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Reconfigurable linear sensor arrays for reduced channel count

US7443765B2 · kind B2 · utility

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33References

35Claims

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Kai Erik Thomenius · Clifton Park, US
Rayette Ann Fisher · Schenectady, US
Robert Gideon Wodnicki · Schenectady, US
Christopher Robert Hazard · Niskayuna, US
Lowell Scott Smith · Niskayuna, US
Bruno Hans Haider · Ballston Lake, US
Kenneth Wayne Rigby · Clifton Park, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 21, 2004
Grant date	Oct 28, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 11, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01N2291/106
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A reconfigurable linear array of sensors (e.g., optical, thermal, pressure, ultrasonic). The reconfigurability allows the size and spacing of the sensor elements to be a function of the distance from the beam center. This feature improves performance for imaging systems having a limited channel count. The improved performance, for applications in which multiple transmit focal zones are employed, arises from the ability to adjust the aperture for a particular depth.

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