ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,389,090, issued on Aug. 12, was assigned to Teledyne FLIR Commercial Systems Inc. (Goleta, Calif.).
"Imager optical systems and methods" was invented by David Ovrutsky (Charlotte, N.C.) and William J. Hall (Charlotte, N.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Imager optical systems and methods are provided. In one example, an imaging device includes a window configured to transmit electromagnetic radiation associated with a scene. The imaging device further includes a lens system. The lens system includes a first lens element configured to receive the electromagnetic radiation from the window and transmit the electromagnetic radiation. An aper...