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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.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015

Filed:

Sep. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Keith J. Kasunic, Winter Garden, FL (US);

Mark Goodnough, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

John G. Donohue, Orlando, FL (US);

Inventors:

Keith J. Kasunic, Winter Garden, FL (US);

Mark Goodnough, Santa Barbara, CA (US);

John G. Donohue, Orlando, FL (US);

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/23238 (2013.01); H04N 5/2624 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods of acquiring large field of view, high-resolution image data are discussed herein. Techniques and devices relate operation and composition of systems for acquiring large field of view, high-resolution image data. Such systems may include a first sensor chip assembly (SCA) in an interlaced focal plane array (FPA), the first SCA having a length, a width, and a resolution; a second SCA in the FPA, the second SCA having the same length, width, and resolution; and a field of view (FOV) adjustment device that moves the FOV of the FPA so that it can observe different scenes. In some such systems, the first and second SCAs are arranged relative to each-other in a first spaced array extending along a first dimension of the FPA such that there is an intentional gap between the first and second FPAs along the first dimension.


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