False color viewing device

Patent · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:868511

Kronberg, James W ^[1]

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1. 108 Independent Blvd., Aiken, SC 29801

A viewing device for observing objects in near-infrared false-color comprising a pair of goggles with one or more filters in the apertures, and pads that engage the face for blocking stray light from the sides so that all light reaching the user's eyes come through the filters. The filters attenuate most visible light and pass near-infrared (having wavelengths longer than approximately 700 nm) and a small amount of blue-green and blue-violet (having wavelengths in the 500 to 520 nm and shorter than 435 nm, respectively). The goggles are useful for looking at vegetation to identify different species and for determining the health of the vegetation, and to detect some forms of camouflage.

• Research Organization: WESTINGHOUSE SAVANNAH RIVER CO
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-89SR18035
• Assignee: Kronberg, James W. (108 Independent Blvd., Aiken, SC 29801)
• Patent Number(s): US 5157426
• OSTI ID: 868511
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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