US 7,541,581 B2
Clip-on infrared imager
Matthew W. Reed, New Boston, N.H. (US); Sheldon Schwartz, II, Auburn, N.H. (US); and Joseph C. Ottney, Londonderry, N.H. (US)
Assigned to Insight Technology Incorporated, Londonderry, N.H. (US)
Filed on Oct. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/550,563.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/727817, filed on Oct. 18, 2005.
Prior Publication US 2008/0302966 A1, Dec. 11, 2008
Int. Cl. H01L 31/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 250—330  [250/332] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scene imager, comprising:
a housing having a portion adapted to be coupled to an image intensification channel of a night vision system,
a first channel at least partially disposed within the housing for sensing scene information in a first range of wavelengths;
a processor for processing the scene information;
a display for displaying the scene information;
a corrector lens aligned with the display; and
a light turning element aligned with the corrector lens, the light turning element being coupled to the portion of the housing adapted to be aligned with the image intensification channel for viewing of a fused image by an operator, wherein the light turning element is coupled to the portion of the housing adapted to be coupled to the image intensification channel and occupies less than 15% of a collection area of an image intensifier system objective of the night vision system.