Patents by Inventor Anthony J. Nico

Anthony J. Nico 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).

  • System for enhanced vision employing an improved image intensifier with an unfilmed microchannel plate
    Patent number: 6437491
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a photon detector and image generator, which includes a photocathode that receives photons from an image. The photocathode discharges electrons in response to the received photons. A microchannel plate with an unfilmed input face and an output face receives the electrons from the photocathode and produces secondary emission electrons which are emitted from the output face. A display receives the secondary electrons and displays a representation of the image. The photon detector and image generator has a lifetime of more than 7,500 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph P. Estrera, Anthony J. Nico, Keith T. Passmore, Timothy W. Sinor, Robert H. Smithson