Spectrographic multi-band camera
CA 2605388 C · Owner: Photon Etc. Inc. · Inventors: Blais-Ouellette, Sebastien; Wishnow, Ed
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The present invention concerns a method and camera for obtaining a high- contrast image of a predetermined target present in an area under observation. The method involves obtaining an in-band image of the observation area including the target using a filter whose bands are aligned with selected characteristic wavelength bands of the target and an out-of-band image of the observation area excluding the target using the filter with its bands nonaligned with the selected characteristic wavelength bands of the target. Processing of the in-band and out- of-band images results in a high-contrast image highlighting the presence of the target in the observation area and thereby allowing …
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- Filed April 25, 2006 and granted February 11, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 25, 2026.
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