Patents by Inventor Mark V. Mullenary

Mark V. Mullenary has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrostatic discharge mitigation systems and methods for imaging devices
    Patent number: 10491787
    Abstract: Various techniques are provided to facilitate electrostatic discharge mitigation for imaging devices. In one example, an imaging device includes an imager assembly. The imaging device further includes a lens holder. The lens holder includes a receiving interface configured to receive a lens assembly therein. The lens holder further includes an alignment pin including electrically conductive material and coupled to the imager assembly to provide an electrostatic discharge path via the imager assembly, where a first portion of the alignment pin has the electrically conductive material exposed and a second portion of the alignment pin has an insulating layer disposed thereon. Related methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: FLIR Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark V. Mullenary, Thad Lieb, Bruce A. Covington
  • ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE MITIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMAGING DEVICES
    Publication number: 20190045096
    Abstract: Various techniques are provided to facilitate electrostatic discharge mitigation for imaging devices. In one example, an imaging device includes an imager assembly. The imaging device further includes a lens holder. The lens holder includes a receiving interface configured to receive a lens assembly therein. The lens holder further includes an alignment pin including electrically conductive material and coupled to the imager assembly to provide an electrostatic discharge path via the imager assembly, where a first portion of the alignment pin has the electrically conductive material exposed and a second portion of the alignment pin has an insulating layer disposed thereon. Related methods and systems are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Mark V. Mullenary, Thad Lieb, Bruce A. Covington