehicle; a visible light video camera configured to capture a visible light video stream of a scene in a visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum; a long-range IR video camera configured to capture an IR video stream of the scene in an IR region of the electromagnetic spectrum; and a processing circuit for receiving the visible light video stream and the IR video stream for generating a composite video stream including at least part of the visible light video stream superimposed with at least part of the IR video stream, the processing circuit configured to supply the composite video stream to the video display for display thereon.