Patents
US 9110293 B2: Prismatic image replication for obtaining color data from a monochrome detector array
- Granted
- 2015-08-18
- Filed
- 2012-10-16 application 13573958
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
An optical system for producing color images includes: an objective lens system having an entrance aperture; a multi-faceted prism positioned at the entrance aperture of the objective lens system and including at least a first face having a first optical filter formed thereon and a second face having a second optical filter formed thereon; and a monochromatic detector array positioned to receive light from the objective lens system. The multi-faceted prism intercepts light from a scene and splits a pupil of the objective lens system into two or more spectrally separated sub-images which are projected onto the monochromatic detector array.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg150818.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing Techniques, Inc. 5 patents | US company or organization | Kilmarnock, VA | MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John M. Hall | Fredericksburg, VA | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G02B | Optical elements, systems or apparatus | G02B27/1013 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04N | Pictorial communication, e.g. television | H04N23/10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-07 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES, INC signed 2023-03-01 | QINETIQ INC. LORTON, VA | 62901/873 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-05-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HALL, JOHN M. signed 2012-10-09 | MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES, INC. KILMARNOCK, VA | 30374/701 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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