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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2012
Applicants:
William R. Owens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Delmar L. Barker, Tucson, AZ (US);
Inventors:
William R. Owens, Tucson, AZ (US);
Delmar L. Barker, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B82Y 10/00 (2011.01); H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); B82Y 20/00 (2011.01); B82Y 30/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); B82Y 20/00 (2013.01); H04N 5/2256 (2013.01); B82Y 10/00 (2013.01); B82Y 30/00 (2013.01); H01J 2201/30469 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus for displaying a scene with light in a range of infrared wavelengths, includes: an array of elements configured to emit light in a range of infrared wavelengths, each element having one or more nanotubes; a stimulator configured to apply a stimulus to each element in the array in order for each element to emit light in the range of infrared wavelengths; and a processor configured to send a signal to the stimulator in order to apply the stimulus to one or more selected elements in the array to display the scene.