Thermal imaging camera with repositionable active portions of focal plane array
US9277143B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 9, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49904
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A thermal imaging camera with a repositionable focal plane array (FPA) is disclosed. An active portion of the FPA is used by the camera to generate a thermal image. The FPA may be positioned such that a defect in the FPA is located in an unused and inactive portion of the FPA.
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