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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 09, 2012
Applicant:
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Inventors:
Matthew F. Schmidt, River Falls, WI (US);
Kirk R. Johnson, Rogers, MN (US);
Assignee:
Fluke Corporation, Everett, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/367 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/33 (2013.01); H04N 5/2253 (2013.01); H04N 5/367 (2013.01); Y10T 29/49904 (2015.01);
Abstract
A thermal imaging camera with a repositionable focal plane array (FPA) is disclosed. An active portion of the FPA is used by the camera to generate a thermal image. The FPA may be positioned such that a defect in the FPA is located in an unused and inactive portion of the FPA.