US 11,917,321 B2
Mobile gas and chemical imaging camera
Robert Timothy Kester, Pearland, TX (US); and Nathan Adrian Hagen, Houston, TX (US)
Assigned to REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed by REBELLION PHOTONICS, INC., Houston, TX (US)
Filed on Feb. 22, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/652,035.
Application 17/652,035 is a continuation of application No. 17/062,997, filed on Oct. 5, 2020, granted, now 11,290,662.
Application 17/062,997 is a continuation of application No. 16/138,823, filed on Sep. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,834,338, issued on Nov. 10, 2020.
Application 16/138,823 is a continuation of application No. 15/623,942, filed on Jun. 15, 2017, granted, now 10,084,975, issued on Sep. 25, 2018.
Application 15/623,942 is a continuation of application No. 14/700,791, filed on Apr. 30, 2015, granted, now 9,756,263, issued on Sep. 5, 2017.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/083,131, filed on Nov. 21, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/082,594, filed on Nov. 20, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/082,613, filed on Nov. 20, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/055,342, filed on Sep. 25, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/055,549, filed on Sep. 25, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/054,894, filed on Sep. 24, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/021,907, filed on Jul. 8, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/021,636, filed on Jul. 7, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/012,078, filed on Jun. 13, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/986,886, filed on May 1, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/986,885, filed on May 1, 2014.
Prior Publication US 2022/0182560 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04N 5/33 (2023.01); G01N 21/3504 (2014.01); G01J 3/02 (2006.01); G01J 3/28 (2006.01); G01J 3/36 (2006.01); G01J 5/0804 (2022.01); G06V 10/10 (2022.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); G01J 5/00 (2022.01); G02B 5/20 (2006.01)
CPC H04N 5/33 (2013.01) [G01J 3/0232 (2013.01); G01J 3/0256 (2013.01); G01J 3/2803 (2013.01); G01J 3/36 (2013.01); G01J 5/0014 (2013.01); G01J 5/0804 (2022.01); G01N 21/3504 (2013.01); G02B 5/201 (2013.01); G02B 5/208 (2013.01); G06V 10/143 (2022.01); G06V 10/147 (2022.01); G06V 10/17 (2022.01); G06V 20/10 (2022.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); G01J 2003/2826 (2013.01); G01J 2005/0077 (2013.01); G01N 2021/3531 (2013.01); G01N 2201/0221 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method for imaging a target species in an object, the method comprising:
receiving, by an optical system, infrared (IR) radiation, wherein said optical system comprises an optical focal plane array (FPA) unit and at least one lens array of a lens assembly configured to achieve an f-number less than 2; and
processing, by the optical system, multispectral optical data representing said target species from the IR radiation.