Patents by Inventor Michael J. Iouse

Michael J. Iouse 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).

  • Power supply for night viewers
    Patent number: 6278104
    Abstract: A night vision device (10) includes an improved power (62) that regulates the output brightness of the image intensifier tube (14) of the device (10) according to the two functions of MCP voltage control and photocathode gating duty cycle control. These two functions operate in sequence—the MCP voltage control operates prior to the duty cycle control with increasing input illumination to the image intensifier—in order to provide automatic brightness control and bright source protection while maximizing the high light level image resolution and maintaining the signal-to-noise ratio of the image intensifier at an acceptably high level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Litton Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael R. Saldana, Michael J. Iouse