Patents

US 12751106 B2: Enhanced dual-band night vision system

Granted
2026-09-29
Filed
2023-08-09 application 18446996
Type
Utility · 19 claims
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Abstract

An example image intensifier includes a quantum well infrared photodetector (QWIP) configured to receive photons to photoexcite carriers out of a localized quantum state; and a light emitting diode (LED), wherein the photoexcited carriers control the LED.

Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29 (ipgb20260929.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
SRI International 676 patentsUS company or organizationMenlo Park, CASRI INTERNATIONAL Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
SRI INTERNATIONAL Nonprofit EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state
PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
Winston K. ChanPrinceton, NJPTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29
David John HillLawrenceville, NJPTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
H10FInorganic semiconductor devices sensitive to infrared radiation, light, electromagnetic radiation of shorter wavelength or corpuscular radiationH10F55/155PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29
H05BElectric heating; electric light sources not otherwise provided for; circuit arrangements for electric light sources, in generalH05B45/10PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-29

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.

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