ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,411,045, issued on Sept. 9.

"Infrared thermal imaging night vision monocular" was invented by Zhibing Yi (Guangdong, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An infrared thermal imaging night vision monocular includes a housing, an infrared lens module, a thermal imaging lens module, a main board, and a display screen. The infrared lens module is disposed on a front end of the housing. The thermal imaging lens module is disposed on a first side wall of the housing. The display screen is disposed on a rear end of the housing. The main board is disposed in the housing. The main board is electrically connected to the infrared lens module, the ...