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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
GE Aviation Systems Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Baby Sebastian, Chatham, NJ (US);
Sarah Christine Maas Stotz, Ballston Lake, NY (US);
Eric Daniel Buehler, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Benjamin Thomas Occhipinti, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Assignee:
GE Aviation Systems LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J 3/36 (2006.01); G01N 21/25 (2006.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/08 (2006.01); G01J 3/26 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); G02B 27/10 (2006.01); G02B 26/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/255 (2013.01); G01J 3/0237 (2013.01); G01J 3/021 (2013.01); G01J 3/0256 (2013.01); G01J 3/08 (2013.01); G01J 3/26 (2013.01); G01J 3/2823 (2013.01); G01J 3/36 (2013.01); H04N 5/332 (2013.01); G01J 3/0208 (2013.01); G01J 3/0229 (2013.01); G01J 3/0294 (2013.01); G02B 27/1013 (2013.01); G02B 26/0816 (2013.01); G01J 2003/2826 (2013.01);
Abstract
A multispectral staring array comprises, amongst other things, at least two sensors where each sensor is adapted to detect an image in a different predetermined spectral sensitivity; a first lens to focus capture spectral bands; a spectral filter between the lens and the sensors to subdivide the incident spectral bands; and a second lens to direct and focus the subdivided incident spectral bands on each of the sensors.