Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Recon/Optical, Inc.

37Patents
5Active
37Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 17, 1984 → May 24, 2007 · 5 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6130705A Autonomous electro-optical framing camera system with constant ground resolution, unmanned airborne vehicle therefor, and methods of use Electricity 203 Expired
US5124938A Gyroless platform stabilization techniques Electricity 186 Expired
US5668593A Method and camera system for step frame reconnaissance with motion compensation Electricity 144 Expired
US5155597A Electro-optical imaging array with motion compensation Electricity 143 Expired
US5798786A Electro-optical imaging detector array for a moving vehicle which includes two axis image motion compensation and transfers pixels in row directions and column directions Electricity 137 Expired
US5841574A Multi-special decentered catadioptric optical system Physics 134 Expired
US6747686B1 High aspect stereoscopic mode camera and method Electricity 128 Expired
US5844602A Electro-optical imaging array and camera system with pitch rate image motion compensation which can be used in an airplane in a dive bomb maneuver Electricity 111 Expired
US6088055A Electro-optical imaging array and camera system with pitch rate image motion compensation Electricity 103 Expired
US5692062A Electro-optical imaging array with profiled foward motion compensation Electricity 62 Expired
US4950880A Synthetic aperture optical imaging system Physics 49 Expired
US6694094B2 Dual band framing reconnaissance camera Physics 47 Expired
US6831688B2 Multispectral or hyperspectral imaging system and method for tactical reconnaissance Electricity 46 Expired
US5129309A Electro-optic targeting system Physics 41 Expired
US5406496A Adaptive digital controller with automatic plant tuning Physics 37 Expired
US4561733A Panoramic unity vision system Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 31 Expired
US6477326B1 Dual band framing reconnaissance camera Physics 30 Expired
US6769347B1 Dual elevation weapon station and method of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 29 Expired
US7231862B1 Dual elevation weapon station and method of use Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 27 Expired
US6826358B2 Dual band hyperspectral framing reconnaissance camera Physics 26 Expired
US5424872A Retrofit line of sight stabilization apparatus and method Physics 18 Expired
US6366734B1 Method of forward motion compensation in an aerial reconnaissance camera Physics 17 Expired
US6123006A Retrofit extended vision module for weapon system optical sight Physics 17 Expired
US4777861A Missile aiming sight Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 16 Expired
US6658207B1 Method of framing reconnaissance with motion roll compensation Physics 15 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.