US Patent Issued to KARL STORZ Imaging on Nov. 18 for "Imaging spectrometer and camera with sliding lens group" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,474,208, issued on Nov. 18, was assigned to KARL STORZ Imaging Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).

"Imaging spectrometer and camera with sliding lens group" was invented by George E. Duckett III (Castaic, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A hyperspectral imaging device includes an optical channel arranged to focus light at a first image plane. A spectrometer includes a slit formed at the first image plane to allow a slit-shaped portion of the light pass through. A dispersive element receives light from the slit and spectrally disperses it along a direction perpendicular to a width of the slit. A focusing lens focuses the spectrally dispersed ligh...