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:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 06, 2012
Applicants:
Dennis P. Bowler, Sudbury, MA (US);
Raymond J. Silva, Saugus, MA (US);
Gerard A. Esposito, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Inventors:
Dennis P. Bowler, Sudbury, MA (US);
Raymond J. Silva, Saugus, MA (US);
Gerard A. Esposito, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Assignee:
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/335 (2011.01); H01L 27/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/369 (2011.01); H01L 27/146 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/3696 (2013.01); H01L 27/14601 (2013.01);
Abstract
A deformable focal plane array (DFPA) for imaging systems is disclosed. In one embodiment, the DFPA includes a detection circuitry on one side. For example, the thickness of the DFPA is in a range of about 5 to 40 microns. In one exemplary embodiment, the DFPA when warped to a desired shape provides a substantially wider field of view (FOV) than a flat focal plane array (FPA).