TABLE OF CONTENTS Applicant:USArmy
Patent number: US6,274,868
Publication date: 14 August 2001
Title: All purpose FLIR kit for aircraft
Keywords Patents, Infrared
This patent relates to a forward looking infrared (FLIR) imaging system kit for use on military aircraft or gimbaled platforms. The multi-functional kit comprises of core sensor components and novel optical layouts, which can be integrated into a variety of configurations for both navigational and targeting purposes.
The components include a common detector interface, imaging optics, scanner, interlacer, filter wheel, and thermal reference sources with integrated chopper/rotator assembly. When assembled and combined with a common associated electronics subassembly, all of these components form a stand-alone imaging sensor. The kits can be integrated into standard navigational and targeting platforms of the type found on the AH-64 Apache and RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopters.
Applicant: IBM, USA
Patent number: US6,052,249
Publication date: 18 May 2000
Title: Method and apparatus for data storage using thermal proximity imaging
Keywords Thermal imaging, Patents
A method and apparatus for accessing a data storage medium having raised and lowered portions indicative of data stored on the medium is described.
Energy is supplied to a sensor which is moved in close proximity to the surface of the medium on which the data is stored. The sensor and the storage medium are moved so that the sensor remains at a substantially constant fly spacing from the storage medium. The raised and lowered portions on the medium...
