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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2000
Charles C. Warner, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Scott A. Foster, Tualatin, OR (US);
Stewart W. Evans, Keizer, OR (US);
Raul Krivoy, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael W. Burke, Tualatin, OR (US);
John R. Rae, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Charles C. Warner, Forest Grove, OR (US);
Scott A. Foster, Tualatin, OR (US);
Stewart W. Evans, Keizer, OR (US);
Raul Krivoy, Beaverton, OR (US);
Michael W. Burke, Tualatin, OR (US);
John R. Rae, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
FLIR Systems, Inc., Portland, OR (US);
Abstract
An infrared (IR) camera and associated electronics including power are integrated into portable, self-contained, vision-enhancement apparatus useful in environments of dense air-borne particulate and thermal extremes such as encountered in fire fighting situations, in accordance with the invention. The IR camera is integral with a self-contained power supply so that the system is portable and requires no umbilical cord or other external connections. The camera includes an imager that is preferably an un-cooled focal plane array, and associated imaging, storing, processing and displaying electronics that are cooled in the extreme thermal environment using an integral plural phase heatsink.