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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 23, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 25, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
John W. Glesener, Richardson, TX (US);
Assignee:
Litton Systems, Inc., Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/149 ; H01J 3/150 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01J 3/149 ; H01J 3/150 ;
Abstract
The present invention comprises an enhanced vision device having an image intensifier tube ( ) with an input end ( ) and an output end ( ) with an IR phosphor ( ) deposited on the input end ( ) of the image intensifier tube ( ). The IR phosphor ( ) produces photons in response to light of wavelengths that would be undetectable by the image intensifier tube ( ).