Patents by Inventor Albert Efkeman

Albert Efkeman 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).

  • Night vision goggle with separate camera and user output paths
    Patent number: 7211778
    Abstract: A night vision device comprising a first detector, a beam splitter, a user optical output and a camera. The first detector is configured to detect and transmit a scene image in a first spectral band along a first optical path. The beam splitter is configured to receive the first optical path image; to output, along a second optical path, a first portion of the first optical path image, and to output, along a third optical path, a second portion of the first optical path image. The user optical output is configured to receive and output images traveling along the second optical path. The camera is configured to receive and store images traveling along the third optical path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Assignee: ITT Manufacturing Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: William A. Smith, Albert Efkeman, Steven Brillhart, Donald J. Janeczko
  • NIGHT VISION GOGGLE WITH SEPARATE CAMERA AND USER OUPUT PATHS
    Publication number: 20070084985
    Abstract: A night vision device comprising a first detector, a beam splitter, a user optical output and a camera. The first detector is configured to detect and transmit a scene image in a first spectral band along a first optical path. The beam splitter is configured to receive the first optical path image; to output, along a second optical path, a first portion of the first optical path image, and to output, along a third optical path, a second portion of the first optical path image. The user optical output is configured to receive and output images traveling along the second optical path. The camera is configured to receive and store images traveling along the third optical path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: April 19, 2007
    Inventors: William Smith, Albert Efkeman, Steven Brillhart, Donald Janeczko