Stephen Arthur Page

US Patent:

20130182179, Jul 18, 2013

Filed:

Jan 17, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/373855

Inventors:

Stephen K. Page - Richardson TX, US
Phillip R. Coffman - Richardson TX, US

International Classification:

H04N 5/225

US Classification:

348373, 348E05024

Abstract:

A charge-coupled device camera architecture for improving the dynamic range of the charge-coupled device camera having a charge-coupled device camera contained within a vacuum capable camera case and electrically attached to the outside of the camera case; a thermoelectric cooler thermally attached to a back side of the charge-coupled device camera and electrically attached to the outside of the camera case; a thermal redistribution block thermally attached to the thermoelectric cooler and further thermally attached to the camera case; a pressure measuring mechanism attached to an inside surface of the camera case and electrically connected to the outside of the camera case; a temperature measuring mechanism attached to a surface of the thermal redistribution block and electrically connected to the outside of the camera case; and a vacuum evacuation assembly having an indium lined copper pinch tube.