The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Feb. 18, 2003
Filed:
Feb. 10, 1999
Michael Emanuel, St.-Laurent, CA;
Branislav Kovacevic, Pierrefonds, CA;
Marcela Faina-Cherkaoui, Ormeaux, CA;
Hubert Caron, Montreal, CA;
Leslie Wrobel, Montreal, CA;
Other;
Abstract
A thermal imager system for use in a vehicle utilizes an uncooled microbolometer detector array ( ), optics ( ) for conducting scene radiation to the array within a sensor module ( ) which is separate from an image processing and display unit ( ), to provide a small, direct view sensor module ( ) that may be oriented for forward viewing. The sensor module ( ) is mounted external to the vehicle and the image processing and display unit ( ) is mounted internal to the vehicle, and the two are connected by a noise immune bidirectional digital communication path or harness ( ). The optics ( ) consist exclusively of refractive optical components ( ) providing a straight line radiation path from the scene to the array ( ).