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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2014
Vsn Technologies, Inc., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
William H. Robertson, Jr., Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
John Shemelynce, Fort Lauderdale, FL (US);
Julio A. Abdala, Southwest Ranches, FL (US);
Gary Peterson, Center City, MN (US);
Patricio Durazo, Tucson, AZ (US);
Mark Fink, Tucson, AZ (US);
HOYOS INTEGRITY CORPORATION, San Juan, PR (US);
Abstract
A panoramic optical device includes a quadric reflector, a mirror, and a set of one or more optical elements. The quadric reflector has a conical shape, which tapers from a wide base to an apex. The apex includes an aperture. The mirror is positioned within the device in a plane approximately parallel to a circular cross section of the conical shape. The mirror reflects environmental light that is reflected by the quadric reflector into the aperture or reflecting light emitting from the aperture onto the quadric reflector. The set of one or more optical elements are positioned at least partially within a volumetric region of the quadric reflector. The one or more optical elements focus light passing through the aperture.